A bill to provide a limited waiver for certain foreign students of the requirement to reimburse local educational agencies for the costs of the students' education.

Summary

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, to direct the Attorney General to waive the requirement that an alien seeking to pursue a course of study in a school reimburse the school's local educational agency (LEA), if the LEA certifies to the Attorney General that such waiver will promote educational interest and not impose on it an undue financial burden.

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Timeline

1. 17 July 1998

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 July 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8511-8512)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 October 1998

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 17 July 1998 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 July 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 17 July 1998

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 17 July 1998

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
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