Utah Code § 39A-3-201

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 39A-3-201 - Tuition and fees assistance for Utah National Guard members - Use and allocation - Appropriation
(1)
(a) As used in this section, "fees" means general course fees, in addition to tuition, that are:
(i) imposed by an institution of higher education; and
(ii) required to be paid by a student to engage in a course of study at the institution of higher education.
(b) "Fees" includes:
(i) a special course fee; and
(ii) expenses for required:
(A) text books; and
(B) course related materials.
(2) The Utah National Guard may provide tuition and fees assistance to a member of the Utah National Guard for study at an institution of higher education, subject to the following requirements:
(a) the individual shall be, at the time the individual receives the assistance, an active member of the Utah National Guard; and
(b) the assistance is for tuition and fees only and may not be more than the resident tuition and fees for the actual course of postsecondary study engaged in by the individual.
(3)
(a) Tuition and fees assistance shall be awarded as the adjutant general considers necessary.
(b) An individual may apply to the adjutant general of the state for assistance for each year during which the individual is an active member of the Utah National Guard.
(c) The adjutant general may recoup funds if a recipient fails to meet the requirements of the program.
(4) The adjutant general of the state shall pay tuition and fees assistance directly to the institution of higher education from the funds appropriated.
(5) The adjutant general of the state shall establish regulations, procedures, forms, and reports necessary to administer the allocation of assistance and payment of funds under this section.
(6) The adjutant general may use no more than 10% of the funds for administration of the program as the adjutant general considers necessary.

Utah Code § 39A-3-201

Amended by Chapter 28, 2024 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/1/2024.
Renumbered and amdneded by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session ,§ 22, eff. 5/4/2022.
Amended by Chapter 65, 2015 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2015.
Amended by Chapter 233, 1998 General Session