Higher education; removing language providing resident tuition eligibility for certain students. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 2050 removes exceptions that allowed undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition and state financial aid at Oklahoma colleges. It deletes provisions permitting students to use affidavits or pending immigration applications to prove eligibility, and eliminates the prior exemption for students who received resident tuition status before the 2006-2007 academic year. The bill directly affects undocumented students seeking to enroll in Oklahoma's public universities or community colleges, barring them from in-state tuition rates and state-funded scholarships or financial aid. This change takes effect July 1, 2026, making undocumented students ineligible for these benefits under Oklahoma law.