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Keep In-State Tuition For All Utah Residents |
Ask Your Representative to Oppose
H.B. 191, "Nonresident Tuition Waiver Amendments"
Despite testimony by Marina Lowe, Legislative and Policy Counsel for the ACLU of Utah, urging members to vote against it, H.B. 191, "Nonresident Tuition Waiver Amendments" passed out of the House Revenue and Taxation Committee, on Friday, February 18, with a 10 - 5 vote. It will next be debated on the floor of the Utah House of Representatives before a full vote. Please contact your Representative and encourage them to oppose this bill.
Read the ACLU of Utah testimony (PDF) >>
Read a Deseret News Article >>
Read a Tribune Article >>
Talking Points:
Utah's current law is critical to promoting fundamental fairness in access to public higher education for talented, high achieving young people who are able to gain admission to our public colleges and universities, regardless of their immigration status.
- Denying these students access to affordable college education is short-sighted because they are likely to remain in the United States and may well regularize their immigration status under current or future federal laws.
- Providing in-state tuition to Utah high school graduates at public colleges and universities promotes economic growth and increases opportunities. College graduates who are likely to remain in Utah earn higher wages, and therefore generate significantly more in income, sales, and property taxes. Their increased earning power and disposable income stimulate growth in our state's economy. A better educated population also increases competitiveness in the global economy.
- Denying higher education access to undocumented students means failing to capitalize on Utah's investment in their K-12 education. Many of the undocumented students already educated in the K-12 public school system come from impoverished backgrounds and would not otherwise be able to attend college or university without in-state tuition.
Find your Representative >>
After contacting your Representative, please consider sending a message to some of the key Representatives listed below.
Rep. Jackie Biskupski (D) Dist. 30 - jbiskupski@utah.gov
Rep. Mel Brown (R) Dist 53 - melbrown@utah.gov
Rep. Dave Clark (R) Dist. 74 - dclark@utah.gov
Rep. Tim Cosgrove (D) Dist. 44 - tcosgrove@utah.gov
Rep. Jack Draxler (R) Dist. 3 - jdraxler@utah.gov
Rep. Susan Duckworth (D) Dist. 22 - sduckworth@utah.gov
Rep. Jim Dunnigan (R) Dist. 39 - jdunnigan@utah.gov
Rep. Becky Edwards (R) Dist. 20 - beckyedwards@utah.gov
Rep. Janice Fisher (D) Dist. 29 - janicefisher@utah.gov
Rep. Lynn Hemingway (D) Dist. 40 - lhemingway@utah.gov
Rep. Neal Hendrickson (D) Dist. 33 - nhendrickson@utah.gov
Rep. Kay McIff (R) Dist. 70 - kaymciff@utah.gov
Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove (R) Dist. 1 - rmenlove@utah.gov
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss (D) Dist. 37 - csmoss@utah.gov
Rep. Marie Poulson (D) Dist. 46 - mariepoulson@utah.gov
Rep. Christine Watkins (D) Dist. 69 - cwatkins@utah.gov
Rep. Mark Wheatley (D) Dist. 35 - markwheatley@utah.gov
Rep. Ryan Wilcox (R) Dist. 7 - ryanwilcox@utah.gov
Rep. Larry Wiley (D) Dist. 31 - lwiley@utah.gov
Rep. Eric Hutchings (R) Dist. 38 - ehutchings@utah.gov
Rep. Johnny Anderson (R) Dist. 34 - janderson34@utah.gov
Rep. Patrice Arent (D) Dist. 36 - parent@utah.gov
Rep. Derek E. Brown (R) Dist. 49 - derekbrown@utah.gov
Rep. David Butterfield (R) Dist. 4 - dbutterfield@utah.gov
Rep. Lavar Christensen (R) Dist. 48 - lavarchristensen@utah.gov
Rep. Fred Cox (R) Dist. 32 - fredcox@utah.gov
Rep. Steven Elisason (R) Dist. 45 - seliason@utah.gov
Rep. Brad Galvez (R) Dist. 6 - bgalvez@utah.gov
Rep. Francis Gibson (R) Dist. 65 - fgibson@utah.gov
Rep. Stephen Handy (R) Dist. 16 - stevehandy@utah.gov
Rep. Ken Ivory (R) Dist. 47 - kivory@utah.gov
Rep. Jim Nielson (R) Dist. 19 - jimnielson@utah.gov
Rep. Val Peterson (R) Dist. 59 vpeterson@utah.gov
Rep. Dixon Pitcher (R) Dist. 10 dpitcher@utah.gov
Rep. Douglas Sagers (R) Dist. 21 - dougsagers@utah.gov
Rep. Dean Sanpei (R) Dist. 63 - dsanpei@utah.gov
Rep. Brad Wilson (R) Dist. 15 - bradwilson@utah.gov
Rep. Bill Wright (R) Dist. 68 - billwright@utah.gov
