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From the ECS State Policy Database
Postsecondary Students--Military


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This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format.

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State Status/Date Level Summary
CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Priority Registration for Veterans
A.B. 2133
From bill summary: Enacts the Combat to College Act of 2012, which authorizes a qualifying student to use the 4 academic years during which ...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Community CollegeAcademic Credit for Prior Military Experience
A.B. 2462
Directs the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, using common course descriptors and pertinent recommendations of the American C...

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CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Student Residency Requirements for Veterans.
A.B. 2478
From bill summary: Makes students who were stationed in California for more than one year as active duty military for more than one year imm...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Credit for Veterans' Military Experience
A.C.R. 159
Encourages the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California to consider and adopt the Am...

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NVAdopted 07/2012Postsec.Establishing the Governor's Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs
Executive Order #2012-15
Establishes the Governor's Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs to help identify and prioritize the needs of Nevada veterans. The Council...

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LASigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Resident Tuition for Certain Veterans
H.B. 435
Provides that, with the exception of tuition charged to a veteran under the federal Yellow Ribbon Program, a student who has served in the U...

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MASigned into law 05/2012Postsec.Academic Credit for Military Students
S.B. 2254
Requires public institution of higher education to develop a set of policies and procedures governing the evaluation of a student's military...

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ALSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.National Guard Classified as Residents for Purposes of In-State Tuition
H.B. 97
Classifies certain members of the Alabama National Guard as residents eligible for in-state tuition rates....

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SCSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.Military Student Absence - Make-up Work
H.B. 3558
Requires all state institutions of higher education to allow students to complete assignments or take make-up examinations when an absence i...

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LASigned into law 05/2012Postsec.State Scholarship Program Eligibility for Students in Armed Forces
H.B. 945
Revises eligibility provisions for students who enlist in the U.S. Armed Forces relative to the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students. Pro...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.occupations; creating post-military service occupation, education and credentialing act. effective date.
S.B. 1863
Creates the Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act. Authorizes the public and private institutions of higher educ...

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AKSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Military Training/Postsecondary Credit
H.B. 282
Directs the department or applicable board to accept military education, training, and service credit for some or all of the qualifications ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Postsecondary Course Registration for Veterans
H.B. 45
Requires each Florida College System institution and state university that offers priority course registration for a segment of the student ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.College Credit for Military Training and Education Courses
H.B. 347
Requires the board of governors and the state board of education to adopt regulations & rules, respectively, that enable U.S. Armed Forces s...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Veterans
S.B. 922
Establishes August 7th of each year as "Purple Heart Day," and encourages schools to commemorate Purple Heart Day and honor those wounded or...

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MNSigned into law 04/2012P-12Early Graduation Military Service Award Program
H.F. 2949
Clarifies eligibility for the early graduation military service award program. Establishes a deadline for submission of application and requ...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Postsecondary - Veterans
H.B. 2961
Provides that a combat veteran shall be allowed to register for classes prior to the general student population at any public institution of...

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PASigned into law 04/2012Community CollegeState Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative Program Act
S.B. 560
Establishes State Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative Program. Allows each member of the Assembly to establish a state milit...

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HISigned into law 04/2012Postsec.College-Credit Equivalency Program
H.B. 2639
Amends the University of Hawaii college-credit equivalency program to provide for the awarding of credit for service in the U.S. armed force...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Scholarships for Spouse and Child of Military Member
H.B. 386
SCHOLARSHIPS - Amends existing law relating to scholarships to revise provisions relating to eligibility of a scholarship of a spouse or chi...

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IDSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Academic Credit for Military Training
S.B. 1299
Helps separating service members who leave the military with documented training and experience that can prepare them for civilian employmen...

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INSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Credit for Military Education and Training.
H.B. 1116
Requires a state educational institution to adopt a policy to award educational credit to an individual who is enrolled in a state education...

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VASigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education; Course Credit for Military Experience
H.B. 195
Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education, in accordance with guidelines developed by the State Council o...

