LCO 3785 \\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544-R02- HB.docx 1 of 17 General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5544 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 3785 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: (HED) AN ACT CONCERNING FE E WAIVERS FOR VETERA NS ATTENDING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 10a-77 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2 (a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 3 of the Community-Technical Colleges] Regents for Higher Education 4 shall fix fees for tuition at the regional community-technical colleges and 5 shall fix fees for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at 6 the regional community-technical colleges, and may make refunds to 7 the same. 8 (b) The Board of [Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges] 9 Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to 10 be known as the Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating 11 Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon 12 request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the 13 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 2 of 17 Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the amount of the 14 appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation 15 applicable to the community-technical colleges pursuant to subsection 16 (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, and all 17 tuition revenue received by the regional community-technical colleges 18 in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall 19 be deposited in said fund. Income from student fees or related charges; 20 the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business enterprises, gifts and 21 donations; federal funds and grants for purposes other than research, 22 and all receipts derived from the conduct by the colleges of their 23 education extension programs and summer school sessions shall be 24 credited to said fund but shall be allocated to the central office and 25 institutional operating accounts which shall be established and 26 maintained for the central office and each community-technical college. 27 If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves 28 such transfer, the secretary may require the amount of the appropriation 29 for operating expenses to be used for personal services and fringe 30 benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer shall review 31 and approve the transfer prior to such request by [the] said board. [of 32 trustees.] The board shall establish an equitable policy for allocation of 33 appropriations from general revenues of the state, fringe benefits 34 transferred from the Comptroller and tuition revenue deposited in the 35 Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund. At the 36 beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the board shall allocate and 37 transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys for expenditure in such 38 institutional operating accounts, exclusive of amounts retained for 39 central office operations and reasonable reserves for future distribution. 40 All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant to subsection (f) of this 41 section shall be charged to the Regional Community-Technical Colleges 42 Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to facilities supported 43 by operating funds and costing one million dollars or more shall require 44 the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 45 is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 46 receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 47 as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 48 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 3 of 17 Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 49 obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of community-50 technical colleges. 51 (c) [Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not] Not later than 52 sixty days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board 53 of Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 54 committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 55 relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 56 of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 57 on the actual expenditures of the Regional Community-Technical 58 Colleges Operating Fund. 59 (d) Said board [of trustees] shall (1) waive the payment of tuition at 60 any of the regional community-technical colleges [(1)] (A) for any 61 dependent child of a person whom the armed forces of the United States 62 has declared to be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war 63 while serving in such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child 64 has been accepted for admission to such institution and is a resident of 65 the state at the time such child is accepted for admission to such 66 institution, [(2) subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, 67 for any (A) veteran who performed service in time of war, as defined in 68 section 27-103, or (B) person with a qualifying condition, as defined in 69 said section, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or 70 dishonorable from active service in the armed forces and who 71 performed service in time of war, except that for purposes of this 72 subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include time spent in 73 attendance at a military service academy, which veteran or person has 74 been accepted for admission to such institution and is domiciled in this 75 state at the time such veteran or person is accepted for admission to such 76 institution, (3)] (B) for any resident of the state sixty-two years of age or 77 older, provided, at the end of the regular registration period, there are 78 enrolled in the course a sufficient number of students other than those 79 residents eligible for waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the 80 course in which such resident intends to enroll and there is space 81 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 4 of 17 available in such course after accommodating all such students, [(4)] (C) 82 for any student attending the Connecticut State Police Academy who is 83 enrolled in a law enforcement program at said academy offered in 84 coordination with a regional community-technical college which 85 accredits courses taken in such program, [(5)] (D) for any active member 86 of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who [(A)] (i) has been 87 certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 88 as a member in good standing of the guard, and [(B)] (ii) is enrolled or 89 accepted for admission to such institution on a full-time or part-time 90 basis in an undergraduate degree-granting program, [(6)] (E) for any 91 dependent child of a [(A)] (i) police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, 92 or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, [(B)] (ii) firefighter, as 93 defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire company, [(C)] 94 (iii) municipal employee, or [(D)] (iv) state employee, as defined in 95 section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, [(7)] (F) for any resident of the 96 state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a specified 97 terrorist victim who was a resident of this state, [(8)] (G) for any 98 dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 99 multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 100 Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and [(9)] (H) for any resident of the 101 state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 