18A:62-25. Any child or surviving spouse of a member of the New Jersey National Guard who heretofore completed Initial Active Duty Training and was killed in the performance of his duties while on active duty with the New Jersey National Guard, or who hereafter completes Initial Active Duty Training and is killed in the performance of his duties while a member of the New Jersey National Guard, shall be permitted to attend regularly-scheduled courses at any public institution of higher education in this State enumerated in N.J.S. 18A:62-1 and receive up to 16 credits per semester tuition-free provided that:

a. the child or spouse has been accepted to pursue a course of undergraduate study and is enrolled as an undergraduate student in good standing at that institution or a course of graduate study and is enrolled as a graduate student in good standing at that institution;

b. the child or spouse has applied for all available State student grants and scholarships and all available federal student grants and scholarships for which the child or spouse is eligible;

c. the child or spouse has applied for tuition benefits available through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for which the child or spouse is eligible under the “Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008,” Pub.L.110-252 (38 U.S.C. § 3301 et seq.); and

d. available classroom space permits and tuition-paying students constitute the minimum number required for the course.

Amended 2001, c.9, s.2; 2007, c.11, s.2; 2009, c.208, s.2.