Kentucky Statutes 164.2844 – Tuition rates for nonresident veterans, members of Reserve components, and active members of the Kentucky National Guard at Kentucky’s public universities — In-state residency status of accepted or enrolled Armed Forces…
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(1) Notwithstanding KRS § 164.020(8), the governing board of a Kentucky public university may adopt a tuition policy whereby any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or National Guard who is eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits or any member of a Reserve component who enrolls as a student in the university as a non-Kentucky resident is charged no more than the maximum tuition reimbursement provided under the Post-9/11 GI Bill to public universities for eligible Kentucky residents.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS § 164.020(8), beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, an active member of the Kentucky National Guard who enrolls as a student in a Kentucky public university as a non-Kentucky resident shall be considered a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes.
(3) A member of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse or dependent of a member, who is determined to be a Kentucky resident at the time of acceptance for admission by a public postsecondary institution under the guidelines established by the council shall not lose Kentucky residency status if the member is transferred on military orders prior to the member, spouse, or dependent enrolling in the institution for the academic term for which the member, spouse, or dependent was accepted or while the student is enrolled. The member, spouse, or dependent shall not lose Kentucky residency if he or she remains continuously enrolled in the institution at the same degree level.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2016. — Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.
(2) Notwithstanding KRS § 164.020(8), beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, an active member of the Kentucky National Guard who enrolls as a student in a Kentucky public university as a non-Kentucky resident shall be considered a Kentucky resident for tuition purposes.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.2844
- Council: means the Council on Postsecondary Education created in KRS §. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- governing board: means the board of trustees for the University of Kentucky or the University of Louisville, the board of regents for a comprehensive university, or the board of regents for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- Institution: means a university, college, community college, health technology center, vocational-technical school, technical institute, technical college, technology center, or the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- Public: means operated with state support. See Kentucky Statutes 164.001
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) A member of the United States Armed Forces, or a spouse or dependent of a member, who is determined to be a Kentucky resident at the time of acceptance for admission by a public postsecondary institution under the guidelines established by the council shall not lose Kentucky residency status if the member is transferred on military orders prior to the member, spouse, or dependent enrolling in the institution for the academic term for which the member, spouse, or dependent was accepted or while the student is enrolled. The member, spouse, or dependent shall not lose Kentucky residency if he or she remains continuously enrolled in the institution at the same degree level.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 1, effective June 27, 2019. — Amended
2017 Ky. Acts ch. 128, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. — Amended 2016 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2016. — Created 2011 Ky. Acts ch. 103, sec. 2, effective June 8, 2011.