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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 18
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 87
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3
rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION WAIVERS FOR DEPENDENT
CHILDREN OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS AT PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to require the Board 1
of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The 2
University of Connecticut to waive the payment of tuition at the public 3
institutions of higher education under each board's governance for any 4
dependent child of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled, 5
as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, for 6
an injury incurred while performing active military duty with the armed 7
forces of the United States and who is a resident of the state. 8
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.