H.B. 5031: An Act Equalizing Access to Student-Generated Financial Aid

By providing all students, regardless of immigration status, with the same opportunity to apply for and receive financial assistance to Connecticut's public universities and colleges, this bill upholds equality and justice.

** Update: while H.B. 5031 did not advance, S.B. 4, a different bill to equalize access to financial assistance for undocumented students, passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor Dannel Malloy. **

By providing all students, regardless of immigration status, with the same opportunity to apply for and receive financial assistance to Connecticut's public universities and colleges, this bill upholds equality and justice.