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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7062
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3529
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING TU ITION WAIVERS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS O F VETERANS
AND GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any 4
of the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent 5
child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has 6
declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 7
while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 8
has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 9
the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 10
institution, (2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 11
for any (A) veteran who performed service in time of war, as defined 12
in section 27-103, or (B) person with a qualifying condition, as defined 13
in said section, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct 14 Raised Bill No. 7062
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or dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and who 15
performed service in time of war, except that for purposes of this 16
subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 17
attendance at a military service academy, which veteran or person has 18
been accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this 19
state at the time such veteran or person is accepted for admission to 20
such institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age 21
or older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there 22
are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than 23
those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to 24
offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is 25
space available in such course after accommodating all such students, 26
(4) for any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy 27
who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered 28
in coordination with a regional community-technical college which 29
accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active member of 30
the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has been 31
certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 32
as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is enrolled or 33
accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 34
basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) for any 35
dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or 36
supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in 37
section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal 38
employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in 39
the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a dependent 40
child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a 41
resident of this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of the 42
state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection 43
of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) 44
for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 45
spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active 46
military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or after 47
September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, (10) for any 48
resident of the state who is a dependent child of a veteran entitled to a 49 Raised Bill No. 7062
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tuition waiver under subdivision (2) of this subsection, which 50
dependent child is not also entitled to a tuition waiver under 51
subdivision (1) of this section, except that the number of semesters for 52
which such dependent child may receive any such tuition waiver shall 53
be calculated by subtracting from eight the number of semesters such 54
veteran received such tuition waiver, and (11) for any resident of the 55
state who is a parent whose child was killed in action or the surviving 56
spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing active 57
military duty with the armed forces of the United States. If any person 58
who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the provisions of this 59
subsection also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, 60
such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational 61
reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in subdivision (2) of 62
this subsection and members of the National Guard described in 63
subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the same status as 64
students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses at 65
regional community-technical colleges. Notwithstanding the 66
provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 67
this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 68
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 70
1, 2019): 71
(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees at the 72
Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a 73
person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 74
missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 75
such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 76
for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the 77
time such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject 78
to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran 79
who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or 80
(B) person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who 81
has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from 82
active service in the armed forces and who performed service in time 83 Raised Bill No. 7062
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of war, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of 84
war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service 85
academy, which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to 86
such institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran 87
or person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any 88
resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 89
accepted for admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident 90
is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the 91
regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient 92
number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers 93
pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident 94
intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after 95
accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the 96
Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement 97
program at said academy offered in coordination with the university 98
which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any active 99
member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 100
been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 101
designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is 102
enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or 103
part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting 104
program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 105
in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 106
firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 107
company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 108
section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of this state 109
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 110
victim who was a resident of the state, (8) for any dependent child of a 111
resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near 112
the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 113
2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 114
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while 115
performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United 116
States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this 117
state, (10) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child of a 118 Raised Bill No. 7062
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veteran entitled to a tuition waiver under subdivision (2) of this 119
subsection, which dependent child is not also entitled to a tuition 120
waiver under subdivision (1) of this subsection, except that the number 121
of semesters for which such dependent child may receive any such 122
tuition waiver shall be calculated by subtracting from eight the 123
number of semesters such veteran received such tuition waiver, and 124
(11) for any resident of the state who is a parent whose child was killed 125
in action or the surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action 126
while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the 127
United States. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 128
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 129
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 130
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 131
and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and 132
members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 133
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 134
tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 135
universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 136
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 137
than one year. 138
Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 139
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 140
1, 2019): 141
(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 142
The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 143
whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 144
in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 145
forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 146
admission to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the 147
state at the time such child is accepted for admission to said institution, 148
(2) subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any (A) 149
veteran who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-150
103, or (B) person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said 151
section, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or 152 Raised Bill No. 7062
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dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and who 153
performed service in time of war, except that for purposes of this 154
subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 155
