Report Title:
Post-secondary Education; Tuition Assistance; Military
Description:
Authorizes the UH board of regents to set tuition fees for members of the Hawaii national guard and reserves at the same level as tuition fees for resident students. (CD1)
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1648 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 2 |
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C.D. 1 |
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 304-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The board may charge resident and nonresident tuition fees for regular courses of instruction at any University of Hawaii campus, including any community college.
The board may also charge other fees for special programs of instruction, as well as laboratory fees, course fees, fees for student activities, and an information technology user fee. The board may charge other fees for summer session or evening courses, including differential fees for nonresident students.
The board may [waive]:
(1) Waive entirely or reduce the tuition fee or any of the other fees for graduate teaching and research assistants[. The board may enter];
(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[. The board may waive];
(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[. The board may waive];
(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.
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 on July 1, 2006.