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H.B. 260
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TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR SERVICE
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MEMBERS
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Blake D. Chard
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AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION; PROVIDING FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR
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ACTIVE RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS ATTENDING POSTSECONDARY
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INSTITUTIONS, INCLUDING APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CENTERS; PROVIDING FOR A
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TUITION ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE; PROVIDING A $150,000 APPROPRIATION; AND
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PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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ENACTS:
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53B-8d-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53B-8d-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53B-8d-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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53B-8d-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
53B-8d-101
is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 8d. SERVICE MEMBER'S EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT
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53B-8d-101. Title.
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This chapter is known as the "Service Member's Educational Assistance Act."
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Section 2.
Section
53B-8d-102
is enacted to read:
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53B-8d-102. Definition.
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As used in this chapter, "service member" means an individual who is a citizen of the state
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and a member of a Utah-based Reserve Component Unit.
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Section 3.
Section
53B-8d-103
is enacted to read:
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53B-8d-103. Tuition assistance for service members -- Use and allocation.
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(1) Tuition assistance may be provided to service members for study at institutions within
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the state system of higher education and Applied Technology Centers within the state, subject to
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the following requirements:
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(a) The service member must, at the time the member receives the tuition assistance:
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(i) be an active member of a Utah-based Reserve Component Unit; and
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(ii) have more than one year remaining on his or her military term of service.
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(b) The assistance shall be for tuition only and may not be more than the resident tuition
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for the actual course of postsecondary study engaged in by the individual.
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(2) Tuition assistance shall be awarded for each academic year.
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(3) Service members shall apply to the senior commander for Utah of their respective
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reserve components for assistance for each year during which the individual is an active service
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member.
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(4) The Tuition Assistance Committee created under Section
53B-8d-104
shall establish
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regulations, procedures, forms, and reports necessary to administer the allocation of assistance and
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payment of funds under this section.
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Section 4.
Section
53B-8d-104
is enacted to read:
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53B-8d-104. Tuition Assistance Committee -- Composition -- Meetings.
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(1) There is created a Tuition Assistance Committee to review applications for and award
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tuition assistance to service members.
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(2) The committee shall consist of the senior Utah commander of the following reserve
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components, or the commander's designee:
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(a) the Army Reserve;
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(b) the Air Force Reserve;
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(c) the Navy Reserve; and
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(d) the Marine Corps Reserve.
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(3) The committee members shall select the chair.
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(4) The committee shall meet at least once each year at the call of the chair.
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(5) In awarding assistance, the committee shall consider the recruitment and retention
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needs of the Reserve Components.
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(6) Tuition assistance is to be paid by the committee directly to the institutions involved
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from the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the program.
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Section 5. Appropriation.
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There is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal year 2000-01, $150,000 to the
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Tuition Assistance Committee established under Section
53B-8d-104
to be used for the
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postsecondary education tuition assistance program authorized under Title 53B, Chapter 8d,
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Service Member's Educational Assistance Act.
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Section 6. Effective date.
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This act takes effect on July 1, 2000.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-00 8:04 AM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.