IN STATE Act of 2015

3.0.0 796 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z Senate S 2015-03-19 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-19T16:07:21Z IN STATE Act of 2015 114 1507 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2015-03-19 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-03-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-03-19 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-03-23 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2015-05-20 False Education Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Citizenship and naturalization Department of Homeland Security Education programs funding Higher education Immigration status and procedures Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs User charges and fees Visas and passports Education

00 2015-03-19 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-09T21:21:49Z Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2015 or the IN-STATE for Dreamers Act of 2015

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states to offer Dreamer students in-state tuition and expand their access to in-state financial aid.

Defines a "Dreamer student" as an individual who:

was under age 16 upon entering this country;
has provided a list of each secondary school the individual attended in this country; and
has earned a high school diploma or certain similar credentials, or is scheduled to complete the requirements for such a credential before the next academic year begins;
has acquired a degree from an institution of higher education (IHE) or has successfully completed at least 2 years of a program for a baccalaureate or higher degree in the United States and has made satisfactory academic progress;
is a beneficiary of the Deferrred Action for Childhood Arrivals program; or
has served honorably in the uniformed services for at least 4 years.

Directs the Secretary to provide for a hardship exception to either or both of the first two of such requirements.

Requires grant applicants to assure the Secretary that they: (1) will not discriminate against Dreamer students in awarding student aid or determining who is eligible for in-state tuition, if the student would otherwise be eligible for in-state financial aid as a state resident; and (2) will maintain, through FY 2025, at least their FY2013 level of support for their public IHEs, as adjusted for inflation.

Allots grants to each state based on its proportion of resident Dreamer students who are enrolled at least half-time in postsecondary education.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to collect a specified fee from recipients of F-1 visas, provided to nonimmigrant full-time students.

Eliminates the prohibition on states offering unlawful aliens postsecondary benefits on the basis of their residence in the state that are more generous than those offered citizens or naturals of this country, without regard to their state residence.

Allows individuals who have served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces to be naturalized without having been lawfully admitted to this country for permanent residence.

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IN-STATE for Dreamers Act of 2015 Display Title IN-STATE for Dreamers Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to incentivize State support for postsecondary education and to promote increased access and affordability for higher education for students, including Dreamer students. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced IN-STATE for Dreamers Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Investing in States to Achieve Tuition Equality for Dreamers Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s796is/xml/BILLS-114s796is.xml 2015-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.