Section 8-B722. PREFERENTIAL TUITION FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RESIDENTS

 

722.1The Board of Trustees shall, in accordance with §31-1516(8), fix tuition to allow bona fide residents of the District of Columbia to attend the University, including the School of Law on a preferential tuition basis.

 

722.2Any applicant for the preferential tuition established under Section (§ 722) shall be presumed to be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia if the applicant has been, for the year prior to the date of the application for preferential tuition:

 

(a)Domiciled in the District of Columbia and either paid District of Columbia income taxes or received public assistance from a District of Columbia government agency; or

 

(b)Claimed as a dependent on District of Columbia resident tax returns filed by a parent or spouse of the applicant domiciled in the District of Columbia; or

 

(c)Graduated from a D.C. Public High School within the year before enrollment and was classified as a resident of the District of Columbia by the D.C. Public Schools.

 

722.3Any applicant for the preferential tuition established under this Section (§ 722) who is not presumed to be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia shall be required to establish by a preponderance of the evidence to the President or his or her designee that the applicant:

 

(a)Was a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia for one year prior to the applicant's request for preferential tuition; and

 

(b)Remains a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia.

 

For purposes of this subsection, a "preponderance" of the evidence is the degree of relevant evidence, considering all of the available information, sufficient to find that the claim of residency is more probably true than untrue.

 

722.4in determining whether an applicant for preferential tuition under this section is in fact a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia, the following factors shall be taken into consideration:

(a)Whether the applicant has lived in the District of Columbia, as evidenced by lease or mortgage agreements;

 

(b)Where the applicant's driver's license, if any, was issued;

 

(c)Where the applicant's motor vehicle, if any, is registered;

 

(d)Where the applicant is registered to vote;

 

(e)What address the applicant has used over the past several years for purposes of filing federal income tax returns, if any;

 

(f)Any other factors deemed appropriate by the President.

 

722.5A matriculating student who is classified as a non-resident and whose domicile has changed may request reclassification as a bona fide resident. However, residence in the District of Columbia primarily to attend college does not establish domicile and eligibility for the preferential tuition described in this section.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 4395 (July 3, 1998).