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HB 574 Tuition, in-state; applicable to certain military dependents.

Introduced by: Phillip A. Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

In-state tuition for spouses and dependents of certain military personnel. Eliminates various residency, income tax, and employment requirements governing eligibility for in-state tuition for spouses and dependents of military personnel residing in Virginia pursuant to military orders and claiming residency in another state, and extends in-state tuition eligibility only to the child or spouse of active duty, enlisted, nonofficer military personnel in certain instances. Children and spouses of other military personnel would no longer be able to establish in-state tuition eligibility by meeting the various residency, income tax, and other requirements.

If the nonresident student is the child of an active, enlisted, nonofficer member of the armed forces, the nonmilitary parent must be a registered voter in Virginia, and the child must have been claimed as a dependent by the member of the armed forces for income tax purposes. If the student is the spouse of an active, enlisted, nonofficer member of the armed forces, then the student must be a registered Virginia voter. The period of eligibility for in-state tuition shall not exceed the period of residency required by military orders. These students would be counted as in-state students for admissions, enrollment, and tuition and fee revenue policy purposes.

Children and spouses of all military personnel--regardless of status--may also establish domicile in the same manner as any other student.

Under current law, spouses and dependents of military personnel--regardless of active duty or officer status--must meet various residency, income tax, and employment requirements to be eligible for in-state tuition; military personnel are not currently granted in-state tuition.


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