Bill Text: HI SB731 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: University of Hawaii; Tuition Waivers; State Employees
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [SB731 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB731-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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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. Section 304A-502, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§304A-502[]] Power
of regents to grant tuition waivers. (a) The board of regents, or
its designated representatives, is authorized to grant, modify, or suspend
tuition waivers.
The board may:
(1) Waive entirely or reduce the tuition fee or any of the other fees for graduate teaching and research assistants;
(2) Enter into agreements with government and university officials of any other state or foreign country to provide for reciprocal waiver of the nonresident tuition and fee differential;
(3) Waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for selected students from Pacific and Asian jurisdictions when their presence would be beneficial to the university or the State;
(4) Waive entirely or reduce the tuition fee or any of the other fees for students, resident or nonresident; and
(5) Waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for members in good standing of the following military units, regardless of their actual state of residence:
(A) The Hawaii national guard; and
(B) The federal reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who attend drills with units located within the State.
The board shall determine the percentage of allowable tuition and fee waivers for financial need and other university priorities. These tuition waivers and waivers of the nonresident tuition and fee differential shall be awarded in accordance with guidelines established by the board.
(b) The board shall grant tuition waivers for up to six credit hours of classes per semester to state employees to be used at any campus of the University of Hawaii system.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "state employee" means any person who is a full-time permanent employee of the State."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
University of Hawaii; Tuition Waivers; State Employees
Description:
Requires the Board of Regents to grant tuition waivers for up to 6 credit hours per semester to state employees.
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