Connecticut's governor signed a law Monday that seeks to improve access to higher education for by allowing children of undocumented immigrants living in the state to pay in-state tuition rates for state colleges, according to a release from the governor's office.
The students are eligible for the rate if they attended a high school in Connecticut for a minimum of two years and graduated from one, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office said. Before Malloy signed the new law, children of undocumented imigrants had to go to high school in Connecticut for four years to qualify for in-state college tuition rates.
“By making in-state tuition available to more students and expanding access to college, we will be bolstering Connecticut’s labor market by adding new, professional workers to our workforce – the type of residents that attract employers who are looking to fill the high-skilled, good-paying jobs that are needed compete in a 21st Century economy,” Gov. Malloy said in a statement. “Expanding education opportunities and delivering more access to a degree will ultimately support our overall economy, and again show employers that Connecticut has some of the best trained, best educated workers in the nation.”
Click here for more inofrmation on the new law, An Act Concerning In-State Tuition Eligibility.