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VASigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education; Scheduling Active Duty Military
H.B. 548
Requires public institutions of higher education, in accordance with guidelines developed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virgi...

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SDSigned into law 02/2012Postsec.Veteran Residency Requirements
S.B. 80
Exempts veterans from the twelve-month residency requirement for the purposes of tuition and fees. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bi...

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TXAdopted 02/2012Postsec.Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program
19 TAC 21.2244
Amends eligibility requirements for the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program to clarify that students who have completed the equivalent ...

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TXAdopted 02/2012Postsec.Exemption Program for Veterans and Their Dependents (The Hazlewood Act)
19 TAC 21.2099, 2100, 2102, 2107, 2108
Amends provisions of the Exemption Program for Veterans and their Dependents (The Hazlewood Act). From February 24, 2012 Texas Register (pag...

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NYIssued 11/2011Postsec.Continuing the New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families
Executive Order 34
Continues the New York State Council on Returning Veterans and Their Families, and expands the membership and mission. Expansion of membersh...

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CASigned into law 10/2011Postsec.Residency Requirements for Military or Dependents
A.B. 882
From bill summary: Amends state law to conform with federal law granting a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her dependent, entitlement ...

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CASigned into law 10/2011P-12
Postsec.
California Cadet Corps
S.B. 537
From bill summary: Authorizes the organization of a California Cadet Corps (http://www.cadet.org/cadet/site/default.asp) at each college, co...

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CASigned into law 09/2011Postsec.Priority Enrollment for Veterans
S.B. 813
From bill summary: Existing law requires the California State University and each community college district, and requests the University of...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.National Guard Scholarship Program
H.B. 153 - National Guard Scholarship Program
Amends various provisions related to the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program. Makes students at private institutions of higher education...

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LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.College Credits for Military Personnel
H.B. 500
Awards educational credits to a student enrolled in a public college or university, who is also a veteran, for courses that are part of the ...

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LASigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Tuition Exemption for Military Members
H.B. 232
Revises current statute on providing tuition exemption for family members of a member of the Louisiana National Guard.
http://www.legis.stat...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Tuition and Fee Exemptions for Military Personnel, Veterans and Dependents
S.B. 639
Specifies that military personnel, veterans or dependents seeking the tuition exemption must be currently residing in the state, effective w...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011Community CollegeCommunity College Credit for Military Education/Training
S.B. 275
Directs the board of each community college district, in consultation with the department of veterans' affairs, to develop standards for the...

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VASigned into law 04/2011Postsec.In-State Eligibility for Military Spouse
H.B. 1848/S.B. 1279
Ensures that the established in-state tuition eligibility must not be affected by the establishment and maintenance of a place of residence ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
In-State Tuition for Children of Military Personnel
S.B. 46
Requires an institution of higher education to grant resident status to the child of active duty military personnel if the child produces an...

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KYSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
Resident Tuition for Veterans
H.B. 425 - Resident Tuition for Veterans
Permits the governing board of a public university to adopt a tuition policy whereby any veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard ...

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VASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.In-State Tuition for Veterans
H.B. 1861/S.B. 824
Authorizes certain veterans who elect to establish Virginia as their permanent residence for domiciliary purposes to establish immediate res...

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VASigned into law 03/2011Postsec.In-State Tuition for National Guard
S.B. 1074
Provides in-state tuition for any person who met the requirements for in-state tuition prior to being called to active duty in the National ...

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VASigned into law 02/2011Postsec.Military Reinstatement Guidelines
H.B. 1647
Updates language requiring the State Council of Higher Education to issue and update military reinstatement guidelines to allow reinstatemen...

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MISigned into law 10/2010Postsec.Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program and Other Veteran Assistance
S.B. 1157 - Sec. 480
Expresses legislative intent that each public university receiving a certain state appropriation: (1) Voluntarily participate in the yellow ...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Postsec.Assistance for Students Taking Military Leave of Absence
S.B. 1075
As an alternative to specified protections for a student granted an academic leave of absence for military service, requires an institution,...

