53B-8d-104 - Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.
53B-8d-104. Notice of tuition waiver approval -- Annual appropriation.
(1) Upon receiving an application under Section 53B-8d-103, the division shalldetermine whether the applicant and the courses for which tuition waiver is sought meet therequirements of Section 53B-8d-103 and, if so, shall approve the application and notify thehigher education institution that the application has been approved.
(2) The division shall provide the necessary forms and applications and cooperate withthe state's institutions of higher education in developing efficient procedures for theimplementation of this chapter.
(3) The division shall reimburse the state's institutions of higher education for any tuitionwaived under this chapter.
(4) The division shall annually report to the Legislature's Higher EducationAppropriations Subcommittee on the number of individuals for whom tuition has been waived ateach institution and the total amounts reimbursed by the division under this chapter for the fiscalyear.
(5) The Legislature may annually appropriate the funds necessary to implement thischapter, including money to offset the reimbursement of tuition waivers.
Enacted by Chapter 279, 2001 General Session