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S.B. 63-11
The Student Senate
63rd
Session
Texas A&M University
Action Taken_____________________ Certified By:
________________________Hilary E. AlbrechtSpeaker of the Senate
Duly Approved: ________________________Jacob D. RobinsonStudent
Body President
In-State Tuition Bill
A bill to clarify what demographics receive in-state tuition and
oppose measures to give in-
state tuition to persons residing in the United States
illegally.
Introduced By: Senator Justin Pulliam 12, College of Agriculture
and Life SciencesSenator Steven Crumpley 12, Off Campus
Senator Alison Landry 11, College of EducationSenator Ryan
LaMarche 11, Off CampusMarc Pitts 13, College of Agriculture and
Life SciencesJason Roberts 13, Sports ManagementCharles Pyryt 11,
College of Liberal ArtsJosh Measles 12, College of EngineeringKevin
Kapka 12, College of EngineeringRahul Sawhney 13, College of
EngineeringAusten Kidwell 11, College of EngineeringTyler
Conchewski 12, College of EngineeringBryson A. Sutterfield 13,
College of Engineering
Garrett Cline 13, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesColin
Henion 13, General StudiesJosh Bennett 12 College of
EngineeringTylan Higley 13, College of EngineeringMichael H.
Ghutzman 11, College of Liberal ArtsShelton Smitherman 12, College
of EngineeringCassandra Beatty, College of EngineeringJacob C.
Palmer 12, College of ScienceBrian Curtis 13, College of Liberal
ArtsJesse Huth 13, College of Agriculture and Life ScienceJason
Sheffield 12, College of Business
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Senate Bill S.B. 63-11 Page 2 Further Certified
By:_______________________Hilary AlbrechtSpeaker of the Senate
Aaron Barnes 12, College of BusinessCaroline Brittain 11,
College of Agriculture and Life SciencesRachel Taylor 13, College
of GeosciencesRocio Montejano 10, College of GeosciencesStephen
Dean, College of Agriculture and Life ScienceCalvin Easley 13,
College of BusinessJordan Blake 11, College of Liberal Arts
Andrea Skill 11, College of Liberal ArtsKimberly Bernsen 12,
College of BusinessJoey Dunn 11, College of EducationMichael Coiro
11, College of Liberal ArtsElizabeth Woodruff 12, College of
Veterinary MedicineKatherine Ratcliff 11, College of BusinessMary
Hesse 12, College of ScienceShelby Olive 14, College of Liberal
ArtsJack Loftin 14, General StudiesLindsay Clark 14, College of
Liberal Arts
Sponsored By: Senator John Landes 12, Off CampusStudent Services
Chair Chris Russo 12, College of EngineeringConstituency Affairs
Chair Greg McDuffie 11, Off CampusSpeaker pro tempore Scott Bowen
12, College of EngineeringSenator Jacob Johnson 11, Off Campus
Whereas(1): Many U.S. citizens living outside of the State of
Texas pay out of state tuition;and,
Whereas(2): The Texas taxpayers subsidize education at Texas
A&M University to the tune
of$322,164,331 or 27% of the operating budget of Texas A&M,
to ensure that theState of Texas has an educated population and a
productive workforce; and
Whereas(3): Persons residing in the United States illegally
currently receive in-state tuition atTexas A&M; and,
Whereas(4): Persons residing illegally in the United States
cannot legally work or hold jobs,even after graduation, nor can
they gain citizenship through any legal meanswithout first
returning to their country of origin and gaining legal status in
theUnited States through the legal process; and,
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Whereas(5): The investments in the education of these foreign
nationals by the Texastaxpayers are not repaid because they cannot
hold jobs and contribute to the Texaseconomy; and,
Whereas(6): U.S. Code Section 1623, 8states that an alien who is
not lawfully present in theUnited States shall not be eligible on
the basis of residence within a State for anypostsecondary
education benefit unless a citizen or national of the United States
is
eligible for such a benefit (in no less an amount, duration, and
scope) withoutregard to whether the citizen or national is such a
resident.
Therefore
Let it be
Enacted(1): That it is the opinion of the students of Texas
A&M University that personsresiding in the United States
illegally should not receive in-state tuition at TexasA&M;
and,
Let it be
Further
Enacted(2): The Texas A&M Student Government Association, on
behalf of the students ofTexas A&M University, shall oppose any
- current, proposed, or future - local,state, or federal
legislation or law that would give in-state tuition to
personsresiding in the United States illegally; and regardless of
revenue generated fromtaxes by illegal immigrants, opposes S.B.
1528 in that it justifies giving illegalaliens in-state
tuition,
Let it be
FurtherEnacted(3): That a copy of this legislation shall be sent
to the following parties within 14 days
of adoption:
yTexas A&M University President Bowen Loftin,
y TAMU VP for Governmental Relations Michael OQuinn,y TAMUS Vice
Chancellor for Governmental Relations Stanton Calverty The nine
Texas A&M System Regentsy Texas A&M System Student Regent
Cresencio Davila,y Texas Governor Rick Perry,y Texas State
Representative Fred Brown,y Texas State Senator Steve Ogden,y U.S.
Congressman Chet Edwards,y U.S. Congressman Elect Bill Flores