102 killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 103 forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 104 a resident of this state, and (2) waive the payment of tuition and student 105 fees at any of the regional community-technical colleges, subject to the 106 provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 107 performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 108 person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 109 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 110 service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 111 except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 112 not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 113 which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 114 institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 115 person is accepted for admission to such institution. If any person who 116 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 5 of 17 receives a tuition or student fee waiver in accordance with the 117 provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 118 from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 119 educational reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in 120 subdivision (2) of this subsection and members of the National Guard 121 described in [subdivision (5)] subparagraph (D) of subdivision (1) of this 122 subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 123 tuition waivers in registering for courses at regional community-124 technical colleges. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as 125 used in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for 126 less than one year. 127 (e) [(1)] If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 128 applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 129 Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 130 Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition and 131 student fees at any of the regional community-technical colleges for 132 such veteran [in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection] for 133 any amount in excess of the federal educational assistance received by 134 such veteran. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 135 veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 136 denied or withdrawn, said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment 137 of tuition and student fees in accordance with subsection (d) of this 138 section. 139 [(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 140 means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 141 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to a regional 142 community-technical college on behalf of a veteran that represents 143 payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) 144 the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to a 145 regional community-technical college on behalf of such veteran by (ii) 146 an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by such 147 college to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 148 charged by such college to such veteran. 149 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 6 of 17 (B) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition in excess 150 of the veteran tuition benefit at any of the regional community-technical 151 colleges for such veteran.] 152 (f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated regional community-153 technical college tuition revenue, an amount not less than that required 154 by said board's tuition policy. Such funds shall be used to provide 155 tuition waivers, tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and 156 student employment for residents enrolled in regional community-157 technical colleges as full or part-time matriculated students in a degree-158 granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, who 159 demonstrate substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside 160 from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one 161 per cent of said tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who 162 would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have 163 a financial need as determined by the college in accordance with this 164 subsection. In determining such financial need, the college shall exclude 165 the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's parents or 166 legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the student is 167 not considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal guardians and 168 shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the rate of thirty per 169 cent. 170 (g) The Regional Community-Technical Colleges Operating Fund 171 shall be reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition and student fee 172 waivers granted under subsection (d) of this section exceed five per cent 173 of tuition and student fee revenue through an annual state 174 appropriation. The board of trustees shall request such an appropriation 175 and [said] such appropriation shall be based upon an estimate of tuition 176 and student fee revenue loss using tuition rates and student fees in effect 177 for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 178 (h) Said board [of trustees] shall allow any student who is a member 179 of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll 180 in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which 181 was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment 182 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 7 of 17 shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four 183 years after the date of release from active duty without additional 184 tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been 185 fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was 186 not completed. 187 Sec. 2. Section 10a-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 188 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 189 (a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of [Trustees 190 of the Connecticut State University System] Regents for Higher 191 Education shall fix fees for tuition and shall fix fees for such other 192 purposes as the board deems necessary at the university, and may make 193 refunds of the same. 194 (b) The Board of [Trustees of the Connecticut State University 195 System] Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a 196 fund to be known as the Connecticut State University System Operating 197 Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and upon 198 request by the Connecticut State University System and with the annual 199 review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 200 Management, the amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits 201 pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the 202 State Comptroller and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut 203 State University System in accordance with the provisions of subsection 204 (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. Income from student 205 fees or related charges, the proceeds of auxiliary activities and business 206 enterprises, gifts and donations, federal funds and grants, subject to the 207 provisions of sections 10a-98 to 10a-98g, inclusive, and all receipts 208 derived from the conduct by a state university of its education extension 209 program and its summer school session shall be credited to said fund 210 but shall be allocated to the central office and institutional operating 211 accounts which shall be established and maintained for the central office 212 and each state university. Any such gifts and donations, federal funds 213 and grants for purposes of research shall be allocated to separate 214 accounts within such central office and institutional operating accounts. 215 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 8 of 17 If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management disapproves 216 such transfer, [he] the secretary may require the amount of the 217 appropriation for operating expenses to be used for personal services 218 and fringe benefits to be excluded from said fund. The State Treasurer 219 shall review and approve the transfer prior to such request by [the 220 university] said board. The board [of trustees] shall establish an 221 equitable policy for allocation of appropriations from general revenues 222 of the state, fringe benefits transferred from the State Comptroller and 223 tuition revenue deposited in the Connecticut State University System 224 Operating Fund. At the beginning of each quarter of the fiscal year, the 225 board shall allocate and transfer, in accordance with said policy, moneys 226 for expenditure in such institutional operating accounts, exclusive of 227 amounts retained for central office operations and reasonable reserves 228 for future distribution. All costs of waiving or remitting tuition pursuant 229 to subsection (f) of this section shall be charged to the Connecticut State 230 University System Operating Fund. Repairs, alterations or additions to 231 facilities supported by the Connecticut State University System 232 Operating Fund and costing one million dollars or more shall require 233 the approval of the General Assembly, or when the General Assembly 234 is not in session, of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any balance of 235 receipts above expenditures shall remain in said fund, except such sums 236 as may be required for deposit into a debt service fund or the General 237 Fund for further payment by the Treasurer of debt service on general 238 obligation bonds of the state issued for purposes of the Connecticut 239 State University System. 240 (c) [Commencing December 1, 1984, and thereafter not] Not later than 241 sixty days after the close of each quarter, the [board of trustees] Board 242 of Regents for Higher Education shall submit to the joint standing 243 committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 244 relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, the Office 245 of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and Management a report 246 on the actual expenditures of the Connecticut State University System 247 Operating Fund. 248 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 9 of 17 (d) Said board shall (1) waive the payment of tuition fees at the 249 Connecticut State University System [(1)] (A) for any dependent child 250 of a person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to 251 be missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in 252 such armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted 253 for admission to such institution and is a resident of the state at the time 254 such child is accepted for admission to such institution, [(2) subject to 255 the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 256 performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 257 person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 258 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 259 service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 260 except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 261 not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 262 which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 263 institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 264 person is accepted for admission to such institution, (3)] (B) for any 265 resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 266 accepted for admission to such institution, provided [(A)] (i) such 267 resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or [(B)] (ii) at the end 268 of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a 269 sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for 270 waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such 271 resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course 272 after accommodating all such students, [(4)] (C) for any student 273 attending the Connecticut Police Academy who is enrolled in a law 274 enforcement program at said academy offered in coordination with the 275 university which accredits courses taken in such program, [(5)] (D) for 276 any active member of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who 277 [(A)] (i) has been certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant 278 General's designee as a member in good standing of the guard, and [(B)] 279 (ii) is enrolled or accepted for admission to such institution on a full-280 time or part-time basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-281 granting program, [(6)] (E) for any dependent child of a [(A)] (i) police 282 officer, as defined in section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary 283 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 10 of 17 police officer, [(B)] (ii) firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member 284 of a volunteer fire company, [(C)] (iii) municipal employee, or [(D)] (iv) 285 state employee, as defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, [(7)] 286 (F) for any resident of this state who is a dependent child or surviving 287 spouse of a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, 288 [(8)] (G) for any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed 289 in a multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 290 and Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and [(9)] (H) for any resident 291 of the state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person 292 who was killed in action while performing active military duty with the 293 armed forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and 294 who was a resident of this state, and (2) waive the payment of tuition 295 and student fees at the Connecticut State University System, subject to 296 the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, for any (A) veteran who 297 performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) 298 person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has 299 received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 300 service in the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, 301 except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall 302 not include time spent in attendance at a military service academy, 303 which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to such 304 institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 305 person is accepted for admission to such institution. If any person who 306 receives a tuition or student fee waiver in accordance with the 307 provisions of this subsection also receives educational reimbursement 308 from an employer, such waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such 309 educational reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in 310 subdivision (2) of this subsection and members of the National Guard 311 described in [subdivision (5)] subparagraph (D) of subdivision (1) of this 312 subsection shall be given the same status as students not receiving 313 tuition waivers in registering for courses at Connecticut state 314 universities. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used 315 in this subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less 316 than one year. 317 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 11 of 17 (e) [(1)] If any veteran described in subsection (d) of this section has 318 applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 319 Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the [board of trustees] Board of 320 Regents for Higher Education shall waive the payment of tuition and 321 student fees at the Connecticut State University System for such veteran 322 [in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection] for any amount 323 in excess of the federal educational assistance received by such veteran. 324 If any such veteran certifies to said board that such veteran's application 325 for such federal educational assistance has been denied or withdrawn, 326 said board [of trustees] shall waive the payment of tuition and student 327 fees in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 328 [(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 329 means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 330 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to the 331 Connecticut State University System on behalf of a veteran that 332 represents payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by 333 multiplying (i) the total amount of such federal educational assistance 334 to be paid to the Connecticut State University System on behalf of such 335 veteran by (ii) an amount obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition 336 charged by the Connecticut State University System to such veteran by 337 (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees charged by the Connecticut 338 State University System to such veteran. 339 (B) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition in excess 340 of the veteran tuition benefit at the Connecticut State University System 341 for such veteran.] 342 (f) Said board shall set aside from its anticipated tuition revenue, an 343 amount not less than that required by the [board of governors'] board's 344 tuition policy established under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of 345 section 10a-6. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, 346 tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 347 employment for any undergraduate or graduate student who is enrolled 348 as a full or part-time matriculated student in a degree-granting 349 program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, and who 350 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 12 of 17 demonstrates substantial financial need. Said board may also set aside 351 from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to one 352 per cent of said tuition revenue for financial assistance for students who 353 would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do have 354 a financial need as determined by the university in accordance with this 355 subsection. In determining such financial need, the university shall 356 exclude the value of equity in the principal residence of the student's 357 parents or legal guardians, or in the student's principal residence if the 358 student is not considered to be a dependent of his parents or legal 359 guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent student at the 360 rate of thirty per cent. 361 (g) The Connecticut State University System Operating Fund shall be 362 reimbursed for the amount by which the tuition and student fee waivers 363 granted under subsection (d) of this section exceed two and one-half per 364 cent of tuition and student fee revenue through an annual state 365 appropriation. The board [of trustees] shall request such an 366 appropriation and [said] such appropriation shall be based upon an 367 estimate of tuition and student fee revenue loss using tuition rates and 368 student fees in effect for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will 369 apply. 370 (h) Said board [of trustees] shall allow any student who is a member 371 of the armed forces called to active duty during any semester to enroll 372 in any course for which such student had remitted tuition but which 373 was not completed due to active duty status. Such course reenrollment 374 shall be offered to any qualifying student for a period not exceeding four 375 years after the date of release from active duty without additional 376 tuition, student fee or related charge, except if such student has been 377 fully reimbursed for the tuition, fees and charges for the course that was 378 not completed. 379 Sec. 3. Subsections (d) to (h), inclusive, of section 10a-105 of the 380 general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 381 thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 382 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 13 of 17 (d) [Commencing December 1, 1981, and thereafter not] Not later 383 than sixty days after the close of each quarter, the board of trustees shall 384 submit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 385 cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 386 agencies, the Office of Higher Education and the Office of Policy and 387 Management a report on the actual expenditures of The University of 388 Connecticut Operating Fund and The University of Connecticut Health 389 Center Operating Fund containing such relevant information as the 390 Office of Policy and Management may require. [in the form prescribed 391 by the board of regents in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10a-392 8.] 393 (e) Said board of trustees shall (1) waive the payment of tuition fees 394 at The University of Connecticut [(1)] (A) for any dependent child of a 395 person whom the armed forces of the United States has declared to be 396 missing in action or to have been a prisoner of war while serving in such 397 armed forces after January 1, 1960, which child has been accepted for 398 admission to The University of Connecticut and is a resident of the state 399 at the time such child is accepted for admission to said institution, [(2) 400 subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section, for any (A) 401 veteran who performed service in time of war, as defined in section 27-402 103, or (B) person with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, 403 who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable 404 from active service in the armed forces and who performed service in 405 time of war, except that for purposes of this subsection, "service in time 406 of war" shall not include time spent in attendance at a military service 407 academy, which veteran or person has been accepted for admission to 408 said institution and is domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or 409 person is accepted for admission to said institution, (3)] (B) for any 410 resident of the state sixty-two years of age or older who has been 411 accepted for admission to said institution, provided [(A)] (i) such 412 resident is enrolled in a degree-granting program, or [(B)] (ii) at the end 413 of the regular registration period, there are enrolled in the course a 414 sufficient number of students other than those residents eligible for 415 waivers pursuant to this subdivision to offer the course in which such 416 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 14 of 17 resident intends to enroll and there is space available in such course 417 after accommodating all such students, [(4)] (C) for any active member 418 of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard who [(A)] (i) has been 419 certified by the Adjutant General or such Adjutant General's designee 420 as a member in good standing of the guard, and [(B)] (ii) is enrolled or 421 accepted for admission