20 U.S.C. § 1015d — In-State tuition rates for members of qualifying Federal service
submitted 18 years ago by Pub. L. 89-329 to r/title-20-EDUCATION · 314 words · no verdicts yet
A qualifying federal-service member, spouse, or dependent child must be charged no more than the resident tuition rate at a public college in a participating State. The rate continues while continuously enrolled even if the member later moves outside the State.
(a) Requirement. A participating State* may not charge a qualifying federal-service member, or the member’s spouse or dependent child, more tuition at a public institution than it charges State residents when the member’s domicile or permanent duty station is in that State. (b) Continuation. Once that rate is paid, it continues during continuous enrollment even if the member’s permanent duty station later moves outside the State. (c) Effective date. The rule applies at each such public institution for the first enrollment period beginning after July 1, 2009. (d) Definitions. “Member of a qualifying Federal service” means (1) an armed-forces member, as defined in section 101 of title 10, on active duty for more than 30 days; (2) a Foreign Service member, as defined in section 3903 of title 22, on active duty for more than 30 days; or (3) an officer or employee of an intelligence-community element, as defined in section 3003 of title 50, employed in that element for more than 30 days.
In the case of a member of a qualifying Federal service whose domicile or permanent duty station is in a State* that receives assistance under this chapter, such State shall not charge such member (or the spouse or dependent child of such member) tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education* in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State.
If a member of a qualifying Federal service (or the spouse or dependent child of a member) pays tuition at a public institution of higher education in a State at a rate determined by subsection (a), the provisions of subsection (a) shall continue to apply to such member, spouse, or dependent while continuously enrolled at that institution, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside the State.
This section shall take effect at each public institution of higher education in a State that receives assistance under this chapter for the first period of enrollment at such institution that begins after July 1, 2009.
In this section, the term “member of a qualifying Federal service” means—
a member of the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days (as defined in section 101 of title 10);
a member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 3903 of title 22) who is on active duty for a period of more than 30 days; or
an officer or employee of an element of the intelligence community (as such term is defined in section 3003 of title 50) who serves in a position of employment in such element for a period of more than 30 days.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 89–329, title I, § 135, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title I, § 114, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3111; amended Pub. L. 117–81, div. F, title LXII, § 6206(a), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 2392; Pub. L. 118–31, div. G, title III, § 7316(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 1032.)
- 2008Enacted · Pub. L. 89-329 · 122 Stat. 3111
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 117-81 · 135 Stat. 2392
- 2023Amended · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 1032
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 89-329 on 2008-08-14.
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