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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 309
February Session, 2020
LCO No. 2126
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING TU ITION WAIVERS FOR DEPENDENT
CHILDREN OF PERMANEN TLY DISABLED VETERANS AT PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2020): 3
(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any of 4
the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child 5
of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 6
be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 7
such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 8
for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 9
such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 10
provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 11
performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 12
person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 13
received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 14 Raised Bill No. 309
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service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 15
except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 16
not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 17
which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 18
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 19
person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident 20
of the state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the 21
regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient 22
number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers 23
pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident 24
intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after 25
accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the 26
Connecticut State Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement 27
program at said academy offered in coordination with a regional 28
community-technical college which accredits courses taken in such 29
program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air 30
National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or 31
such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the 32
guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution 33
on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate degree-granting 34
program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 35
in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 36
firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 37
company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 38
section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state 39
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 40
victim who was a resident of this state, (8) for any dependent child of a 41
resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 42
intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 43
[and] (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 44
surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 45
active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 46
after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, and (10) 47
for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 48
spouse of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled, as 49 Raised Bill No. 309
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determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, for an 50
injury incurred while performing active military duty with the armed 51
forces of the United States and who is a resident of the state, provided 52
any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be for tuition in excess 53
of any assistance received by such resident pursuant to the Survivors' 54
and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of said department. 55
If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the 56
provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 57
from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 58
educational reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in 59
subdivision (2) of this subsection and members of the National Guard 60
described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the same 61
status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses 62
at regional community-technical colleges. Notwithstanding the 63
provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 64
this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 65
Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 66
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 67
2020): 68
(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees at the 69
Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a 70
person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 71
missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such 72
armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 73
admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 74
such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 75
provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 76
performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 77
person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 78
received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 79
service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 80
except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 81
not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 82
which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 83 Raised Bill No. 309
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institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 84
person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident 85
of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 86
admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 87
a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 88
period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 89
other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 90
subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 91
and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 92
students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy 93
who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered 94
in coordination with the university which accredits courses taken in 95
such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 96
Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 97
or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 98
the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such 99
institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or 100
graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) 101
police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 102
auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 103
member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 104
state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 105
for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving 106
spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (8) 107
for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 108
multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 109
Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state 110
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 111
killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 112
forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 113
a resident of this state, and (10) for any resident of the state who is a 114
dependent child or surviving spouse of a veteran who is permanently 115
and totally disabled, as determined by the United States Department of 116
Veterans Affairs, for an injury incurred while performing active military 117
duty with the armed forces of the United States and who is a resident of 118 Raised Bill No. 309
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the state, provided any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be 119
for tuition in excess of any assistance received by such resident pursuant 120
to the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of 121
said department. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 122
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 123
educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 124
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 125
and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and members 126
of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection 127
shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers 128
in registering for courses at Connecticut state universities. 129
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 130
subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 131
year. 132
Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 133
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 134
2020): 135
(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 136
The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 137
whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 138
in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 139
forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission 140
to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time 141
such child is accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the 142
provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 143
performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 144
person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 145
received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 146
service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 147
except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 148
not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 149
which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to said 150
institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 151
person is accepted for admission to said institution, (3) for any resident 152 Raised Bill No. 309
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of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 153
admission to said institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 154
a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 155
period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 156
other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 157
subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 158
and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 159
students, (4) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air 160
National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or 161
such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the 162
guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution 163
on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate 164
degree-granting program, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police 165
officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary 166
police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of 167
a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state 168
employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for 169
any resident of the state who is the dependent child or surviving spouse 170
of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any 171
dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 172
multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 173
Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (8) for any resident of the state 174
who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 175
killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 176
forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 177
a resident of this state, and (9) for any resident of the state who is a 178
dependent child or surviving spouse of a veteran who is permanently 179
and totally disabled, as determined by the United States Department of 180
Veterans Affairs, for an injury incurred while performing active military 181
duty with the armed forces of the United States and who is a resident of 182
the state, provided any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be 183
for tuition in excess of any assistance received by such resident pursuant 184
to the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of 185
said department. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 186
accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 187 Raised Bill No. 309
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educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 188
reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 189
and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and members 190
of the National Guard described in subdivision (4) of this subsection 191
shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers 192
in registering for courses at The University of Connecticut. 193
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 194
subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 195
year. 196
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2020 10a-77(d)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 10a-99(d)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10a-105(e)
Statement of Purpose:
To waive the payment of tuition at public institutions of higher
education for the dependent children of veterans who are permanently
and totally disabled and reside in the state.
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underlined.]