§ 28-42-81 - Tuition costs. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-42-81

   § 28-42-81  Tuition costs. – (a) Any individual who receives any sums as benefits pursuant to chapters 42– 44 of this title whose household income is less than three (3) times thefederal poverty level as established by the U.S. Department of Health and HumanServices and who may not be claimed as a dependent for federal income taxpurposes, shall be eligible to enroll in any course, for credit, in any collegeor university operated by the state, without the payment of any tuition orregistration fees; provided, that any person eligible for financial aid, asdetermined by the institution of higher education, shall apply for financialaid. Any financial aid award received by the applicant shall be applied towardthe full amount of tuition that would otherwise have been charged by thecollege or university. This section shall not be applicable in any coursewithout a vacancy, nor shall the registration of any such individual(s) beconsidered in determining the minimum number of students necessary for a givencourse to be offered. The enrollment shall not deem the individual to beineligible for any benefits for which he or she would have otherwise beeneligible. Any individual who enrolls in any course pursuant to this sectionshall still be required to comply with § 28-44-12.

   (b) Any individual who has exhausted benefits within a sixty(60) day period before the start of a class for which that individual hasregistered in a state college or university shall be eligible for benefitspursuant to this section.

   (c) Any individual whose tuition benefits have becomeexhausted after he or she has started a class in a state college or university,shall be eligible for continuation of tuition benefits pursuant to this sectionuntil the completion of the class.