SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 1109
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR COLEMAN.
Read 1st time January 20, 2004, and ordered printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
3912S.01I
AN ACT
To amend chapter 174, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to higher education tuition policy, with an effective date.
Section A. Chapter 174, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 174.820, to read as follows:
174.820. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "DREAM Act" or the "Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act".
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for tuition purposes, the governing boards of any Missouri higher education institution that receives any state funds whatsoever shall deem an individual a Missouri resident, unless or until the individual establishes a residence outside of Missouri, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The individual resided with his or her parent or guardian while attending a public or private high school in this state;
(2) The individual graduated from a public or private high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma in this state;
(3) The individual attended school in this state for at least three years as of the date the individual graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma;
(4) The individual registered as an entering student in the university not earlier than the 2004 fall semester;
(5) In the case of an individual who is not a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States, the individual provides the university with an affidavit stating that the individual will file an application to become a permanent resident of the United States at the earliest opportunity the individual is eligible to do so.
3. The provisions of this section shall become effective on August 1, 2004, and shall apply only to tuition for a term or semester that begins on or after August 1, 2004.