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Tuition deal for undocumented immigrants' kids hits impasse
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published May 5, 2006
TALLAHASSEE - An effort to let some children of undocumented immigrants pay in-state tuition at Florida universities appears dead for the year.
Language that would have allowed some children of people in the country illegally to get in-state tuition was removed by the Senate from another bill dealing with scholarships for first-generation college students.
The House overwhelmingly passed the scholarship bill Thursday - without the provision aimed at helping illegal immigrants' children afford college.
"Some people had some issues with that," said Rep. Anitere Flores, R-Miami. "We'll just have to deal with that issue next year."
The measure (HB 795) that passed will make it easier for some other students to attend college.
It would earmark $6.5-million in state money into a program that would provide scholarships to certain low-income students who are part of the first generation in their family to go to a state university or community college that is willing to match the money.
That idea was part of Gov. Jeb Bush's plan for making college more accessible to minorities.
[Last modified May 5, 2006, 02:30:26]
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