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Colorado\'s SB 126 Would Allow In-State Tuition of Undocumented - Hispanically Speaking News

Colorado\'s SB 126 Would Allow In-State Tuition of Undocumented - Hispanically Speaking News

Colorado’s SB 126 Would Allow In-State Tuition of Undocumented Students

On Wednesday, four Democratic state legislators from Colorado proposed a new bill that would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities.

If certain criteria were met, SB 126 would allow for in-state tuition, said Rep. Joe Miklosi (Denver), one of the bill’s presenters. He explained that it would not create more expenses for the state, because the students would not be eligible for state education subsidies.

“Colorado does not have to invest a single cent,” he said.

According to the bill, once the undocumented students graduated high school, they would have to apply to