attendance at a military service academy, which veteran or person has 156
been accepted for admission to said institution and is domiciled in this 157
state at the time such veteran or person is accepted for admission to 158
said institution, (3) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age 159
or older who has been accepted for admission to said institution, 160
provided (A) such resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, 161
or (B) at the end of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in 162
the course a sufficient number of students other than those residents 163
eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in 164
which such resident intends to enroll and there is space available in 165
such course after accommodating all such students, (4) for any active 166
member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who (A) has 167
been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's 168
designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) is 169
enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or 170
part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting 171
program, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 172
in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 173
firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 174
company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 175
section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for any resident of the state 176
who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 177
victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any dependent child of a 178
resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near 179
the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 180
2005, [and] (8) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 181
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while 182
performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United 183
States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this 184
state, (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child of a 185
veteran entitled to a tuition waiver under subdivision (2) of this 186
subsection, which dependent child is not also entitled to a tuition 187 Raised Bill No. 7062
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waiver under subdivision (1) of this subsection, except that the number 188
of semesters for which such dependent child may receive any such 189
tuition waiver shall be calculated by subtracting from eight the 190
number of semesters such veteran received such tuition waiver, and 191
(10) for any resident of the state who is a parent whose child was killed 192
in action or the surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action 193
while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the 194
United States. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 195
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 196
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 197
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 198
and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and 199
members of the National Guard described in subdivision (4) of this 200
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 201
tuition waivers in registering for courses at The University of 202
Connecticut. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 203
in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 204
than one year. 205
Sec. 4. Section 10a-143 of the general statutes is amended by adding 206
subsections (h) and (i) as follows (Effective July 1, 2019): 207
(NEW) (h) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive 208
the payment of course enrollment fees at Charter Oak State College (1) 209
for any dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the 210
United States has declared to be missing in action or to have been a 211
prisoner of war while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 212
1960, which child has been accepted for admission to such institution 213
and is a resident of the state at the time such child is accepted for 214
admission to such institution, (2) subject to the provisions of 215
subsection (i) of this section, for any (A) veteran who performed 216
service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) person with a 217
qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has received a 218
discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service 219
in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, except 220
that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall not 221 Raised Bill No. 7062
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include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which 222
veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such institution 223
and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or person is 224
accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident of the 225
state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the regular 226
registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number 227
of students other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to 228
this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to 229
enroll and there is space available in such course after accommodating 230
all such students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut State 231
Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said 232
academy offered in coordination with a regional community-technical 233
college which accredits courses taken in such program, (5) for any 234
active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who 235
(A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant 236
General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and (B) 237
is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time 238
or part-time basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, (6) 239
for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined in section 7-240
294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as 241
defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, (C) 242
municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in section 5-154, 243
killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state who is a 244
dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist victim who 245
was a resident of this state, (8) for any dependent child of a resident of 246
the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 247
intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 248
2005, (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 249
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while 250
performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United 251
States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this 252
state, (10) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child of a 253
veteran entitled to a tuition waiver under subdivision (2) of this 254
subsection, which dependent child is not also entitled to a tuition 255
waiver under subdivision (1) of this section, except that the number of 256 Raised Bill No. 7062
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semesters for which such dependent child may receive any such 257
tuition waiver shall be calculated by subtracting from eight the 258
number of semesters such veteran received such tuition waiver, and 259
(11) for any resident of the state who is a parent whose child was killed 260
in action or the surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action 261
while performing active military duty with the armed forces of the 262
United States. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 263
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 264
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 265
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 266
and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and 267
members of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this 268
subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 269
tuition waivers in registering for courses at Charter Oak State College. 270
As used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile 271
for less than one year. 272
(NEW) (i) (1) If any veteran described in subsection (h) of this 273
section has applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-274
9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the Board of 275
Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition at 276
Charter Oak State College for such veteran in accordance with 277
subdivision (2) of this subsection. If any such veteran certifies to said 278
Board of Regents for Higher Education that such veteran's application 279
for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, 280
said Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment 281
of tuition in accordance with subsection (h) of this section. 282
(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 283
means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-284
9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to Charter 285
Oak State College on behalf of a veteran that represents payment for 286
tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the total 287
amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to Charter 288
Oak State College on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount obtained 289
by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by Charter Oak State College 290 Raised Bill No. 7062
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to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by 291
Charter Oak State College to such veteran. 292
(B) Said Board of Regents for Higher Education shall waive the 293
payment of tuition in excess of the veteran tuition benefit at Charter 294
Oak State College for such veteran. 295
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 10a-77(d)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10a-99(d)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10a-105(e)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 10a-143
Statement of Purpose:
To permit the dependent child of a veteran to receive a tuition fee
waiver when such veteran is entitled to such waiver but has received
fewer than eight semesters' worth of such waiver, and to permit the
parent of a child who was killed in action or the surviving spouse of a
person who was killed in action to receive a tuition fee waiver.
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