A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a limited waiver of a requirement for reimbursement of local educational agencies for the costs of foreign students' education in certain cases.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 22, 1999)
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.
What just happenedMar 24, 1999
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Who’s behind it
- Mar 24, 1999Committee
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration.
Border Security and Immigration Subcommittee - Mar 22, 1999IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 22, 1999IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3058)
- Mar 22, 1999IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate