Sec. 2. (a) If a spouse or dependent of a person described in section 1 of this chapter is accepted for enrollment by a state educational institution, the spouse or dependent is eligible, from the date that the spouse or dependent is accepted for enrollment in the state educational institution, to pay the resident tuition rate determined by the state educational institution if the spouse or dependent enrolls in the state educational institution by the earlier of the following:

(1) The deadline for enrollment by the spouse or dependent as established by the state educational institution.

(2) Twelve (12) months after the date that the state educational institution accepts the spouse or dependent for enrollment.

     (b) A spouse or dependent described in subsection (a) is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate determined by the state educational institution for qualified courses taken by the spouse or dependent for the duration of the spouse’s or dependent’s continuous enrollment at the state educational institution, as determined by the state educational institution, regardless of whether the person described in section 1 of this chapter continues, after the spouse or dependent is accepted for enrollment as described in subsection (a), to satisfy the criteria set forth in section 1 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.144-2007, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.38-2020, SEC.12.