Bill Text: HI HB426 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Tuition Waivers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-27 - Referred to CMV, HET, FIN, referral sheet 1 [HB426 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HB426-Introduced.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to tuition waivers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the authority of granting tuition waivers by the University of Hawaii system, including its community colleges, is a matter of statewide concern.
The purpose of this Act is to require the University of Hawaii system and its community colleges to waive tuition for the dependent children of disabled veterans, or active or reserve members of the armed forces who were killed in action, subject to certain requirements.
SECTION 2. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Tuition waivers; children of
eligible veterans. (a) The University of Hawaii, including its
community colleges, shall waive tuition for any qualified student who demonstrates
financial need and is a dependent child of:
(1) A disabled veteran;
(2) An eligible
veteran or national guard member who was killed in action while engaged in
active federal military or naval service; or
(3) A purple heart medal
recipient, alive or deceased, awarded in 2001 or later;
who has been domiciled in
the State for at least five years or was domiciled in the State for at least five
years at the time of their death.
(b)
For purposes of this section:
"Dependent child" includes
an adopted child or stepchild that has been a dependent of a veteran, national guard
member, or purple heart recipient described in subsection (a) for at least five
years prior to their application for a tuition waiver at a University of Hawaii
campus.
"Disabled veteran"
means a veteran who is determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
to have a service-connected one hundred per cent disability rating for compensation
or a service-connected disability rating of one hundred per cent due to the physical
or psychological injuries received while on duty with the armed forces of the
United States.
"Eligible veteran or
national guard member" means a veteran or national guard member who was an
active or reserve member of the United states military or naval forces, or a national
guard member called to active duty, who served in the active federal service
under title 10 or title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or conflict
fought on foreign soil, in international waters, or in another location in
support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters.
"Qualified student" means
a student under the age of twenty-four.
(c) The board of regents may adopt rules pursuant
to chapter 91 to implement this section."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
UH Tuition Waivers; Military; Children
Description:
Requires UH and the community colleges under certain circumstances to waive tuition for dependent children of service-connected one hundred per cent disability veterans and active or reserve members of the armed forces who were killed in action.
The summary description
of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
