Bill Text: IN SB0177 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Tuition rates for veterans.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-4)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 137 [SB0177 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0177-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 21-14.
Synopsis: Tuition rates for veterans. Provides that qualified veterans
are eligible for the resident tuition rate for undergraduate courses upon
enrolling in a state educational institution not later than 12 months after
discharge or separation from the United States armed forces. Requires
a qualified veteran to provide to the state educational institution, not
later than 12 months after enrolling in the state educational institution,
proof that the qualified veteran has: (1) registered to vote in Indiana;
(2) obtained an Indiana driver's license or state identification card; (3)
registered the qualified veteran's motor vehicle in Indiana; or (4)
obtained employment in Indiana. Provides that if the qualified veteran
does not provide the required proof of residency: (1) the qualified
veteran is subject to the tuition policies established by the state
educational institution; and (2) the qualified veteran must repay the
state educational institution an amount that equals the difference
between the nonresident tuition rate and the tuition rate charged to the
qualified veteran during the first 12 months of the qualified veteran's
enrollment at the state educational institution. Provides that a qualified
veteran who enrolls later than 12 months after the qualified veteran's
discharge or separation date is subject to the tuition policies determined
by the state educational institution. Provides that qualified veterans
who enroll in graduate degree programs are subject to the tuition
policies determined by the state educational institution.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
February 14, 2013, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
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Chapter 12. Resident Tuition for Veterans
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualified course" means a course prescribed by a state educational institution to obtain an undergraduate degree.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "qualified veteran" means an individual who:
(1) served in the armed forces of the United States; and
(2) received an honorable discharge.
Sec. 3. A qualified veteran who enrolls in a state educational institution not later than twelve (12) months after the date of the qualified veteran's discharge or separation from the armed forces of the United States is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate determined by the state educational institution for a qualified course taken by the qualified veteran while attending the state
educational institution.
Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a qualified veteran is
eligible to pay a resident tuition rate for a qualified course:
(1) regardless of whether the qualified veteran has resided in
Indiana long enough after receiving a discharge or separation
from the armed forces of the United States to establish
Indiana residency under the otherwise applicable policies of
the state educational institution; and
(2) regardless of whether the qualified veteran has returned
to Indiana for the primary purpose of attending the state
educational institution.
(b) A qualified veteran must provide to the state educational
institution, not later than twelve (12) months after the date the
qualified veteran enrolls in the state educational institution:
(1) proof that the qualified veteran has registered to vote in
Indiana; or
(2) proof that the qualified veteran has:
(A) obtained an Indiana driver's license or a state
identification card under IC 9-24;
(B) registered the qualified veteran's motor vehicle in
Indiana; or
(C) obtained employment in Indiana.
If a qualified veteran fails to comply with this subsection, the
qualified veteran is subject to the tuition policies determined by the
state educational institution. The state educational institution may
charge the qualified veteran an amount that equals the difference
between the nonresident tuition rate and the tuition charged to the
qualified veteran for qualified courses in which the qualified
veteran enrolled during the first twelve (12) months of enrollment
at the state educational institution.
Sec. 5. A qualified veteran who enrolls in a state educational
institution later than twelve (12) months after the date of the
qualified veteran's discharge or separation from the armed forces
of the United States is subject to the tuition policies determined by
the state educational institution.
Sec. 6. A qualified veteran who enrolls in a graduate degree
program at a state educational institution is subject to the tuition
policies determined by the state educational institution.
