146th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FISCAL
NOTE
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DESCRIPTION: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE ESTABLISHING
THE DELAWARE DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF, AND EDUCATION FOR ALIEN MINORS OR
"DREAM" ACT.
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ASSUMPTIONS:
1.
Fiscally
effective for the school year beginning September 2012.
2.
Entitled
the “DREAM” Act, this legislation would allow undocumented students to pay tuition
and fees at the in-state, resident rate at Delaware public higher education
institutions.
3.
This
Act also provides that undocumented students shall be eligible for SEED and
INSPIRE scholarships if the student meets the eligibility requirements for the
respective scholarship.
4.
Undocumented
students are currently eligible for the SEED program under existing admission
policies at Delaware Technical and Community College (“DTCC”).
5.
There
are currently 2 undocumented students attending the University of Delaware’s
Associate in Arts Program of a total enrollment of 667 students. These students would otherwise be eligible
for SEED but are not classified as Delaware residents.
6. The cost estimate is based on the
following:
·
an
annual tuition rate of $4,220 (inflated by 5% in the out years)
·
each
eligible student will receive the maximum SEED or INSPIRE award as undocumented
students cannot receive federally-funded financial aid; and
·
4
students receiving assistance at the University of Delaware or Delaware State University
in F.Y. 2013 and 7 students in F.Y.2 014 and F.Y.2015.
Cost:
Fiscal
Year 2013 4 students x $4,220
$16,880
Fiscal
Year 2014 7 students x $4,430 $31,010
Fiscal
Year 2015 7 students x $4,650 $32,550
Office of
Controller General (Amounts
are shown in whole dollars)
March 20,
2012
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1161460210