Bill Text: HI HB426 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Tuition Waivers.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-03-11 - Referred to HRE/PSM, WAM. [HB426 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-HB426-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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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 the University of Hawaii system, including its community colleges, to grant tuition waivers 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 who has been a dependent of a veteran,
national guard member, or purple heart medal recipient described in subsection
(a) for at least five years prior to the child's 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 years.
(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 on July 1, 3000.
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, active or reserve members of the armed forces who were killed in action, and purple heart medal recipients awarded in 2001 or later. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
