Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act”.
John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act
A BILL
To require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth.
Sec. 2 In-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth
Section 477(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(L) A certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State will not charge youths eligible for services under the State program of any State under this section tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) or a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c) of such Act) in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State for such attendance.”