2013 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 164 - STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES -- REGIONAL EDUCATION -- ARCHAEOLOGY 164.507 Exemption from matriculation or tuition fee for deceased veteran's spouse or child under age 26.
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164.507 Exemption from matriculation or tuition fee for deceased veteran's
spouse or child under age 26.
(1)
(2)
The nonremarried spouse, regardless of age, and any child, stepchild, or
orphan, under the age of twenty-six (26), of a deceased veteran shall not be
required to pay any matriculation or tuition fees upon admission to any
state-supported university, junior college, or vocational training institute for a
period not in excess of forty-five (45) months in order to obtain a diploma, nor
in excess of the lesser number of months required for a certificate of
completion, if the deceased parent or spouse:
(a) 1.
Served in the Armed Forces of the United States during a national
emergency, wars declared by Congress, or actions of the United
Nations; or
2.
Died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States
regardless of wartime service; or
3.
Died as a result of a service-connected disability acquired while on
active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States regardless of
wartime service; and
(b) 1.
Was a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at the time of
death; or
2.
Was married to a resident of Kentucky at the time of death; and
3.
If discharged, was under honorable conditions.
In order to obtain the benefits conferred by subsection (1), the parent-child
relationship must be shown by birth certificate, adoption papers, marriage
certificate, or other documentary evidence. A stepchild must have been a
member of the veteran's household at the time of the veteran's death. The
spousal relationship must be shown by a marriage certificate or other
documentary evidence. The parent's or spouse's service and the cause of
death must be evidenced by certification from the records of the Kentucky
Department of Military Affairs, the Veterans Administration Records, or the
Department of Defense of the United States. In the event one so admitted to a
state-supported university, junior college, or vocational training institution under
this section shall have obtained a cash scholarship paid or payable to the
institution, from whatever source, the amount of the scholarship shall be
applied to the credit of the applicant in the payment of incidental expenses of
attendance at the institution, and any balance, if the terms of the scholarship
permit, shall be returned to the applicant.
Effective:June 26, 2007
History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 1, effective June 26, 2007. -Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 41, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 377, sec. 2, effective July 14, 2000.
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