Bill Text: IN SB0177 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
Chapter 12.2. 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:
(1) who:
(A) served in the armed forces of the United States or the Indiana National Guard; and
(B) received an honorable discharge; or
(2) who currently is serving in the Indiana National Guard.
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 or the Indiana National Guard 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 or the Indiana
National Guard 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;
(2) proof that the qualified veteran has:
(A) obtained an Indiana driver's license or a state
identification card under IC 9-24; or
(B) registered the qualified veteran's motor vehicle in
Indiana; or
(3) any other proof of residency as approved by the
commission.
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 or the Indiana National Guard 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.
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date:
Time:
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