Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00309 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 309
7	7	February Session, 2020
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11	11	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
12	12	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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15	15	Introduced by:
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21	21	AN ACT CONCERNING TU ITION WAIVERS FOR DEPENDENT
22	22	CHILDREN OF PERMANEN TLY DISABLED VETERANS AT PUBLIC
23	23	INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
24	24	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	25	Assembly convened:
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27	27	Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 10a-77 of the general statutes is 1
28	28	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
29	29	2020): 3
30	30	(d) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition at any of 4
31	31	the regional community-technical colleges (1) for any dependent child 5
32	32	of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 6
33	33	be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 7
34	34	such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 8
35	35	for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 9
36	36	such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 10
37	37	provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 11
38	38	performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 12
39	39	person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 13
40	40	received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 14 Raised Bill No. 309
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46	46	service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 15
47	47	except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 16
48	48	not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 17
49	49	which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 18
50	50	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 19
51	51	person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident 20
52	52	of the state sixty-two years of age or older, provided, at the end of the 21
53	53	regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient 22
54	54	number of students other than those residents eligible for waivers 23
55	55	pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such resident 24
56	56	intends to enroll and there is space available in such course after 25
57	57	accommodating all such students, (4) for any student attending the 26
58	58	Connecticut State Police Academy who is enrolled in a law enforcement 27
59	59	program at said academy offered in coordination with a regional 28
60	60	community-technical college which accredits courses taken in such 29
61	61	program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air 30
62	62	National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or 31
63	63	such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the 32
64	64	guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution 33
65	65	on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate degree-granting 34
66	66	program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) police officer, as defined 35
67	67	in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, (B) 36
68	68	firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 37
69	69	company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state employee, as defined in 38
70	70	section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) for any resident of the state 39
71	71	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified terrorist 40
72	72	victim who was a resident of this state, (8) for any dependent child of a 41
73	73	resident of the state who was killed in a multivehicle crash at or near the 42
74	74	intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, 43
75	75	[and] (9) for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or 44
76	76	surviving spouse of a person who was killed in action while performing 45
77	77	active military duty with the armed forces of the United States on or 46
78	78	after September 11, 2001, and who was a resident of this state, and (10) 47
79	79	for any resident of the state who is a dependent child or surviving 48
80	80	spouse of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled, as 49 Raised Bill No. 309
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86	86	determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, for an 50
87	87	injury incurred while performing active military duty with the armed 51
88	88	forces of the United States and who is a resident of the state, provided 52
89	89	any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be for tuition in excess 53
90	90	of any assistance received by such resident pursuant to the Survivors' 54
91	91	and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of said department. 55
92	92	If any person who receives a tuition waiver in accordance with the 56
93	93	provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 57
94	94	from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 58
95	95	educational reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in 59
96	96	subdivision (2) of this subsection and members of the National Guard 60
97	97	described in subdivision (5) of this subsection shall be given the same 61
98	98	status as students not receiving tuition waivers in registering for courses 62
99	99	at regional community-technical colleges. Notwithstanding the 63
100	100	provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this subsection, "domiciled in 64
101	101	this state" includes domicile for less than one year. 65
102	102	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10a-99 of the general statutes is 66
103	103	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 67
104	104	2020): 68
105	105	(d) Said board shall waive the payment of tuition fees at the 69
106	106	Connecticut State University System (1) for any dependent child of a 70
107	107	person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 71
108	108	missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such 72
109	109	armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 73
110	110	admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 74
111	111	such child is accepted for admission to such institution, (2) subject to the 75
112	112	provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 76
113	113	performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 77
114	114	person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 78
115	115	received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 79
116	116	service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 80
117	117	except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 81
118	118	not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 82
119	119	which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 83 Raised Bill No. 309
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125	125	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 84
126	126	person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3) for any resident 85
127	127	of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 86
128	128	admission to such institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 87
129	129	a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 88
130	130	period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 89
131	131	other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 90
132	132	subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 91
133	133	and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 92
134	134	students, (4) for any student attending the Connecticut Police Academy 93
135	135	who is enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered 94
136	136	in coordination with the university which accredits courses taken in 95
137	137	such program, (5) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or 96
138	138	Air National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General 97
139	139	or such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of 98
140	140	the guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such 99
141	141	institution on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or 100
