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NH Bill Bars Tuition Break If Not Legally In US

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CONCORD, N.H. -

The Senate has voted to require students attending New Hampshire's public colleges receiving in-state tuition rates to swear on an affidavit they are legal U.S. residents starting next year.

The Republican-controlled Senate voted 19-5 along party lines Wednesday to send the bill back to the House.

The House version would require the University System of New Hampshire to verify that all 20,000 in-state students have the correct documents to qualify for the lower tuition. The Senate version of the bill instead would require the students to sign an affidavit.

Supporters say students not lawfully in the country should pay the higher, non-resident rate.

Opponents argue some students brought into the country as children would be unfairly penalized.

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