From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Students--Military

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. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary DE Signed into law 09/2013 Postsec. Delaware Veterans Trust Fund H.B. 85 Grants authority to the Delaware Commission of Veterans' Affairs to establish and administer the Delaware Veterans Trust Fund which allows honorably discharged Delaware veterans to petition the Fund for financial assistance relative to education. http://www.le... More... RI Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Credit for Military Training H.B. 5711, S.B. 638 Requires that all higher education institutions in the state adopt a policy and promulgate regulations to award educational credits to veterans enrolled in their institution for courses that were part of the student's military training. http://webserver.rilin... More... OR Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Purple Heart Veteran Education Benefits H.B. 2158 Amends existing law to require that the student provide proof that the student has established a physical presence in Oregon within 12 months of being enrolled at the public university or community college. Allows for the amount of tuition waived under this se... More... IL To governor 06/2013 Postsec. Priority University/College Enrollment for Service Members and Veterans S.B. 2245 Requires that the governing board of each public university and community college give a service member or veteran the earliest possible enrollment opportunity that the institution offers. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/SB/PDF/09800SB2245lv.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Veterans in Higher Education S.B. 1158 Amends eligibility requirements for tuition exemption for spouses and children of veterans; requires veteran to either be totally and permanently disabled or meet the eligibility requirements for individual unemployability. Transfers oversight of program from ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Readmission of Veterans to Graduate/Professional Programs; Study of Education Benefits and Tuition Exemptions S.B. 1159 Requires a general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit to readmit a person who was initially offered admission to, but did not enter or withdrew from, a graduate or professional program due to deployment on active military duty outside t... More... NH Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Credit for Military Service, Training and Experience H.B. 519 Requires that the division of higher education in the department of education develop and adopt a policy on academic credit for a student's military occupation, military training, coursework, and experience, and to consult with institutions of higher education... More... SC Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Military Training S.B. 417 Provides a public, postsecondary institution may award educational credit to an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces for a course that is part of military training. Requires institution to implement related policies, regulations within a specified t... More... AL Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Residency Determination for Military Students, Spouses, and Dependents H.B. 424 Requires a public postsecondary institution, for purposes of admission and tuition, to consider as a resident student a full-time active duty member of the U.S. armed forces stationed in Alabama (or spouse), or a member of the Alabama National Guard or veteran... More... AL Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Military Students and Licensure Renewal for Deployed Military H.B. 338 Requires board of a state public educational institution, community college, or technical school to adopt, by December 31, 2013, a policy requiring each institution under the board's supervision to award credit to students for prior military training or servic... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Tuition Rates for Veterans S.B. 177 Provides that qualified veterans are eligible for the resident tuition rate for undergraduate courses upon enrolling in a state educational institution not later than 12 months after discharge or separation from the United States armed forces or Indiana Nation... More... MT Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Scholarships for Montana Purple Heart recipients H.B. 447 Provides higher education scholarships for eligible Montana Purple Heart recipients. http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2013/billpdf/HB0447.pdf... More... WV Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Veteran Advocates H.B. 2490 Directs postsecondary institutions to establish and implement measures to improve veteran access, retention, and degree completion. Stipulates specific measures, including awarding prior learning, providing financial and psychological counseling, and veteran-f... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Rights of Higher Education Students Involved in Military Service S.B. 5343 Grants attendance flexibility towards active service members of the Washington national guard or any other military reserve or guard component who is a student at an institution of higher education and who is ordered for a period of thirty days or less to eith... More... WA Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Early Course Registration Period for Eligible Veterans and National Guard Members H.B. 1109 Mandates institutions of higher education that offer an early course registration period for any segment of the student population to have a process in place to offer students who are eligible veterans or national guard members early course registration. New s... More... KS Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Credit for Military Training H.B. 2078 Authorizes certain licensing boards to accept education, training or experience completed in the military towards licensure. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/hb2078_enrolled.pdf... More... AK Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Military Training for Transferable Credit/Temporary License H.B. 84 Accepts military education, training, and service for some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate provided the service is substantially equivalent to some or all of the qualifications otherwise required an... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Combat to College Program. S.B. 115 Creates and defines the Combat to College program. Each state institution that has at least 200 veterans enrolled will create a Combat to College program. Defines program requirements, role of program coordinator. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2013/SE/SE... More... KS Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Credit for Online Courses - Military Students H.B. 2181 Authorizes a licensing body to waive educational requirements towards certification or licensure for any former military service member who completes a distance education course through an accredited educational institution. