Key Votes
Kansas Key Votes
Rhoades Amnd. - Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants - Key Vote
Kevin Yoder voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- Carlson Amnd. - Employment Eligibility Verification Amendment
- SB 329 -
- Rhoades Amnd. - Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Introduced (House) - March 27, 2008
Title: Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (House) - March 27, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Repealing In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to SB 329 that repeals the existing statute allowing students who meet certain criteria to receive in-state tuition regardless of immigration status once they are enrolled in or accepted to a post-secondary educational institution.
Highlight: - Repeals K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 76-731a, which granted in-state status to any person who meets the following criteria:
- - Attended high school in the state for at least three years;
- Graduated high school or received their GED in the state;
- Files an affidavit stating their intent to apply for legal immigration status or that they or their parents have already applied.
