Report Title:

National Guard; Tuition Assistance; Appropriation

Description:

Broadens the scope of the law that provides tuition assistance to Hawaii national guard members attending the University of Hawaii to include commissioned and general officers, and persons pursuing graduate degrees.  (HB1062 HD1)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1062
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 121-45, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§121-45  Tuition assistance for Hawaii national guard personnel to attend the University of Hawaii.  (a)  The adjutant general, subject to the availability of funds, may award tuition assistance to qualified enlisted persons, warrant officers, and [company grade] commissioned and general officers [(0-1 through 0-3)] in the Hawaii national guard who are:

     (1)  Residents of the State, as defined by the board of regents pursuant to section [[]304A‑402[]]; and

     (2)  [Undergraduate students] Students working toward a degree on any campus of the University of Hawaii."

     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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.