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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: ED DP 7-3-2-0 |
HB 2240: tuition waiver; children; veterans; disabilities
Sponsor: Representative Blackman, LD 7
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Overview
Requires the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) and a community college district (CCD) to provide a tuition waiver scholarship to the eligible child or dependent of a member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces who has a disability rating of 30% or more.
History
A person is eligible for a tuition waiver scholarship at an Arizona public university or community college if they are the child or spouse of:
1) a peace officer, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency paramedic, National Guard member or U.S. Armed Forces member who was an Arizona resident or stationed in Arizona and who was killed in the line of duty or who died from injuries suffered in the line of duty; or
2) an Arizona resident who was a U.S. Armed Forces veteran or who served as a peace officer, firefighter or U.S. Armed Forces member at the time of their death, who suffered a post-traumatic stress injury in the line of duty and who died by suicide.
To be eligible, a child must be 30 years old or younger and a spouse may not be remarried. Tuition waiver scholarships are limited for a spouse or any one child to: 1) 64 credit hours at Arizona community colleges; and 2) a total number of credits equal to the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree at Arizona public universities for the student's initially declared course of study (A.R.S. § 15-1808).
The Spouses of Military Veterans Tuition Scholarship Fund is administered by ABOR to award tuition scholarships to the spouses of honorably discharged U.S. Armed Forces veterans. The spouse must be a resident of Arizona while receiving the scholarship, amongst other prescribed requirements (A.R.S. § 15-1809).
Provisions
1. Requires ABOR or a CCD, after verification by the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services, to provide a tuition waiver scholarship at any Arizona public university or community college to the child or dependent of a member or former member of the U.S. Armed Forces who:
a. has a disability rating determined by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs of 30% or more; and
b. is an Arizona resident or was stationed in Arizona at the time of injury that resulted in the disability rating.
2. Specifies a child or dependent is eligible for a tuition waiver scholarship only if they:
a. are 30 years old or younger;
b. have not been convicted of a felony;
c. meet the public university's or community college's admissions qualifications;
d. do not have more than 64 credit hours at an Arizona community college; and
e. do not have a total number of postsecondary education credits equal to the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree at a public university for their initially declared course of study.
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