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H.B. 253

             1     

HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND FEES

             2     
EXEMPTION

             3     
2000 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Jordan Tanner

             6      AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION; PROVIDING THAT THE CHILDREN OF
             7      A VETERAN, WHO HAS A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY THAT HAS LEFT h [ HIM ]
             7a      THE VETERAN S [ PERMANENTLY AND ] s h
             8      TOTALLY DISABLED, SHALL RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION FROM TUITION AND FEES AT
             9      STATE-OPERATED HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN
             10      EFFECTIVE DATE.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      ENACTS:
             13          53B-8-106, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             14      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             15          Section 1. Section 53B-8-106 is enacted to read:
             16          53B-8-106. Children of disabled veterans exempt from paying tuition and fees --
             17      Eligibility.
             18          (1) For purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" means h [ an individual ] A UTAH
             18a      RESIDENT h who has:
             19          (a) been separated or retired from the armed forces of the United States under honorable
             20      conditions; and
             21           (b) a service-connected disability that has left the individual S [h PERMANENTLY AND h] s totally
             21a      disabled as determined
             22      by the federal Department of Veteran Affairs or a military department.
             23          (2) A child of a disabled veteran is exempt from tuition and other fees at any state-operated
             24      institution of higher education in Utah, subject to compliance with the provisions of this section.
             25          (3) In order to receive the exemption under Subsection (2), the child must:
             26          (a) be a resident of the state for at least one year prior to enrolling at the institution; and
             27          (b) meet the standard entrance requirements of the institution.


             28          (4) The exemption:
             29          (a) is valid for up to four years of full-time equivalent enrollment or until the requirements
             30      of a baccalaureate have been met, whichever is shorter; and
             31          (b) may be canceled at any time by the institution of attendance if the student fails to make
             32      h [ reasonable progress towards the completion of a degree. ] SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS,
             32a      AS DEFINED BY THE INSTITUTION OF ATTENDANCE, WHICH MAY BE MEASURED BY THE
             32b      DEFINITION USED FOR FEDERAL STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS UNDER TITLE IV OF THE
             32c      HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965. h
             33          (5) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
             34      State Board of Regents may make rules providing for the form, content, and submittal of
             35      applications for an exemption under this section.
             36          Section 2. Effective date.
             37          This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-20-00 3:01 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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