District of Columbia Code Division VI. Education, Libraries, and Cultural Institutions. § 38-1205.10. Preferential tuition for District of Columbia residents.

(a) The Board of Trustees shall, in accordance with § 38-1205.06(c)(7), fix tuition to allow bona fide residents of the District of Columbia to attend the School of Law on a preferential tuition basis.

(b) An applicant for preferential tuition shall make a showing of the applicant's bona fide residence in the District of Columbia. Any applicant for the preferential tuition established under subsection (a) of this section shall be presumed to be a bona fide resident of the District of Columbia if the applicant has been, for 2 continuous years prior to the date of the applicant's enrollment in the School of Law:

(c) Any applicant for the preferential tuition established under subsection (a) of this section 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 Board of Trustees or its designee that the applicant:

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

(e) Any applicant denied preferential tuition shall be permitted to appeal the denial by whatever procedures and to whatever officer of the School of Law as the Board of Trustees shall establish for final determination.