HB1120:

Higher educational institutions, public; admission, in-state tuition, and tuition waivers.

Bill Summary:

Public institutions of higher education; admission,
in-state tuition, and tuition waivers; members of certain American
Indian tribes. Requires each public institution of higher education
to establish and implement an admissions policy whereby a certain
number of annual offers of student admission is reserved for individuals
who are members of a state-recognized or federally recognized American
Indian tribe that is headquartered in the Commonwealth. The bill
declares eligible for in-state tuition charges regardless of domicile
any non-Virginia student who is a member of a state-recognized or
federally recognized American Indian tribe that is headquartered
in the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that any student who
is a member of a state-recognized or federally recognized American
Indian tribe headquartered in the Commonwealth and who has been admitted
to a public institution of higher education is eligible for a tuition
waiver up to the amount necessary to cover the last-dollar cost of
the institution's in-state tuition and mandatory fees after all other
federal and state financial aid to which the student is entitled
is taken into account.