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IN-STATE TUITION FOR VETERANS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda

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Senate Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             6      Cosponsors:
             7      Patrice M. Arent
             8      Stewart Barlow
             9      Melvin R. Brown
             10      David G. Butterfield
             11      Rebecca Chavez-Houck
             12      Tim M. Cosgrove
             13      Bradley M. Daw
             14      Brian Doughty
             15      Susan Duckworth
             16      Rebecca P. Edwards
             17      Janice M. Fisher
             18      Craig A. Frank
             19      Gage Froerer
             20      Brad J. GalvezFrancis D. Gibson
Richard A. Greenwood
Keith Grover
Stephen G. Handy
Lynn N. Hemingway
Neal B. Hendrickson
Gregory H. Hughes
Eric K. Hutchings
Ken Ivory
David Litvack
John G. Mathis
Ronda Rudd Menlove
Carol Spackman Moss
Merlynn T. Newbold
Michael E. NoelLee B. Perry
Jeremy A. Peterson
Marie H. Poulson
Paul Ray
Stephen E. Sandstrom
Dean Sanpei
Kenneth W. Sumsion
Christine F. Watkins
Mark A. Wheatley
Ryan D. Wilcox
Larry B. Wiley
Brad R. Wilson
Bill Wright              21     
             22      LONG TITLE
             23      General Description:
             24          This bill allows certain military personnel to pay resident tuition at public higher
             25      education institutions under certain conditions.
             26      Highlighted Provisions:
             27          This bill:
             28          .    provides that reserve members of the United States Armed Forces assigned to Utah


             29      are considered residents for tuition purposes;
             30          .    provides that a veteran of the United States Armed Forces pays resident tuition at a
             31      public higher education institution if the veteran:
             32              .    has been honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces within the
             33      previous 12 months; and
             34              .    has taken steps to relinquish residency in other states and establish residency in
             35      Utah; and
             36          .    makes technical changes.
             37      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             38          None
             39      Other Special Clauses:
             40          None
             41      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             42      AMENDS:
             43          53B-8-102, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 313
             44     
             45      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             46          Section 1. Section 53B-8-102 is amended to read:
             47           53B-8-102. Definition of resident student -- Exceptions.
             48          (1) As used in this section, "parent" means a student's biological or adoptive parent.
             49          (2) The meaning of "resident student" is determined by reference to the general law on
             50      the subject of domicile, except as provided in this section.
             51          (3) (a) Institutions within the state system of higher education may grant resident
             52      student status to any student who has come to Utah and established residency for the purpose of
             53      attending an institution of higher education, and who, prior to registration as a resident student:
             54          (i) has maintained continuous Utah residency status for one full year;
             55          (ii) has signed a written declaration that the student has relinquished residency in any
             56      other state; and


             57          (iii) has submitted objective evidence that the student has taken overt steps to establish
             58      permanent residency in Utah and that the student does not maintain a residence elsewhere.
             59          (b) Evidence to satisfy the requirements under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) includes:
             60          (i) a Utah high school transcript issued in the past year confirming attendance at a Utah
             61      high school in the past 12 months;
             62          (ii) a Utah voter registration dated a reasonable period prior to application;
             63          (iii) a Utah driver license or identification card with an original date of issue or a
             64      renewal date several months prior to application;
             65          (iv) a Utah vehicle registration dated a reasonable period prior to application;
             66          (v) evidence of employment in Utah for a reasonable period prior to application;
             67          (vi) proof of payment of Utah resident income taxes for the previous year;
             68          (vii) a rental agreement showing the student's name and Utah address for at least 12
             69      months prior to application; and
             70          (viii) utility bills showing the student's name and Utah address for at least 12 months
             71      prior to application.
             72          (c) A student who is claimed as a dependent on the tax returns of a person who is not a
             73      resident of Utah is not eligible to apply for resident student status.
             74          (4) Except as provided i n Subsection (8)[(c)], an institution within the state system of
             75      higher education may establish stricter criteria for determining resident student status.
             76          (5) If an institution does not have a minimum credit-hour requirement, that institution
             77      shall honor the decision of another institution within the state system of higher education to
             78      grant a student resident student status, unless:
             79          (a) the student obtained resident student status under false pretenses; or
             80          (b) the facts existing at the time of the granting of resident student status have changed.
             81          (6) Within the limits established in Title 53B, Chapter 8, Tuition Waiver and
             82      Scholarships, each institution within the state system of higher education may, regardless of its
             83      policy on obtaining resident student status, waive nonresident tuition either in whole or in part,
             84      but not other fees.


