| 3 | 2 | | *CRH013* 11/20/2024 8:09:06 AM CRH013 |
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| 4 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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| 5 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 6 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1005 3 |
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| 7 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 8 | 7 | | By: Representative Ray 5 |
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| 9 | 8 | | By: Senators Hill, J. Dotson 6 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 11 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 12 | 11 | | AN ACT REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION; TO AMEND THE LAW 9 |
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| 13 | 12 | | REGARDING TUITION WAIVERS FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD 10 |
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| 14 | 13 | | SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN TO INCLUDE PROGRAMS OF STUDY 11 |
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| 15 | 14 | | LEADING TO A POSTSECONDARY CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL; 12 |
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| 16 | 15 | | AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 |
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| 18 | 17 | | 15 |
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| 19 | 18 | | Subtitle 16 |
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| 20 | 19 | | TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING TUITION 17 |
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| 21 | 20 | | WAIVERS FOR ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD 18 |
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| 22 | 21 | | SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN TO INCLUDE PROGRAMS 19 |
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| 23 | 22 | | OF STUDY LEADING TO A POSTSECONDARY 20 |
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| 24 | 23 | | CERTIFICATE OR CREDENTIAL. 21 |
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| 26 | 25 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 23 |
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| 28 | 27 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-60-214(a), concerning the eligibility 25 |
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| 29 | 28 | | requirements for tuition benefits for soldiers and airmen of the Arkansas 26 |
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| 30 | 29 | | National Guard, is amended to read as follows: 27 |
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| 31 | 30 | | (a) A soldier or airman of the Arkansas National Guard may attend a 28 |
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| 32 | 31 | | state-supported institution of higher education tuition -free if the soldier 29 |
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| 33 | 32 | | or airman: 30 |
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| 34 | 33 | | (1) Is an Arkansas resident or is eligible for in -state tuition 31 |
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| 35 | 34 | | under § 6-60-205; 32 |
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| 36 | 35 | | (2) Except as provided in subdivision (f)(3) of this section, 33 |
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| 37 | 36 | | has completed initial active duty training; 34 |
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| 38 | 37 | | (3) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, is in 35 |
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| 39 | 38 | | good standing as an active soldier or airman of the Arkansas National Guard; 36 HB1005 |
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| 42 | 41 | | (4) Has been accepted to and is enrolled in a state -supported 1 |
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| 43 | 42 | | institution of higher education as a student in good standing; 2 |
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| 44 | 43 | | (5) Completed and submitted to the United States Department of 3 |
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| 45 | 44 | | Education a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); 4 |
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| 46 | 45 | | (6) Submitted applications for: 5 |
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| 47 | 46 | | (A) Federal and state grants and scholarships for which 6 |
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| 48 | 47 | | the soldier or airman is eligible; and 7 |
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| 49 | 48 | | (B) Grants and scholarships awarded by the state -supported 8 |
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| 50 | 49 | | institution of higher education in which the soldier or airman is enrolled; 9 |
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| 51 | 50 | | (7) Is enrolled in a program of study leading to an 10 |
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| 52 | 51 | | undergraduate degree or a postsecondary credential or certificate ; and 11 |
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| 53 | 52 | | (8) Has not received a bachelor's degree. 12 |
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