Wary of losing Hispanic voters, Florida House GOP backs tuition plan
By John Kennedy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
TALLAHASSEE — Children of undocumented immigrants would be eligible for in-state tuition in Florida under a measure unanimously approved Wednesday by a House panel, a move fast-tracked by House Speaker Will Weatherford after ruling Republicans stalled similar bills for more than a decade.
The legislation (CS/HB 851) was OK’d 13-0 by the Education Appropriations Subcommittee, its last stop before going to the House floor.
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