CHAPTER 7. TUITION AND FEE EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN AND SPOUSES OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS
IC 21-14-7
Chapter 7. Tuition and Fee Exemption for Children and Spouses
of National Guard Members
IC 21-14-7-1
Applicability
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual:
(1) whose father, mother, or spouse:
(A) was a member of the Indiana National Guard; and
(B) suffered a service connected death while serving on state
active duty (as described in IC 10-16-7-7);
(2) who is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate (as determined
by the state educational institution) at the state educational
institution in which the individual is enrolled or will enroll; and
(3) who possesses the requisite academic qualifications.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-2
Exemption from costs
Sec. 2. (a) Subject to subsection (b), an eligible applicant is
exempt from the payment of educational costs for instruction at the
state educational institution in which the eligible applicant is
enrolled or will enroll.
(b) The maximum amount that an eligible applicant is exempt
from paying for a semester hour is an amount equal to the cost of an
undergraduate semester credit hour at the state educational institution
in which the eligible applicant enrolls.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.141-2008,
SEC.3.
IC 21-14-7-3
Term of exemption
Sec. 3. An eligible applicant may receive the tuition exemption
under this chapter for all semester credit hours in which the eligible
applicant enrolls up to a maximum of one hundred twenty-four (124)
semester credit hours.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-4
Conditions of educational opportunities
Sec. 4. An eligible applicant qualifying for or receiving the tuition
exemption under this chapter is entitled to enter, remain, and receive
instruction at a state educational institution under the same
conditions, qualifications, and regulations that apply to:
(1) applicants for admission to; or
(2) students enrolled in;
the state educational institution who do not qualify for or receive the
educational costs exemption.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-5
Mandatory fees
Sec. 5. The commission for higher education shall define the
mandatory fees that are exempt educational costs in consultation
with the commission.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-6
Deduction of financial assistance
Sec. 6. If an eligible applicant:
(1) qualifies for or is receiving the educational costs exemption
under this chapter; and
(2) receives other financial assistance specifically designated
for educational costs at the state educational institution in which
the individual is enrolled or will enroll;
the state educational institution shall deduct the amount of the
financial assistance specifically designated for educational costs
from the amount of the educational costs exemption under this
chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-7
Credit of cash scholarships
Sec. 7. If an eligible applicant:
(1) qualifies for or is receiving the educational costs exemption
under this chapter; and
(2) earns or is awarded a cash scholarship from any source that
is paid or payable to the state educational institution in which
the eligible applicant is enrolled or will enroll;
the state educational institution shall credit the amount of the cash
scholarship to the eligible applicant for the payment of incidental
expenses incurred by the eligible applicant in attending the state
educational institution, with the balance, if any, of the award, if the
terms of the scholarship permit, paid to the eligible applicant.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-8
Determination of eligibility
Sec. 8. The determination as to whether an individual is eligible
for the educational costs exemption authorized by this chapter is
vested exclusively with the military department established by
IC 10-16-2-1.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-9
Written request for determination of eligibility
Sec. 9. An eligible applicant for the educational costs exemption
must make a written request to the adjutant general for a
determination of the individual's eligibility.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-10
Duties of adjutant general
Sec. 10. In response to each request under this chapter for an
educational costs exemption, the adjutant general shall make a
written determination of the applicant's eligibility.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-11
Appeals procedure
Sec. 11. (a) An applicant for an educational costs exemption
under this chapter may appeal an adverse determination in writing to
the military department not more than fifteen (15) business days after
the date the applicant receives the determination under this chapter.
(b) The military department shall issue a final order not more than
fifteen (15) business days after the department receives a written
appeal under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.
IC 21-14-7-12
Violation
Sec. 12. A person who knowingly or intentionally:
(1) submits a false or misleading application or another
document; or
(2) makes a false or misleading statement;
to obtain a benefit under this chapter commits a Class A
misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.