North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S691: In-State Tuition Equity.
Status: Introduced, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to authorize certain persons, including certain persons who do not have lawful immigration status, to receive in-state tuition at the university of north carolina constituent institutions and north carolina community colleges.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PERSONS, INCLUDING CERTAIN PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE LAWFUL IMMIGRATION STATUS, TO RECEIVE IN-STATE TUITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS AND NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 116-143.1 is amended by adding the following new subsections to read: "(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who meets all of the following qualifications shall be eligible to be charged the in-State tuition rate: (1) The person graduated and received a high school diploma from a school within North Carolina or received a high school equivalency diploma within North Carolina. (2) The person attended North Carolina schools for a minimum of two consecutive years immediately prior to completing high school. (3) If the person does not have lawful immigration status, the person submits an affidavit to the State Education Assistance Authority through the coordinated and centralized residency determination process within 60 days of enrollment asserting that, to the extent permitted under federal law, he or she has filed an application to legalize his or her status or he or she intends to file an application to legalize his or her status upon becoming eligible to do so. (4) The person enrolled in a constituent institution or community college. …
Sponsors
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION, RESIDENCY, COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES, PUBLIC, ALIENS, UNC, IMMIGRATION
Common questions
- What is S691?
- S691 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): In-State Tuition Equity.
- What does S691 do?
- In its own words: An act to authorize certain persons, including certain persons who do not have lawful immigration status, to receive in-state tuition at the university of north carolina constituent institutions and north carolina community colleges.
- What is the status of S691?
- Introduced as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S691?
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S691?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S691
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