53B-8e-103. Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients -- Qualifications --
Limitations.
(1) Beginning in the 2004-05 academic year, a state institution of higher education shall
waive undergraduate tuition for each Purple Heart recipient who:
(a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate
program of study leading to a degree or certificate;
(b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and
(c) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heart
recipient.
(2) (a) Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, a state institution of higher education
shall waive graduate tuition as provided in this Subsection (2) for each Purple Heart recipient
who:
(i) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a graduate program
of study leading to a degree;
(ii) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and
(iii) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heart
recipient.
(b) To qualify for a graduate tuition waiver, a Purple Heart recipient shall apply for a
graduate program no later than ten years from the day on which the Purple Heart recipient
completes an undergraduate degree.
(c) The total amount of all graduate tuition waived for a Purple Heart recipient may not
exceed $10,000.
(d) A Purple Heart recipient may receive a graduate tuition waiver for a period of time
that does not exceed the lesser of:
(i) the time it takes for the Purple Heart recipient to complete a graduate degree; or
(ii) five years after the day on which the Purple Heart recipient is accepted to a graduate
program.
(3) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver shall request the Department of
Veterans' Affairs to provide the verification required by Subsection (1)(c). The Department of
Veterans' Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining evidence satisfactory to the
division that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.
(4) The State Board of Regents may request reimbursement from the Legislature for
costs incurred in providing the tuition waiver under this section.
Amended by Chapter 185, 2008 General Session
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