Bill Text: VA HB1371 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Higher educational institutions, public; tuition and mandatory fee waivers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Left in Appropriations [HB1371 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB1371-Introduced.html
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HOUSE BILL NO. 1371
Offered January 12, 2018
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 23.1-609.1, relating to public institutions of higher education; tuition and mandatory fee waivers; certain veterans.
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Patron-- Turpin
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 23.1-609.1 as follows:

§23.1-609.1. Veterans; tuition and mandatory fee waivers.

A. As used in this section, "veteran" has the same meaning as provided in §23.1-500.

B. A veteran is entitled to a waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for up to 150 credit hours at any public institution of higher education if:

1. He resided in the Commonwealth for at least six months immediately preceding his entrance into service in the Armed Forces of the United States;

2. He served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least one year;

3. He returned to reside in the Commonwealth within six months of his discharge from service in the Armed Forces of the United States; and

4. He resides in the Commonwealth.

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