Modifies provisions relating to higher education tuition

This bill changes who is considered a Missouri resident for college tuition and admission purposes at state-funded higher education institutions. It states that individuals who graduated from a Missouri high school or received an equivalent diploma in Missouri will be considered residents, even if they are not U.S. citizens, as long as they agree to seek citizenship or permanent residency when eligible. The bill also removes postsecondary education public benefits from the definition of "public benefit" that cannot be received by aliens unlawfully present in the United States, and it repeals a section that previously prohibited unlawfully present students from receiving postsecondary education public benefits.

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