Report Title:

University of Hawaii; Veterans; Resident Tuition

 

Description:

Grants resident status to veterans for tuition purposes for a total of thirty-six months at the University of Hawaii system.  (HB2588 HD1)

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2588

TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 304A-402, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§304A-402[]]  Residence for tuition purposes; basic rule.  The board of regents shall adopt the necessary rules defining residence for tuition purposes herein; provided that the basic rule shall be that a student shall qualify for the resident tuition fee only if the following criteria are met:

     (1)  The adult student, or in the case of a minor student, the student's parents or guardians, has or have been a bona fide resident of this State for at least twelve consecutive months next preceding the student's first day of officially scheduled instruction for any semester or term in which the student is enrolling at the particular college or campus; and

     (2)  The adult or minor student has not been claimed as a dependent for tax purposes for at least twelve months next preceding the student's first day of officially scheduled instruction for any semester or term in which the student is enrolling at the particular college or campus by the student's parents or guardians who are nonresidents of the State; provided that this provision shall not apply in cases where the parent claiming the student as a dependent is entitled to do so under a child support order or agreement issued or entered into in conjunction with a divorce proceeding or legal separation agreement and the other parent and the student meet the criteria set forth in paragraph (1)[.];

provided that a veteran who is a resident of any state, district, or territory of the United States, including Washington D.C., Guam, American Samoa, and the Federated States of Micronesia shall also qualify for the resident tuition fee for not more than thirty-six months.  As used in this section, "veteran" means any person who has served in the armed services of the United States and who was honorably discharged."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009 for the University of Hawaii to grant resident status to veterans enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.