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[TITLE 53b. Table of Contents]
53B-8e-101 Title.
This chapter is known as the "Utah Purple Heart Recipients'
Tuition Act."
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53B-8e-102 Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Purple Heart recipient" means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service.
(2) "State institution of higher education" means an institution listed in Section 53B-1-102 .
(3) (a) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for residents of the state.
(b) "Tuition" excludes fees.
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53B-8e-103 Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients - Qualifications - Limitations.
(1) Beginning in the 2004-05 academic year, a state institution of higher education shall waive undergraduate tuition for each Purple Heart recipient who:
(a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program of study leading to a degree or certificate;
(b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53B-8-102 ; and
(c) submits verification as provided in Subsection (2) that the student is a Purple Heart recipient.
(2) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver
shall request the Division of Veterans Affairs to provide
the verification required by Subsection (1)(c). The Division
of Veterans Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining
evidence satisfactory to the division that the student is
a Purple Heart recipient.
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