             85          (7) In addition to the waivers of nonresident tuition under Subsection (6), each
             86      institution may, as athletic scholarships, grant full waiver of fees and nonresident tuition, up to
             87      the maximum number allowed by the appropriate athletic conference as recommended by the
             88      president of each institution.
             89          (8) Notwithstanding Subsection (3):
             90          [(8)] (a) [(i)] Personnel of the United States Armed Forces assigned to active duty in
             91      Utah or members of a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces assigned to Utah,
             92      and the immediate members of their families residing with them in this state are entitled to
             93      resident student status for tuition purposes.
             94          [(ii) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), upon the termination of active duty
             95      status, the military personnel and their family members are governed by the standards
             96      applicable to nonmilitary persons.]
             97          (b) Military personnel who had Utah residency immediately prior to their active duty
             98      status or reserve assignment and who reestablish residency in Utah upon the termination of
             99      active duty status or reserve assignment are entitled to resident student status for themselves
             100      and the immediate members of their families residing with them for tuition purposes.
             101          (c) [Notwithstanding Subsection (3), an] An institution within the state system of
             102      higher education shall grant resident student status for tuition purposes to a child of a United
             103      States military person assigned to active duty if the child produces:
             104          (i) one of the following:
             105          (A) the military parent's United States active duty military identification card;
             106          (B) the child's United States active duty military identification and privilege card; or
             107          (C) a statement from the military parent's current company commander stating that the
             108      military parent is on active duty; and
             109          (ii) the military parent's state of legal residence certificate with Utah listed as the
             110      military parent's home of record.
             111          (d) An institution within the state system of higher education shall grant resident
             112      student status for tuition purposes to a military veteran and the military veteran's immediate


             113      family members who reside in the state if the military veteran provides:
             114          (i) evidence of a discharge from the United States Armed Forces, other than a
             115      dishonorable discharge, that occurred in the previous 12 months;
             116          (ii) a signed written declaration that the military veteran has relinquished residency in
             117      any other state and does not maintain a residence elsewhere; and
             118          (iii) objective evidence that the military veteran has taken overt steps to relinquish
             119      residency in any other state and establish residency in Utah, which may include evidence of the
             120      following:
             121          (A) a Utah voter registration card;
             122          (B) a Utah driver license or identification card;
             123          (C) a Utah vehicle registration;
             124          (D) evidence of employment in Utah;
             125          (E) a rental agreement showing name and Utah address; and
             126          (F) utility bills showing name and Utah address.
             127          (9) (a) Aliens who are present in the United States on visitor, student, or other visas
             128      which authorize only temporary presence in this country, do not have the capacity to intend to
             129      reside in Utah for an indefinite period and therefore are classified as nonresidents.
             130          (b) Aliens who have been granted immigrant or permanent resident status in the United
             131      States are classified for purposes of resident student status according to the same criteria
             132      applicable to citizens.
             133          (10) Any American Indian who is enrolled on the tribal rolls of a tribe whose
             134      reservation or trust lands lie partly or wholly within Utah or whose border is at any point
             135      contiguous with the border of Utah, and any American Indian who is a member of a federally
             136      recognized or known Utah tribe and who has graduated from a high school in Utah, is entitled
             137      to resident student status.
             138          (11) A Job Corps student is entitled to resident student status if the student:
             139          (a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a program of
             140      study leading to a degree or certificate; and


