Bill > H1031

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AN ACT TO PROVIDE IN-STATE TUITION FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN OF LAWFULLY ADMITTED OR LAWFULLY PRESENT NONCITIZENS. Whereas, it is projected that by 2030, sixty-seven percent (67%) of jobs will require a postsecondary degree or credential, underscoring the importance of the educational attainment goal in North Carolina to have two million North Carolinians between the ages of 25 and 44 with a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030; and Whereas, on its current trajectory, North Carolina will fall short by at least 71,000 individuals to meet our projected workforce needs; and Whereas, over eighty percent (80%) of employers in the State reported difficulty finding employees for jobs requiring industry-valued credentials; and Whereas, jobs requiring industry-valued credentials are expected to increase by more than eleven percent (11%) in the next six years; and Whereas, children of H-1B visa holders who are lawfully admitted or lawfully present and documented residents receive in-State tuition until they are 21 years old and are not yet finished with their four-year degrees; and Whereas, immigrant households contribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal, State, and local taxes that fund our public universities; and Whereas, North Carolina must increase the number of postsecondary-, public-university-educated individuals so the State can have more potential employees entering the workforce with industry-valued credentials; Now, therefore,

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Maria Cervania (D)*,  Lindsey Prather (D)*,  John Autry (D),  Mary Belk (D),  Gloristine Brown (D),  Kanika Brown (D),  Deb Butler (D),  Allison Dahle (D),  Rosa Gill (D),  Pricey Harrison (D),  Zack Hawkins (D),  Frances Jackson (D),  Ya Liu (D),  Nasif Majeed (D),  Marcia Morey (D),  Amos Quick (D), 

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