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b20... More... OR Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Exemption From Nonresident Status for Higher Education H.B. 2787 Provides exemption from nonresident status for higher education to students (or students who are financially dependent upon a person who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States) who are not United States residents and attending a p... More... UT Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. College Credits for Veterans H.B. 254 Requires an institution within the state higher education system to award credit for military service and training as recommended by a postsecondary accreditation agency or association designated by the state board of regents or the Utah College of Applied Tec... More... MT Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Credit for Prior Learning Through Military Service H.B. 317 Authorizes the commissioner to develop criteria for awarding academic credit at a postsecondary institution for a student's prior learning through military service and submit a proposed policy that incorporates those criteria to the board of regents for approv... More... NM Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Military War Veteran Scholarship Fund H.B. 247 Partially from bill analysis: Defines military war veteran and permits the higher education department to administer the fund and make disbursements from it to reimburse postsecondary educational institutions under the exclusive control of the state for milita... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. 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 the California Community Colleges and the California State University are required, and the University of California is ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Community College Academic 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 Council on Education, to determine by July 1, 2015, the courses for which credit should be awarded for prior military ex... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. 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 immediately prior to being discharged from the military exempt from paying nonresident tuition. Revises that provision for ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Credit 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 American Council on Education credit recommendations to give veterans due credit for their military experience. http://www... More... NV Adopted 07/2012 Postsec. 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 is to produce a report for the governor on how to improve services to veterans. http://gov.nv.gov/news/item/4294973661/... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. 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.S. armed forces and physically resides in Louisiana for the duration of his enrollment in a state public institution of... More... MA Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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 occupation, military training, coursework and experience, to determine whether academic credit shall be awarded by the ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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.... More... SC Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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 is caused by attending or participating in military service, duty, training, or disaster relief efforts. http://www.scsta... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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. Provides for initial award eligibility and continuing eligibility for certain students who reenlist in the United States Ar... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. 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 education and the career and technology centers to utilize the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Arm... More... AK Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate issued or to accept academic credit towards a degree or ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 population, or upon implementation of priority course registration for a segment of the student population, to provide p... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 servicemembers to earn college credit at public postsecondary institutions for college-level training and education acqui... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-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 killed while serving in any branch of the U.S. Armed Services. Requires each Florida College System institution and sta... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Early 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 request for payment for early graduation military service award. Clarifies that once the original amount of the award has be... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 higher education. Stipulates early registration shall occur using the same procedure used by student athletes, disabled... More... PA Signed into law 04/2012 Community College State 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 military college selection committee. Sets minimum qualifications for applicant selection. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOC... More... HI Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. 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 forces. Requires the program to develop a learning assessment or other criteria to determine college-level learning gained du... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. 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 child, to establish provisions relating to eligibility for a scholarship for a child of a military member, to establish pro... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. 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 employment; but this documentation is not always used by state entities to qualify them for licenses required for their occupatio... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. 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 educational institution and successfully completes courses that: (1) are part of the individual's military service; (2) meet the ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. 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 of Higher Education for Virginia, to implement policies that award academic credit to students for educational experience... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. 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 Virginia, to implement policies that recognize the scheduling difficulties and obligations of active duty military personnel.... More... SD Signed into law 02/2012 Postsec. 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/Bills/SB80ENR.pdf... More... TX Adopted 02/2012 Postsec. 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 of four years of ROTC training are eligible, if the institution awards ROTC credit for prior service in any branch of sp... More... TX Adopted 02/2012 Postsec. 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 (page 50 http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0224/0224adop.pdf): Clarifies that eligible veterans residing out of... More... NY Issued 11/2011 Postsec. 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 membership adds the Commissioner of the State Education Department, the President of the Higher Education Services Corporation o... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. 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 to resident classification for so long as he or she is continuously enrolled at that institution. Requests the Regents o... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-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, community college or school where there is not currently a J.R.O.T.C. or R.O.T.C. program, and under such rules and regula... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 Postsec. 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 California, with respect to each campus in their respective jurisdictions that administers a priority enrollment system... