House Bill 1079
LEAP's
#1 Educational Policy Priority Approved by State Legislature and
Governor Locke
Governor Gary Locke signed House Bill 1079 into
law May 7, 2003. The signing of this bill allows undocumented
students to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities
beginning July 1, 2003. House Bill 1079 was introduced by Representative
Phyllis Gutierrez-Kenney (D-Seattle), to the right of Governor
Locke.
Even if undocumented students graduate from a
high school in the United States, attend college and emerge with
professional degrees, the problem remains that they are still
not here legally and, thus, are not permitted to work.
The potential solution is found in the Development, Relief, and
Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. The
DREAM Act, if approved by Congress, would allow college-bound
undocumented students to live and work in the U.S. legally, and
would put them on a path towards legal residency.
Go to the following link to see what you can do to help undocumented
students gain legal residency:
The DREAM Act
Below is the affidavit students must sign to
qualify for resident tuition under HB 1079:
* The Spanish version of HB 1079 Affidavit
is informational only. This document should not be submitted to
the institution.
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