Undocumented students “for immigration purposes” will no longer receive in-state tuition or fee waivers at the University of West Florida.
The university’s board of trustees unanimously approved the regulation change at a special Zoom meeting on Thursday. The board also authorized a designated liaison to address questions and concerns regarding fee waivers and exemptions.
The UWF policy, which previously allowed “students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes” to apply for the waiver, was modified to only allow “students who are citizens of the United States or lawfully present in the United States.”
The board’s action aligns with a new state law that took effect July 1.
In February, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 2-C into law, which ends the eligibility of undocumented students in Florida to apply for a waiver to pay in-state tuition to attend public colleges, universities and career centers.
Prior to the new law, “students who were undocumented for federal immigration purposes” were eligible to apply for waivers that allowed them to pay in-state tuition for public colleges, universities and career centers, provided the student met all these conditions:
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: UWF repeals tuition, fee waiver for undocumented students
Reporting by Mary Lett, Pensacola News Journal / Pensacola News Journal
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