Florida Education Officials not to Appeal Immigrant Tuition Ruling

Florida Education Officials not to Appeal Immigrant Tuition Ruling

The Florida State Board of Education unanimously voted against an appeal on a federal court decision that prohibits schools from charging higher out-of-state tuition rates to Florida students who are US citizens but dependent on illegal immigrant parents.

The decision was made on Tuesday, November 6 at a meeting in Boca Raton.
The Board, which supervises 28 community and state colleges, also collectively voted to comply with the injunction against immigrant tuition rules.
"I just got off the phone with Miami-Dade College and they have 240 students who will be impacted by this," board member Roberto Martinez said. "They have complied with the judgment without any problems."
Broward College President J. David Armstrong affirmed this on a statement, saying he and his counterparts at the other schools do not object to the court ruling and oppose an appeal.
U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore ruled last month in Miami that charging higher tuition rates to students who are dependent on immigrant parents violates their equal protection rights.
Beginning with the spring 2013 semester, the students will enjoy reduced tuition rates.
The Board of Governors, which oversees 12 public universities, did not consider an appeal at its meeting on November 8 in Sarasota.
Instead, State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan sent a letter to the schools' presidents, directing them to comply with the court decision. He also required the presidents to send written notices of the ruling to all dependent students by November 14.
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