Oklahoma § 70-3242 - Eligibility for enrollment and resident tuition Immigrant status - Scholarships and financial aid

§ 70-3242. Eligibility for enrollment and resident tuition Immigrant status - Scholarships and financial aid

A. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education may adopt a

policy which allows a student to enroll in an institution within The

Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and allows a student to be

eligible for resident tuition if the student:

1. Graduated from a public or private high school in this

state; and

2. Resided in this state with a parent or legal guardian while

attending classes at a public or private high school in this state

for at least two (2) years prior to graduation.

B. To be eligible for the provisions of subsection A of this

section, an eligible student shall:

1. Satisfy admission standards as determined by the Oklahoma

State Regents for Higher Education for the appropriate type of

institution and have secured admission to, and enrolled in, an

institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education;

and

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

2. If the student cannot present to the institution valid

documentation of United States nationality or an immigration status

permitting study at a postsecondary institution:

a.

provide to the institution a copy of a true and

correct application or petition filed with the United

States Citizenship and Immigration Services to

legalize the student’s immigration status, or

b.

file an affidavit with the institution stating that

the student will file an application to legalize his

or her immigration status at the earliest opportunity

the student is eligible to do so, but in no case later

than:

(1) one (1) year after the date on which the student

enrolls for study at the institution, or

(2) if there is no formal process to permit children

of parents without lawful immigration status to

apply for lawful status without risk of

deportation, one (1) year after the date the

United States Citizenship and Immigration

Services provide such a formal process, and

c.

if the student files an affidavit pursuant to

subparagraph b of this paragraph, present to the

institution a copy of a true and correct application

or petition filed with the United States Citizenship

and Immigration Services no later than:

(1) one (1) year after the date on which the student

enrolls for study at the institution, or

(2) if there is no formal process to permit children

of parents without lawful immigration status to

apply for lawful status without risk of

deportation, one (1) year after the date the

United States Citizenship and Immigration

Services provide such a formal process, which

copy shall be maintained in the institution's

records for that student.

C. Any student who completes the required criteria prescribed

in subsection A of this section, paragraph 1 of subsection B of this

section, and subparagraph a of paragraph 2 of subsection B of this

section shall not be disqualified on the basis of the student’s

immigration status from any scholarships or financial aid provided

by this state.

D. The provisions of this section shall not impose any

additional conditions to maintain resident tuition status at a

postsecondary educational institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education on a student who was enrolled in a degree

program and first received such resident tuition status at that

institution during the 2006-2007 school year or any prior year.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools

Added by Laws 2003, c. 210, § 1.

13, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.