53B-8e-103 - Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients -- Qualifications -- Limitations. - Utah Statutes

53B-8e-103. Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients -- Qualifications --Limitations.
(1) Beginning in the 2004-05 academic year, a state institution of higher education shallwaive undergraduate tuition for each Purple Heart recipient who:
(a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduateprogram of study leading to a degree or certificate;
(b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and
(c) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heartrecipient.
(2) (a) Beginning in the 2008-09 academic year, a state institution of higher educationshall waive graduate tuition as provided in this Subsection (2) for each Purple Heart recipientwho:
(i) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a graduate programof study leading to a degree;
(ii) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102; and
(iii) submits verification as provided in Subsection (3) that the student is a Purple Heartrecipient.
(b) To qualify for a graduate tuition waiver, a Purple Heart recipient shall apply for agraduate program no later than 10 years from the day on which the Purple Heart recipientcompletes an undergraduate degree.
(c) The total amount of all graduate tuition waived for a Purple Heart recipient may notexceed $10,000.
(d) A Purple Heart recipient may receive a graduate tuition waiver for a period of timethat does not exceed the lesser of:
(i) the time it takes for the Purple Heart recipient to complete a graduate degree; or
(ii) five years after the day on which the Purple Heart recipient is accepted to a graduateprogram.
(3) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver shall request the Department ofVeterans' Affairs to provide the verification required by Subsection (1)(c). The Department ofVeterans' Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining evidence satisfactory to thedivision that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.
(4) The State Board of Regents may request reimbursement from the Legislature forcosts incurred in providing the tuition waiver under this section.

Amended by Chapter 185, 2008 General Session