Chapter 152

2014 -- S 2396 SUBSTITUTE A

Enacted 06/23/14

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RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Introduced By: Senators Felag, Walaska, DiPalma, Ciccone, and Raptakis

Date Introduced: February 12, 2014

 

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Section 30-30.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-30.1 entitled "Educational Benefits for Disabled American Veterans" is hereby amended to read as follows:

30-30.1-1. Educational benefits for disabled American veterans. -- Any veteran who is a permanent resident of this state who submits proof sufficient to establish a veterans' rated ten percent (10%) to one hundred percent (100%) disability by the department of veterans' affairs as a result of military service shall be entitled to take courses at any public institution of higher education in the state without the payment of tuition, exclusive of other fees and charges; Pprovided, however, that any person eligible for financial aid as determined by the institution of higher education, shall apply for such financial aid. Any financial aid award received by the applicant shall be applied towards the full amount of tuition that would otherwise have been charged by the public institution of higher education. Admission into particular courses will be granted upon a space available basis and shall be at the discretion of the particular institutions to which application is made as aforesaid. Students using the tuition waivers for courses and competitive programs shall register at the start of open registration for the applicable semester in accordance with each institution's registration policies. This will include priority registration, where granted to students with disability status. Use of this waiver for competitive programs does not supersede any existing academic criteria for admission into those programs. 

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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