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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1411
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT ALLOWING STUDENTS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION TO LIVE OFF CAMPUS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Part-time student" means a student who is carrying not less than 2
six but fewer than twelve credit hours in an academic semester; and 3
(2) "Full-time student" means a student who is carrying twelve or 4
more credit hours in a semester. 5
(b) No institution of higher education in the state shall (1) prohibit 6
any student enrolled at such institution who has completed not less than 7
one academic year of postsecondary education, whether as a part-time 8
or full-time student, from residing off campus, or (2) impose any 9
restrictions, fees or other conditions on such student as a result of such 10
student electing to reside off campus, except an institution of higher 11
education may require such student to reside on campus if such student 12
(A) receives a scholarship or grant that explicitly requires on-campus 13
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residence, (B) is under the age of eighteen, unless such student resides 14
with a parent or legal guardian or is a legally emancipated minor, (C) 15
enrolls in a specialized program or community that requires on-campus 16
residence, including, but not limited to, a language immersion program 17
or housing for honors students, or (D) is subject to any other 18
circumstances requiring on-campus residence, as approved by the 19
Commissioner of Higher Education. 20
(c) For any enrolled student who is completing or has completed such 21
student's first academic year of postsecondary education, each 22
institution of higher education in the state shall (1) include in any notice 23
to such student concerning housing options for any subsequent 24
academic year the option for such student to reside off campus, and (2) 25
provide, upon request, resources and guidance to such student for 26
securing off-campus housing, including, but not limited to, information 27
about local rental options and tenant rights. 28
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require institutions of higher education to allow students to live off
campus during any academic year after the first academic year in which
a student is enrolled at such institution.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]