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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
HOUSE BILL 2652 By: Echols
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to higher education; creating the
Oklahoma Veteran Educational Assistance Act; waiving
enrollment fees and tuition for ve terans at certain
institutions; establishing eligibility criteria for
waiver; requiring proof of service ; providing for
codification; providing an effective date; and
declaring an emergency .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 3251 of Title 70, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma
Veteran Educational Assistance Act ".
B. Subject to the provisions of this section, the enrollment
fees charged to any veteran of the uniformed military services of
the United States or Oklahoma National Guard who enrolls at a
community college or two-year college in The Oklahoma State System
of Higher Education or the tuition charged to any veteran who
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enrolls in a public postsecondary technology center school or
college shall be waived.
C. The educational benefits provided in this act shall:
1. Be available for veterans who have previously completed
basic military training, military occupational specialty training or
skill-level training;
2. Be available for a period of ten (10) years from the date of
initial membership; and
3. Not be available to veterans who have completed a
baccalaureate degree.
D. Any veteran who receives a waiver of enrollment fees or
tuition pursuant to the Oklahoma Veteran Educational Assistance Act
shall provide proof of service for a duration of at least four (4)
years by submitting a signed DD Form 214 Report of Separation from
the United States Department of Defense . It shall be the
responsibility of the veteran to obtain a certificate from the
commanding officer attesting to the satisfactory military
performance of the veteran and to present the certificate to the
educational institution in order to obtain a n enrollment fee or
tuition waiver.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2021.
SECTION 3. It being immediately n ecessary for the preservation
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
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declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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