H.B. 65 Enrolled

TUITION WAIVER FOR PURPLE HEART
RECIPIENTS
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
Eric K. Hutchings
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the State System of Higher Education Code by creating a tuition
waiver.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. requires state institutions of higher education to waive the tuition of a Utah resident
admitted to an undergraduate program of study leading to a degree or certificate, if
the student has received a Purple Heart award as a result of military service.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53B-8e-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53B-8e-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53B-8e-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53B-8e-101 is enacted to read:
CHAPTER 8e. UTAH PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS' TUITION ACT

53B-8e-101. Title.
This chapter is known as the "Utah Purple Heart Recipients' Tuition Act."
Section 2. Section 53B-8e-102 is enacted to read:
53B-8e-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Purple Heart recipient" means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who
has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service.
(2) "State institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section
53B-1-102 .
(3) (a) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for residents of the state.
(b) "Tuition" excludes fees.
Section 3. Section 53B-8e-103 is enacted to read:
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 (2) that the student is a Purple Heart
recipient.
(2) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver shall request the Division of
Veterans Affairs to provide the verification required by Subsection (1)(c). The Division of
Veterans Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining evidence satisfactory to the division
that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.
Section 4. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2004.

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