Bill requiring schools to count undocumented students advances

By Luige del Puerto - luige.delpuerto@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: April 1, 2010 at 5:16 pm

Schools will be required to identify and count students who are in the country illegally under a bill that the Senate passed on March 31.

S1097, which is sponsored by Sen. Russell Pearce, a Mesa Republican, also requires the Department of Education to determine the cost of educating students who cannot prove lawful residence in the state and to research the “adverse impactâ€