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| To enact section 3333.311 of the Revised Code with | 1 |
| respect to residency status for certain veterans, | 2 |
| spouses, and dependents at state institutions of | 3 |
| higher education. | 4 |
| Section 1. That section 3333.311 of the Revised Code be | 5 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 6 |
| Sec. 3333.311. (A) For the purpose of admission to any state | 7 |
| institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of | 8 |
| the Revised Code, a veteran and that veteran's spouse and | 9 |
| dependent shall be considered residents of this state, if the | 10 |
| veteran either: | 11 |
| (1) Served one or more years on active military duty and was | 12 |
| honorably discharged or received a medical discharge that was | 13 |
| related to the military service; | 14 |
| (2) Was killed while serving on active military duty or has | 15 |
| been declared to be missing in action or a prisoner of war. | 16 |
| (B) If a veteran or that veteran's spouse or dependent meets | 17 |
| the criteria prescribed in division (A) of this section, no state | 18 |
| institution of higher education shall apply any residency-related | 19 |
| quotas or restrictions to that individual's application for | 20 |
| admission to the institution. | 21 |
| (C) The term "resident" for the purposes of this section | 22 |
| shall not be equated with the definition of that term as it is | 23 |
| employed elsewhere under the laws of this state and other states, | 24 |
| and shall not carry with it any of the legal connotations | 25 |
| appurtenant thereto. | 26 |