THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

341

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

 

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-502, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[]§304A-502[]]  Power of regents to grant tuition waivers.  (a)  The board of regents, or its designated representatives, is authorized to grant, modify, or suspend tuition waivers.

     (b)  The board may:

     (1)  Waive entirely or reduce the tuition fee or any of the other fees for graduate teaching and research assistants;

     (2)  Enter into agreements with government and university officials of any other state or foreign country to provide for reciprocal waiver of the nonresident tuition and fee differential;

     (3)  Waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for selected students from Pacific and Asian jurisdictions when their presence would be beneficial to the university or the State;

     (4)  Waive entirely or reduce the tuition fee or any of the other fees for students, resident or nonresident; and

     (5)  Waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for members in good standing of the following military units, regardless of their actual state of residence:

         (A)  The Hawaii national guard; and

         (B)  The federal reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who attend drills with units located within the State.

     (c)  Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the board shall waive the tuition fee for each recipient of the Purple Heart who:

     (1)  Is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program of study within the university leading to a degree;

     (2)  Is a resident of the State; and

     (3)  Submits verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that the student was awarded the Purple Heart by the United States Department of Defense for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States.

     (d)  Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, the board shall waive the tuition fee up to $           for each recipient of the Purple Heart who:

     (1)  Is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a graduate program of study within the university leading to a degree;

     (2)  Is a resident of the State; and

     (3)  Submits verification from the Department of Veterans Affairs that the student was awarded the Purple Heart by the United States Department of Defense for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States.

     (e)  The board shall determine the percentage of allowable tuition and fee waivers for financial need and other university priorities.  These tuition waivers and waivers of the nonresident tuition and fee differential shall be awarded in accordance with guidelines established by the board."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

University of Hawaii; Tuition Waiver; Purple Heart Recipients

 

Description:

Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to waive the undergraduate tuition fee and up to a certain amount of the graduate tuition fee for students who were awarded the Purple Heart and meet other requirements.

 

 

 

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