SB 691 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

In-State Tuition Equity.

SB 691 would allow certain non-citizens, including those without lawful immigration status, to pay in-state tuition at UNC constituent institutions and North Carolina community colleges. To qualify, students must have graduated from a North Carolina high school or earned a high school equivalency diploma in the state, attended North Carolina schools for two consecutive years before high school, and (if undocumented) submit an affidavit about applying for legal status. The bill requires colleges to use a centralized process for residency determination and ensures all applicant information remains confidential. It takes effect July 1, 2025, applying to the 2025-2026 academic year.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Immigration

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill text has been updated from its initial filing version to Edition 1, which includes formatting changes, updated bill numbers, and a new referral to the Senate Rules and Operations committee. These are primarily administrative and technical updates rather than substantive policy changes.

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Bill number and version identifier changed from DRS45331-MTa-88 to S691-v-1

File date updated from March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025

Added committee referral to Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

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Filed

upper

2 primary · 5 co-sponsors