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Committee on Federal and State Affairs debates bill to end in‑state tuition for undocumented residents
Summary
Members discussed a bill (referred to in the transcript as Senate Bill 254) that would end subsidized in‑state tuition for people the speakers described as in the country illegally. Speakers cited a new attorney general opinion, federal law (8 U.S.C. § 1601), potential lawsuits and recent SNAP-related fiscal penalties as reasons to hold the measure.
Members of the Committee on Federal and State Affairs discussed a proposal — referenced in the transcript as Senate Bill 254 — to end subsidized in‑state tuition for people the speakers said are in the United States illegally.
Speaker 1 told the committee that House members had not held a hearing on the measure and that the state attorney general issued an opinion the previous day addressing much of the testimony heard in the Senate. "This isn't it's not a tenth amendment issue. This is federal law where supremacy clause prevails," Speaker 1 said, arguing the state statute attempts to "circumvent federal law" on public benefits and in‑state tuition.
The committee heard…
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