2014 -- H 7389 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/01/14
A N A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Introduced By: Representatives Gallison, Casey, Fellela, Messier, and Azzinaro
Date Introduced: February 06, 2014
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 30-30.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-30.1 entitled "Educational Benefits for Disabled American Veterans" is hereby amended to read as follows:
30-30.1-1. Educational benefits for disabled American veterans.
-- Any veteran who is a permanent resident of this state who
submits proof sufficient to establish a veterans' rated ten percent (10%) to
one hundred percent (100%) disability by the department of veterans' affairs as
a result of military service shall be entitled to take courses at any public
institution of higher education in the state without the payment of tuition,
exclusive of other fees and charges; Pprovided, however, that any
person eligible for financial aid as determined by the institution of higher
education, shall apply for such financial aid. Any financial aid award
received by the applicant shall be applied towards the full amount of tuition
that would otherwise have been charged by the public institution of higher
education. Admission into particular courses will be
granted upon a space available basis and shall be at the discretion of the
particular institutions to which application is made as aforesaid. Students using the tuition waivers for courses and
competitive programs shall register at the start of open registration for the
applicable semester in accordance with each institution's registration
policies. This will include priority registration, where granted to
students with disability status. Use of this waiver for competitive programs
does not supersede any existing academic criteria for admission into those
programs.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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