to said institution on a full-time or part-time 422 basis in an undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program, [(5)] 423 (D) for any dependent child of a [(A)] (i) police officer, as defined in 424 section 7-294a, or supernumerary or auxiliary police officer, [(B)] (ii) 425 firefighter, as defined in section 7-323j, or member of a volunteer fire 426 company, [(C)] (iii) municipal employee, or [(D)] (iv) state employee, as 427 defined in section 5-154, killed in the line of duty, [(6)] (E) for any 428 resident of the state who is the dependent child or surviving spouse of 429 a specified terrorist victim who was a resident of the state, [(7)] (F) for 430 any dependent child of a resident of the state who was killed in a 431 multivehicle crash at or near the intersection of Routes 44 and 10 and 432 Nod Road in Avon on July 29, 2005, and [(8)] (G) for any resident of the 433 state who is a dependent child or surviving spouse of a person who was 434 killed in action while performing active military duty with the armed 435 forces of the United States on or after September 11, 2001, and who was 436 a resident of this state, and (2) waive the payment of tuition and student 437 fees at The University of Connecticut, subject to the provisions of 438 subsection (f) of this section, for any (A) veteran who performed service 439 in time of war, as defined in section 27-103, or (B) person with a 440 qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has received a 441 discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in 442 the armed forces and who performed service in time of war, except that 443 for purposes of this subsection, "service in time of war" shall not include 444 time spent in attendance at a military service academy, which veteran 445 or person has been accepted for admission to said institution and is 446 domiciled in this state at the time such veteran or person is accepted for 447 admission to said institution. If any person who receives a tuition or 448 student fee waiver in accordance with the provisions of this subsection 449 also receives educational reimbursement from an employer, such 450 waiver shall be reduced by the amount of such educational 451 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 15 of 17 reimbursement. Veterans and persons described in subdivision (2) of 452 this subsection and members of the National Guard described in 453 [subdivision (4)] subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection 454 shall be given the same status as students not receiving tuition waivers 455 in registering for courses at The University of Connecticut. 456 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-30, as used in this 457 subsection, "domiciled in this state" includes domicile for less than one 458 year. 459 (f) [(1)] If any veteran described in subsection (e) of this section has 460 applied for federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans 461 Educational Assistance Act of 2008, the board of trustees shall waive the 462 payment of tuition and student fees at The University of Connecticut for 463 such veteran [in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection] for 464 any amount in excess of the federal educational assistance received by 465 such veteran. If any such veteran certifies to said board that such 466 veteran's application for such federal educational assistance has been 467 denied or withdrawn, said board of trustees shall waive the payment of 468 tuition in accordance with subsection (d) of this section. 469 [(2) (A) For purposes of this subdivision, "veteran tuition benefit" 470 means the portion of federal educational assistance under the Post-9/11 471 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to be paid to The 472 University of Connecticut on behalf of a veteran that represents 473 payment for tuition. Such portion shall be calculated by multiplying (i) 474 the total amount of such federal educational assistance to be paid to The 475 University of Connecticut on behalf of such veteran by (ii) an amount 476 obtained by dividing (I) the actual tuition charged by The University of 477 Connecticut to such veteran by (II) the sum of the actual tuition and fees 478 charged by The University of Connecticut to such veteran. 479 (B) Said board of trustees shall waive the payment of tuition in excess 480 of the veteran tuition benefit at The University of Connecticut for such 481 veteran.] 482 (g) Said board of trustees shall set aside from its anticipated tuition 483 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 16 of 17 revenue, an amount not less than that required by the board of 484 governors' tuition policy established under subdivision (3) of subsection 485 (a) of section 10a-6. Such funds shall be used to provide tuition waivers, 486 tuition remissions, grants for educational expenses and student 487 employment for any undergraduate, graduate or professional student 488 who is enrolled as a full or part-time matriculated student in a degree-489 granting program, or enrolled in a precollege remedial program, and 490 who demonstrates substantial financial need. Said board may also set 491 aside from its anticipated tuition revenue an additional amount equal to 492 one per cent of said tuition revenue for financial assistance for students 493 who would not otherwise be eligible for financial assistance but who do 494 have a financial need as determined by the university in accordance 495 with this subsection. In determining such financial need, the university 496 shall exclude the value of equity in the principal residence of the 497 student's parents or legal guardians, or in the student's principal 498 residence if the student is not considered to be a dependent of his 499 parents or legal guardians and shall assess the earnings of a dependent 500 student at the rate of thirty per cent. 501 (h) The University of Connecticut Operating Fund shall be 502 reimbursed for the amount by which tuition and student fee waivers 503 granted under subsection (e) of this section exceed two and one-half per 504 cent of tuition and student fee revenue through an annual state 505 appropriation. The board of trustees shall request such an appropriation 506 and [said] such appropriation shall be based upon an estimate of tuition 507 and student fee revenue loss using tuition rates and student fees in effect 508 for the fiscal year in which such appropriation will apply. 509 Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 31-11ss of the 510 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 511 thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 512 (2) In connection with providing the assistance described in 513 subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, each liaison designated 514 pursuant to this subsection shall also assist a veteran served by the 515 program to obtain funding for the cost of attending a qualifying 516 Committee Bill No. 5544 LCO 3785 {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-05544- R02-HB.docx } 17 of 17 advanced manufacturing certificate program. Such funding may 517 include, but need not be limited to, (A) tuition and student fee waivers 518 under sections 10a-77, as amended by this act, and 10a-99, as amended 519 by this act, and (B) expenditures from the Workforce Training Authority 520 Fund under section 31-11jj. 521 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2021 10a-77 Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 10a-99 Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 10a-105(d) to (h) Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 31-11ss(c)(2) HED Joint Favorable