BOULDER — University of Colorado Regent Joe Neguse, D-Boulder, may introduce a measure that would cut tuition for the state’s undocumented students, a move similar to a new rate approved by Metropolitan State College of Denver trustees last week.
“It is my hope that we can move forward with an in-depth analysis of the legal and financial implications that the Metro State policy raises,” Neguse said Tuesday. “If that analysis is positive, I would like to present a proposal to my colleagues in the coming months.”
Neguse’s comments came a day after CU president Bruce Benson said that while he supports increased educational opportunities, he would not have moved to create a lower tuition rate for undocumented students, leaving that decision to legislators.
A bill — known as ASSET — that would have created a new tuition tier between current in-state and out-of-state rates for illegal immigrants who have lived in the state for at least three years died in the statehouse this past session.
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