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Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges.

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Florida lawmakers move to repeal law that lets Dreamers pay in-state tuition

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Senate President Ben Albritton wants to gradually phase out the law that allows some “dreamers,” the undocumented students brought to the United States as children, to pay in-state tuition at Florida’s public colleges and universities. The law, sponsored by current Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez when she was in the Legislature and signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott in 2014, grants undocumented students who have completed three years o…

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Ending in-state tuition for undocumented college students in Florida might actually happen. Floridas Senate President Ben Albritton said Monday hed support the idea, provisionally.I voted against the bill in the (FL) House, the original bill, said the Republican leader.Albritton said he wanted to phase out the financial tuition breaks over time to allow those already benefiting to finish their schooling. He didnt have an estimate of what the tim…

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New Florida Senate President backs phase out of in-state tuition for undocumented college students

By Jim Turner and Tom Urban Albritton addressed the issue during a media availability, after Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, this month filed a bill (SB 90) that would repeal the law. Albritton suggested a gradual approach that would take into account students who already receive the tuition benefit or who are making plans to attend colleges or universities at the cheaper in-state rates. While he did not propose a timeline for phasing out the…

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Already opposed to open carry laws, Florida Senate President Ben Albritton is unsure if he would agree to one Republican's bill repealing Parkland-era gun laws requiring Floridians to be 21 to purchase firearms. Albritton, a Wauchula Republican, told reporters Monday that because he likes to follow law enforcement's lead on gun issues, and because he has yet to discuss gun-buying age with them, he isn't sure what his position is on Sen. Randy Fi…

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By Jim Turner and Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges. Albritton addressed the issue during a media availability, after Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, this month filed a bill (SB 90) that would repeal the l…

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Senator Albritton Eyes Phasing Out ‘Dreamers’ Tuition Break

TALLAHASSEE --- Senate President Ben Albritton on Monday suggested phasing out a decade-old law that allows some undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive in-state tuition rates at Florida universities and colleges.

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Albritton Eyes Phasing Out ‘Dreamers’ Tuition Break

By Jonathan Ellett FAIR Last week, Florida State Senator Randy Fine (R-Brevard County) introduced a bill to repeal a 2014 law that offers in-state tuition to illegal aliens. The bill would cover all of Florida’s 12 state universities and 28 state colleges, which, in 2021, collectively used $45 million in taxpayer dollars to provide this benefit to illegal aliens. If signed into law, the bill would remove Florida from the list of 25 states that a…

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MIAMI, Florida – Senate President Ben Albritton suggested Monday to phase out a decade-old law that allows undocumented immigrant students, known as “dreamers,” to receive state tuition fees at Florida universities and colleges. Albritton addressed the issue during a press conference, after Senator Randy Fine, Republican for Brevard County, presented this month a bill (SB 90) that would repeal the law.

MIAMI, Florida – El presidente del Senado, Ben Albritton, sugirió el lunes eliminar gradualmente una ley que tiene una década de antigüedad y que permite que algunos estudiantes inmigrantes indocumentados, conocidos como “soñadores”, reciban tasas de matrícula estatales en universidades y colegios de Florida. Albritton abordó el tema durante una conferencia de prensa, después de que el senador Randy Fine, republicano por el condado de Brevard, p…

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