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NYVetoed 08/2010P-12
Postsec.
State Interagency Coordinating Council for Service-Disabled Veterans
A.B. 8296A/S.B. 7112
Establishes the New York state interagency coordinating council for service-disabled veterans. Identifies council members, including the com...

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MOSigned into law 05/2010P-12
Postsec.
Scholarship Program
H.B. 2147
Currently, students who are active-duty military dependents are exempt from the three-year attendance requirement for the A+ Program. This s...

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CTSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Veteran Tuition Waiver Clarification
S.B. 215
Clarifies that eligibility for the waiver of tuition at state universities and colleges is limited to veterans who have served time addition...

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VAIssued 03/2010Postsec.Establishing the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment
E.O. 9
Establishes the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. Directs the commission to consider the current ...

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WVSigned into law 03/2010Postsec.Make Public Campuses More Military/Veteran Friendly
H.B. 4145
Requires public higher education institutions to adopt the recent recommendations of the Veterans Initiative Task Force which would make cam...

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NJSigned into law 01/2010Postsec.
Community College
National Guard Tuition Benefits
A.B. 4253
Requires a member of the National Guard to apply for all tuition benefits available through U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in order to ...

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CASigned into law 10/2009P-12
Postsec.
Priority Registration for Armed Forces Members
S.B. 361
Specifies that priority registration provisions of the University of California, California State University and community college districts...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.Higher Education Veterans Campus Service Act
S.B. 1624
Creates the Higher Education Veterans Campus Service Act. Requires all public colleges and universities to conduct a survey of the services ...

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CASigned into law 07/2009Postsec.National Guard Education Assistance Award Program
A.B. 12D - Section 4
From legislative analysis: Establishes the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program on behalf of qualifying members of t...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Veterans' Affairs
H.B. 2178
Creates Campus Veterans' Service Officers Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs; directs department to appoint sufficient number of vet...

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OHAdopted 06/2009Postsec.Resident Tuition for Veterans and Their Families
OAC 3333-1-10
Revises rules relating to student residency for state subsidy and tuition surcharge purposes. Includes in the definition of residents (for p...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Armed Services Scholarship Program
H.B. 3452
Creates the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. Provides eligible students must be a member in good standing of an ROTC program while ...

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NJSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Troops to College Act
A.B. 3360/S.B. 2171
Establishes the Troops to College Program. Directs Commission on Higher Education, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veter...

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GASigned into law 05/2009P-12
Postsec.
HOPE Eligibility for Military Children
H.B. 484
Provides that dependent children of military personnel stationed in the state on active duty meet the residency requirements for purposes of...

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GASigned into law 05/2009Postsec.
Community College
Georgia Military College
S.R. 96
Urges the Board of Trustees and the president of the Georgia Military College to maintain the current military programs at the military juni...

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CASigned into law 07/2008Postsec.
Community College
Services for Veterans
S.B. 1680
Authorizes the California Community Colleges and California State University, and requests the University of California, to coordinate servi...

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GASigned into law 05/2008Postsec.Student Loans
S.B. 169
Creates new sections 20-3-395 ff. related to student loans. Authorizes the Georgia Student Finance Authority to provide direct, low-interest...

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KSSigned into law 04/2008Community CollegeROTC Scholarships to Community College Students
S.B. 437
Authorizes the selection committee at each ROTC institution to award ROTC scholarships to qualifying students enrolled at a community colleg...

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GAVetoed 05/2007Postsec.HOPE Eligibility for Georgia Military College Students
H.B. 363
Relates to eligibility requirements for a Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) grant. Provides that students at Georgia Military ...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Postsec.Military Dependents In-state Tuition Eligibility
H.B. 1996
Clarifies that active duty military personnel, or activated or temporarily mobilized (activated for service for 6 months or more) reservists...

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AZSigned into law 04/2006Postsec.Tuition and Transfer Agreements for Military Personnel and Families
H.B. 2764
Concerns higher education; relates to military personnel and their dependents; provides for reciprocity agreements on acceptance of educatio...

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