UA checking legal status of students under Proposition 300

Associated Press

Jan. 1, 2008 07:44 AM

TUCSON- Under Proposition 300, the University of Arizona has been able to corroborate the legal status of 758 of the 877 students it previously reported as not verified.

Voters passed Proposition 300 in November 2006. It requires illegal immigrants to pay out-of-state tuition and bans them from receiving state tuition assistance.

State universities and community colleges were required to file Proposition 300 compliance reports with the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by June 30 and again Monday.

In June, UA reported that 877 students had not proven their legal status to the university.

The students were notified that further documentation was needed and 758 students provided it, the university said.

The remaining 119 students have been moved from in-state to out-of-state status, according to the report UA filed Monday.

Of those 119 students, six came forward to UA officials and said they would not be able to provide documentation proving legal residency.

"Rather than have them drop out of school, private donors, including the UA Foundation, agreed to pay their tuition," said Paul R. Kohn, vice provost for enrollment management and dean of admissions.