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. 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, community colleges, state community colleges, university branches, and technical colleges eligible for participation. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. 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 student's military training or service and that meet certain academic standards. Provides definitions and implementation... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. 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.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760079... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-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 with fall 2011 (provides grandfather clause for existing recipients who received an exemption while residing out of state... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Community 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 district to award credit for education and training obtained during service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Requires the comm... More... VA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. 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 in another jurisdiction for the purpose of maintaining a joint household with such member. Also provides that the spouse... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 P-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 any of specified identification. http://le.utah.gov/~2011/bills/sbillenr/sb0046.pdf... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-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 who is eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits who enrolls as a student in the university as a non-Kentucky resident is ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. 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 residency in Virginia and become eligible for in-state tuition, rather than waiting the required one-year period. http://li... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. 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 Guard of another state following completion of active duty service if during active duty that person maintained one or m... More... VA Signed into law 02/2011 Postsec. Military Reinstatement Guidelines H.B. 1647 Updates language requiring the State Council of Higher Education to issue and update military reinstatement guidelines to allow reinstatement for students whose service in the uniformed services has required sudden withdrawal or prolonged absence from enrollme... More... MI Signed into law 10/2010 Postsec. 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 ribbon GI education enhancement program and, by October 1 of each year, report to the legislature, the presidents counci... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. 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, upon election by the student, to make arrangements to reasonably accommodate and assist the student so that he/she is a... More... NY Vetoed 08/2010 P-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 commissioner of the education department or his/her designee. Identifies the powers and duties of the council, including to... More... MO Signed into law 05/2010 P-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 substitute adds a dependent of a retired military member who relocates to Missouri within one year of the date of his or ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. 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 additional to that spent in training and in attendance at military service academies. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010... More... VA Issued 03/2010 Postsec. 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 state of public and private higher education in the state, and best practices in other states and countries. Directs the... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. 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 campuses more "military or veteran friendly." Components of the plan are to include, but are not limited to, devising metho... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. 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 qualify for tuition-free enrollment at a public institution of higher education. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-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 apply to any member or former member of the Armed Forces who has received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. 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 and programs that are provided for veterans, active duty military personnel and their families at each of their respecti... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. 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 the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia under the administration of the commissi... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. 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 veterans' service officers to ensure assignment of one veterans' service officer to every community college and every insti... More... OH Adopted 06/2009 Postsec. 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 purposes of determining tuition payment classification) veterans, their spouses and dependents who meet specified criteri... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. 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 enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in the state, be appointed by the governor, lieutenant g... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. 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 Veterans' Affairs, to establish the program to assist New Jersey's public institutions of higher education in coordinating th... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-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 HOPE scholarships. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb484.pdf... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. 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 junior college of Georgia, Georgia Military College. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sr96.pdf... More... CA Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. 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 services for qualified students who are veterans and members of the military by clearly designating Military and Veterans Off... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. 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 loans to eligible students who are legal residents of the state. Provides for maximum amount, repayment period and stud... More... KS Signed into law 04/2008 Community College ROTC 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 college. Requires the state board of regents to submit a report to the legislature by the beginning of the 2011 legislative se... More... GA Vetoed 05/2007 Postsec. 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 College are eligible for HOPE grants. Bill: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb363.pdf Veto message (scrol... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. 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 or National Guard members, assigned to a permanent duty station or workplace geographically located in Virginia who res... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. 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 educational credits. Requires the State Board of Education (SBE) and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to pursue reciprocity a... More...