SB456

Virginia SB456 allows citizens of federally recognized Virginia tribes to pay in-state tuition at public higher education institutions.

Virginia SB456 expands eligibility for in-state tuition at public higher education institutions to include citizens of federally recognized Virginia tribes. This bill also extends in-state tuition benefits to non-Virginia students under specific conditions, such as those who reside within a 30-mile radius of a Virginia institution, are members of a federally recognized tribe, or are refugees admitted within the previous two years. Students granted in-state tuition under this bill are counted as Virginia students for admissions and revenue policies.