             141          (b) submits verification that the student is a current Job Corps student.
             142          (12) (a) A member of the Utah National Guard is entitled to resident student status if
             143      the student:
             144          (i) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a program of study
             145      leading to a degree or certificate; and
             146          (ii) submits verification that the student is a member of the Utah National Guard.
             147          (b) A member of the Utah National Guard who performs active duty service shall be
             148      considered to maintain continuous Utah residency under this section.
             149          (13) A person is entitled to resident student status and may immediately apply for
             150      resident student status if the person:
             151          (a) marries a Utah resident eligible to be a resident student under this section; and
             152          (b) establishes his or her domicile in Utah as demonstrated by objective evidence as
             153      provided in Subsection (3).
             154          (14) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c), a dependent student who has at least one
             155      parent who has been domiciled in Utah for at least 12 months prior to the student's application
             156      is entitled to resident student status.
             157          (15) (a) A person who has established domicile in Utah for full-time permanent
             158      employment may rebut the presumption of a nonresident classification by providing substantial
             159      evidence that the reason for the individual's move to Utah was, in good faith, based on an
             160      employer requested transfer to Utah, recruitment by a Utah employer, or a comparable
             161      work-related move for full-time permanent employment in Utah.
             162          (b) All relevant evidence concerning the motivation for the move shall be considered,
             163      including:
             164          (i) the person's employment and educational history;
             165          (ii) the dates when Utah employment was first considered, offered, and accepted;
             166          (iii) when the person moved to Utah;
             167          (iv) the dates when the person applied for admission, was admitted, and was enrolled
             168      as a postsecondary student;


             169          (v) whether the person applied for admission to an institution of higher education
             170      sooner than four months from the date of moving to Utah;
             171          (vi) evidence that the person is an independent person who is:
             172          (A) at least 24 years of age; or
             173          (B) not claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax returns; and
             174          (vii) any other factors related to abandonment of a former domicile and establishment
             175      of a new domicile in Utah for purposes other than to attend an institution of higher education.
             176          (16) (a) A person who is in residence in Utah to participate in a United States Olympic
             177      athlete training program, at a facility in Utah, approved by the governing body for the athlete's
             178      Olympic sport, shall be entitled to resident status for tuition purposes.
             179          (b) Upon the termination of the athlete's participation in the training program, the
             180      athlete shall be subject to the same residency standards applicable to other persons under this
             181      section.
             182          (c) Time spent domiciled in Utah during the Olympic athlete training program in Utah
             183      counts for Utah residency for tuition purposes upon termination of the athlete's participation in
             184      a Utah Olympic athlete training program.
             185          (17) (a) A person who has established domicile in Utah for reasons related to divorce,
             186      the death of a spouse, or long-term health care responsibilities for an immediate family
             187      member, including the person's spouse, parent, sibling, or child, may rebut the presumption of a
             188      nonresident classification by providing substantial evidence that the reason for the individual's
             189      move to Utah was, in good faith, based on the long-term health care responsibilities.
             190          (b) All relevant evidence concerning the motivation for the move shall be considered,
             191      including:
             192          (i) the person's employment and educational history;
             193          (ii) the dates when the long-term health care responsibilities in Utah were first
             194      considered, offered, and accepted;
             195          (iii) when the person moved to Utah;
             196          (iv) the dates when the person applied for admission, was admitted, and was enrolled


             197      as a postsecondary student;
             198          (v) whether the person applied for admission to an institution of higher education
             199      sooner than four months from the date of moving to Utah;
             200          (vi) evidence that the person is an independent person who is:
             201          (A) at least 24 years of age; or
             202          (B) not claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax returns; and
             203          (vii) any other factors related to abandonment of a former domicile and establishment
             204      of a new domicile in Utah for purposes other than to attend an institution of higher education.
             205          (18) The board, after consultation with the institutions, shall make rules not
             206      inconsistent with this section:
             207          (a) concerning the definition of resident and nonresident students;
             208          (b) establishing procedures for classifying and reclassifying students;
             209          (c) establishing criteria for determining and judging claims of residency or domicile;
             210          (d) establishing appeals procedures; and
             211          (e) other matters related to this section.
             212          (19) A student shall be exempt from paying the nonresident portion of total tuition if
             213      the student:
             214          (a) is a foreign national legally admitted to the Unites States;
             215          (b) attended high school in this state for three or more years; and
             216          (c) graduated from a high school in this state or received the equivalent of a high
             217      school diploma in this state.


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