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House adopts substitute to expand in‑state tuition to refugees and permanent‑residency applicants
Summary
The House adopted a substitute to HB102 extending in‑state tuition eligibility to refugees, asylees and people who have applied in good faith for permanent residency, then passed the bill 69–0 and sent it to the Senate.
The Utah House adopted a floor substitute and passed House Bill 102 on Jan. 31, extending in‑state tuition eligibility to several categories of newcomers, including refugees, asylees, special immigrant visa recipients, humanitarian parolees, individuals with temporary protected status, and people who have made a good‑faith effort to apply for permanent residency.
Representative Phil Tuscher, sponsor of HB102, said the measure would address a situation in which resettled individuals “do not immediately qualify for in‑state tuition rates” and often face multi‑year waits for…
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