142	142	graduate degree-granting program, (6) for any dependent child of a (A) 101
143	143	police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or 102
144	144	auxiliary police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or 103
145	145	member of a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) 104
146	146	state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (7) 105
147	147	for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving 106
148	148	spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (8) 107
149	149	for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 108
150	150	multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 109
151	151	Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (9) for any resident of the state 110
152	152	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 111
153	153	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 112
154	154	forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 113
155	155	a resident of this state, and (10) for any resident of the state who is a 114
156	156	dependent child or surviving spouse of a veteran who is permanently 115
157	157	and totally disabled, as determined by the United States Department of 116
158	158	Veterans Affairs, for an injury incurred while performing active military 117
159	159	duty with the armed forces of the United States and who is a resident of 118 Raised Bill No. 309
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165	165	the state, provided any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be 119
166	166	for tuition in excess of any assistance received by such resident pursuant 120
167	167	to the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of 121
168	168	said department. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 122
169	169	accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 123
170	170	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 124
171	171	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 125
172	172	and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and members 126
173	173	of the National Guard described in subdivision (5) of this subsection 127
174	174	shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers 128
175	175	in registering for courses at Connecticut state universities. 129
176	176	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 130
177	177	subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 131
178	178	year. 132
179	179	Sec. 3. Subsection (e) of section 10a-105 of the general statutes is 133
180	180	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 134
181	181	2020): 135
182	182	(e) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition fees at 136
183	183	The University of Connecticut (1) for any dependent child of a person 137
184	184	whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be missing 138
185	185	in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such armed 139
186	186	forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for admission 140
187	187	to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state at the time 141
188	188	such child is accepted for admission to said institution, (2) subject to the 142
189	189	provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 143
190	190	performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 144
191	191	person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 145
192	192	received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 146
193	193	service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 147
194	194	except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 148
195	195	not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 149
196	196	which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to said 150
197	197	institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 151
198	198	person is accepted for admission to said institution, (3) for any resident 152 Raised Bill No. 309
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204	204	of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been accepted for 153
205	205	admission to said institution, provided (A) such resident is enrolled in 154
206	206	a degree-granting program, or (B) at the end of the regular registration 155
207	207	period, there are enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students 156
208	208	other than those residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this 157
209	209	subdivision to offer the course in which such resident intends to enroll 158
210	210	and there is space available in such course after accommodating all such 159
211	211	students, (4) for any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air 160
212	212	National Guard who (A) has been certified by the Adjutant General or 161
213	213	such Adjutant General's designee as a member in good standing of the 162
214	214	guard, and (B) is enrolled or accepted for admission to said institution 163
215	215	on a full-time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate 164
216	216	degree-granting program, (5) for any dependent child of a (A) police 165
217	217	officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary 166
218	218	police officer, (B) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of 167
219	219	a volunteer fire company, (C) municipal employee, or (D) state 168
220	220	employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, (6) for 169
221	221	any resident of the state who is the dependent child or surviving spouse 170
222	222	of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, (7) for any 171
223	223	dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 172
224	224	multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 173
225	225	Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, [and] (8) for any resident of the state 174
226	226	who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 175
227	227	killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 176
228	228	forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 177
229	229	a resident of this state, and (9) for any resident of the state who is a 178
230	230	dependent child or surviving spouse of a veteran who is permanently 179
231	231	and totally disabled, as determined by the United States Department of 180
232	232	Veterans Affairs, for an injury incurred while performing active military 181
233	233	duty with the armed forces of the United States and who is a resident of 182
234	234	the state, provided any waiver of tuition under this subdivision shall be 183
235	235	for tuition in excess of any assistance received by such resident pursuant 184
236	236	to the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of 185
237	237	said department. If any person who receives a tuition waiver in 186
238	238	accordance with the provisions of this subsection also receives 187 Raised Bill No. 309
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244	244	educational reimbursement from an employer, such waiver shall be 188
245	245	reduced by the amount of such educational reimbursement. Veterans 189
246	246	and persons described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and members 190
247	247	of the National Guard described in subdivision (4) of this subsection 191
248	248	shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers 192
249	249	in registering for courses at The University of Connecticut. 193
250	250	Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 194
251	251	subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 195
252	252	year. 196
253	253	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
254	254	sections:
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256	256	Section 1 July 1, 2020 10a-77(d)
257	257	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 10a-99(d)
258	258	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10a-105(e)
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260	260	Statement of Purpose:
261	261	To waive the payment of tuition at public institutions of higher
262	262	education for the dependent children of veterans who are permanently
263	263	and totally disabled and reside in the state.
264	264	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
265	265	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
266	266	underlined.]
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