Higher educational institutions; birth certificate required for admission, report. (HB425)
Introduced By
Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Birth certificate required for admission to public institutions of higher education; report. Provides that each public institution in Virginia must require first-time entering freshmen, upon admission, to submit a certified copy of their birth certificate, or an affidavit in the absence of the birth certificate, noting the place and country of birth. Students who fail to submit a certified birth certificate or an affidavit are ineligible for reduced in-state tuition and other state financial aid. Each institution must report this information, without disclosing personally identifiable information, on its website and to the State Council of Higher Education, and make written copies of the information available upon request. The Council must report the aggregate number of such students by place and country of birth on its website. Read the Bill »
Status
01/29/2008: Merged into HB14
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/04/2008 | Committee |
| 01/04/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 084164616 |
| 01/04/2008 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
| 01/28/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (HB425) |
| 01/29/2008 | Incorporated by Rules (HB14-Peace) |
Comments
I hope Del.Marshall will provide the statistics as to how many illegal aliens are receiving in-state tuition benefits.
My opinion is simple, if they are not American and citizens we don't need them. Look at VT, I bet we did not have any background on that person. If people wish to live in America they should go threw the proper channels and paperwork to become a citizen. Identification will prove valid in helping learn who the person is and if they are eligible to get any type of funding, or even suppose to be in the country period.
The young man who committed the crimes at Virginia Tech and his family were lawfully admitted immigrants who came to America for a better life. His sister succeeded admirably, graduating from Princeton. Her brother, clearly suffering from an emotional and mental illness, obviously was troubled. Seeking to use the Tech tragedy (improperly) to bolster your arguments here is reprehensible.
Tell me what purpose will be served by demanding birth certificates which would tell one absolutely nothing about domicile or residency, which are the essential elements of determining in-state tuition. There are many military brats like me who were born overseas who would be subjected to this additional paperwork without any corresponding positive benefit. And, given the increasing global movement of our military and civilian workforces, listing the number of foreign born among the student body will tell you nothing about what Marshall really wants to know ... how many foreign nationals there are among the student population.