Chapter 197
2015 -- S 0749 SUBSTITUTE A
Enacted 07/09/2015

A N   A C T
RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- TUITION FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS UNDER A POST-911 GI BILL AND MONTGOMERY GI BILL

Introduced By: Senator Maryellen Goodwin
Date Introduced: March 24, 2015

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
     SECTION 1. Title 30 of the General Laws entitled "MILITARY AFFAIRS AND
DEFENSE" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter:
CHAPTER 30.3
TUITION FOR COVERED INDIVIDUALS UNDER POST-911 GI BILL AND
MONTGOMERY GI BILL
     30-30.3-1. In-state tuition eligibility. – (a) Pursuant to the reauthorization of the Federal
Higher Education Act of 2008 and passage of the Veterans, Access, Choice and Accountability
Act of 2014, the following individuals shall be entitled to pay tuition and fees at an institution of
higher education at the rates provided for Rhode Island residents without regard to the length of
time the person has lived in this state:
     (1) Any active duty member or the spouse or dependent of an active duty member of any
branch of the uniformed services who has been on active duty for a period of more than thirty
(30) days; or
     (2) Any active duty member who is injured while on active duty, and whose injuries
causes him or her to be on active duty for a period of less than thirty (30) days; or
     (3) Any veteran of the uniformed services who is eligible for Federal GI Bill educational
benefits; or
     (4) Any other individual who is eligible for transferred Federal GI Bill educational
benefits or the Fry Scholarship, provided that he or she lives in the state of Rhode Island while
attending a Rhode Island public postsecondary institution.
     (b) The council of postsecondary education shall develop a policy and rules and
regulations to ensure that public postsecondary institutions in this state implement the changes set
forth in this section.
     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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