SB 2225 - EDUCATION - Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Disabled Veterans by % Disability - 2021 - FAILED

EDUCATION. Tuition Waiver for Dependents of Disabled Veterans

A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 15-10-18.2 and 15-10-18.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a dependent for tuition waiver purposes.

This bill would...

• Amend the percent of veterans disability for dependents to qualify for tuition waiver from 100% to 50%.
• Adds verbiage of eligibility for the dependents of a veteran who had a 50% VA disability rating at time of death.
• Housekeeping updates to language. 

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• Deleted all verbiage of Section 1 and 2 of bill NDCC 15-10-18.2 and 15-10-18.3
• Created NDCC 15-10-18.6 which creates "Reduced tuition in ND Institutions of Higher Education"
  • Dependent of resident veteran as defined in NDCC 15-10-18.2
  • Veteran has 50% to 90% disability rating by Federal VA
• Resident Dependent of a disabled veteran will receive a tuition and fee reduction relavent to the veterans disability
  • 50% disabled receives 50% reduction 
  • 60% disabled receives 60% reduction
  • 70% disabled receives 70% reduction
  • 80% disabled receives 80% reduction
  • 90% disabled receives 90% reduction
• Tuition waiver for dependents of 100% disabled veteran remains under NDCC 15-10-18.2 and NDCC 15-10-18.3
• Provides General fund appropriations to IHL to compensate $3,800,000
• Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 412
• Amendment approved referred to Senate Appropriations 
• Appropriations Committee recommended DO NOT PASS SJ 14-0-0 

FAILED SENATE 2-44 SJ 701

Fiscal Note: $6,800,000 (Value of tuition-no General funds appropriated)

Revised Fiscal Note: $6,500,000 with $3,800,000 General funds appropriated $2,700,000 unfunded