Substitute House Bill No. 7248
Public Act No. 19-172
AN ACT CONCERNING IN -STATE STUDENT STATUS FOR
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF CERTAIN MEMBERS O F THE
ARMED FORCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivisions (6) and (7) of section 10a-29 of the general
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective October 1, 2019):
(6) (A) A member of the armed forces who is stationed in this state
pursuant to military orders shall be entitled to classification as an in-
state student.
(B) The spouse of any person who is a member of the armed forces
and stationed in this state pursuant to military orders shall be entitled
to classification as an in-state student. The spouse, while in residence
after the spouse's acceptance for matriculation at a constituent unit of
the state system of higher education in a course of study leading to an
associate, bachelor or advanced degree, shall not lose classification as
an in-state student if the member of the armed forces is thereafter
transferred on military orders;
(7) An unemancipated person whose parent is a member of the
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shall be entitled to classification as an in-state student. The student, (A)
while in continuous attendance toward the degree for which [he] the
student is currently enrolled, or (B) while in residence after his or her
acceptance for matriculation at a constituent unit of the state system of
higher education in a course of study leading to an associate, bachelor
or advanced degree, shall not lose [his residence when] classification as
an in-state student if his or her parent is thereafter transferred on
military orders;