Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 123 (2015GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Peterson, V.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/23/2015

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• modifies the tuition assistance the Utah National Guard may provide to an active member to attend an institution of higher education to include fees;
• defines terms; and
• makes technical amendments.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

TUITION AND FEES ASSISTANCE FOR UTAH NATIONAL
GUARD MEMBERS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson
Senate Sponsor: 
Peter C. Knudson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill expands the allowable tuition assistance for a Utah National Guard member to
include fees.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ modifies the tuition assistance the Utah National Guard may provide to an active
member to attend an institution of higher education to include fees;
▸ defines terms; and
▸ makes technical amendments.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
39-1-63
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 233
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
39-1-63
 is amended to read:
39-1-63.
Tuition and fees assistance for Utah National Guard members -- Use and
allocation -- Appropriation.
(1) (a) As used in this section, "fees" means general course fees, in addition to tuition,
that are:
(i) imposed by an institution of higher education; and
(ii) required to be paid by a student to engage in a course of study at the institution of
higher education.
(b) "Fees" does not include a special course fee.
[
(1)
] 
(2)
 The Utah National Guard may provide tuition 
and fees
 assistance to [
members
for study at postsecondary institutions of learning, including Applied Technology Centers
] 
a
member of the Utah National Guard for study at an institution of higher education
, subject to
the following requirements:
(a) the individual must be, at the time [
he or she
] 
the individual
 receives the assistance,
an active member of the Utah National Guard[
.
]
; and
(b) the assistance is for tuition 
and fees
 only and [
shall be not
] 
may not be
 more than
the resident tuition 
and fees
 for the actual course of postsecondary study engaged in by the
individual.
[
(2)
] 
(3) (a)
 Tuition 
and fees
 assistance shall be awarded for each academic year. 
[
Students
]
(b) An individual
 may apply to the adjutant general 
of the state
 for assistance for each
year during which [
he or she
] 
the individual
 is an active member of the Utah National Guard.
(c)
 In awarding assistance, the adjutant general shall consider the recruitment and
retention needs of the 
Utah
 National Guard.
[
(3) Tuition assistance is to be paid by the
]
(4) The
 adjutant general of the state 
shall pay the tuition and fees assistance
 directly to
[
the institutions involved
] 
an institution of higher education
 from the funds appropriated.
[
(4)
] 
(5)
 The adjutant general of the state shall establish regulations, procedures, forms,
and reports necessary to administer the allocation of assistance and payment of funds under this
section.
[
(5)
] 
(6)
 The adjutant general 
of the state
 shall include a request each year for funds for
this program in the annual budget for the 
Utah
 National Guard.
[
(6) A person
] 
(7) An individual
 who transfers from the Select Reserve to the 
Utah
National Guard is not eligible for the tuition 
and fees
 assistance in this section for one year
from the date of transfer.