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H. B. No. 275As Introduced
As Introduced
125th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2003-2004 |
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REPRESENTATIVES Key, Allen, Otterman, C. Evans, Redfern, Seitz, Domenick, Barrett, Jolivette, Schaffer, Sykes, D. Stewart, Sferra, Strahorn, Ujvagi, DeBose, Beatty, S. Smith, Fessler, Boccieri
A BILLTo amend sections 3333.26, 5910.04, and 5910.05 and to enact section 5910.033 of the Revised Code to provide college scholarships to children of members of the United States armed forces killed or disabled in the line of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom and to spouses and qualifying former spouses of members of the United States armed forces killed in the line of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3333.26, 5910.04, and 5910.05 be amended and section 5910.033 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:
Sec. 3333.26. (A) Any citizen of this state who has
resided
within the state for one year and who was in the active
service of
the United States as a soldier, sailor, nurse, or
marine between
April 6, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who has
been honorably
discharged from such service, shall be admitted to
any school,
college, or university that receives state funds in
support
thereof, without being required to pay any tuition or
matriculation fee, but is not relieved from the payment of
laboratory or similar fees. (B)(1) As used in this division: (a) "Volunteer
firefighter" has
the meaning
given in
division (B)(1) of section 146.01 of the
Revised Code; (b) "Public service officer" means an Ohio
firefighter,
volunteer
firefighter, police officer,
member of the highway
patrol, employee
designated to exercise the
powers of police
officers pursuant to section
1545.13 of the
Revised Code, or other
peace officer as
defined by division (B) of
section 2935.01 of the
Revised
Code, or a person holding any
equivalent position in
another state; (c) "Qualified former spouse" means the former spouse of
a
public service officer, or of a member of the armed services of the United States who served in operation Iraqi freedom,
who is the custodial parent of a
minor
child of that marriage pursuant to an order allocating the
parental rights and responsibilities for care of the child
issued
pursuant to section 3109.04 of the Revised
Code. (2) Any resident of this state who is under twenty-six years
of
age, or under thirty years of age if the resident has been
honorably
discharged from the armed services of the United States,
and who
is the child of a public service
officer killed in
the
line of duty or of a member of the armed services of the United States killed in the line of duty during operation Iraqi freedom, and who is admitted to any state university or
college as defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12 of the
Revised Code, community college, state community college,
university branch, or technical college, shall not be required to
pay any tuition or any student fee for up to four academic years
of education, which shall be at the undergraduate level.
A child of a member of the armed services of the United States killed in the line of duty during operation Iraqi freedom is only eligible for a waiver of tuition and student fees under this division to the extent the student is not eligible for a war orphans scholarship authorized by Chapter 5910. of the Revised Code. (3) Any resident of this state who is the spouse or
qualified
former spouse of a public service officer killed in the
line of
duty or of a member of the armed services of the United States killed in the line of duty during operation Iraqi freedom, and who is admitted to any state university or
college as
defined in division (A)(1) of
section 3345.12 of the
Revised
Code, community college, state
community college,
university branch, or technical college,
shall not be required to
pay any tuition or any student fee for
up to four academic years
of education, which shall be at the
undergraduate level. (C) Any institution that is not subject to division (B) of
this section and that holds a valid certificate of registration
issued under Chapter 3332., a valid certificate issued under
Chapter 4709., or a valid license issued under Chapter 4713. of
the Revised Code, or that is nonprofit and has a certificate of
authorization issued under section 1713.02 of the Revised Code
or
that is a private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter
3332. of the Revised Code as prescribed in section 3333.046 of the
Revised Code that reduces tuition
and student fees of a student
who is
eligible to attend an
institution of higher education under
the
provisions of division
(B) of this section by an amount
indicated
by the Ohio board of
regents shall be eligible to
receive a
grant in that amount from
the board. Each institution
that
enrolls students under division
(B) of this section shall
report
to the board, by the first day of
July of each year, the
number of students who were so enrolled and
the average amount of
all such tuition and fees waived during the
preceding year. The
board shall determine the average amount of
all such tuition
and
fees waived during the preceding year. The
average amount of
tuition and fees waived under division (B) of
this section during
the preceding year shall be the amount of
grants that
participating institutions shall receive under this
division
during the current year, but no grant under this division
shall
exceed the tuition and student fees due and payable by the
student
prior to the reduction referred to in this division.
Such
grants
shall be made for four years of undergraduate
education of
an
eligible student.
Sec. 5910.033. War orphans' scholarships, provided in sections 5910.01 to 5910.06 of the Revised Code, shall be granted to the child of any person who in the course of honorable service in the armed forces of the United States during operation Iraqi freedom was either killed while on active duty or disabled while on active duty and was discharged from the armed services due to that disability. Such scholarships shall be granted only to a child who further qualifies pursuant to divisions (A), (B), and (C) of section 5910.03 of the Revised Code.
As used in this section, "operation Iraqi freedom" means that period of conflict which began March 20, 2003, and ends on a date declared by the president of the United States or the congress.
Sec. 5910.04. Scholarships granted under sections 5910.01
to
5910.06 of the Revised Code shall consist of either of the
following: (A) An exemption from the payment of one hundred per cent of
the
general and instructional fees at colleges and universities
which receive
support from the state of Ohio and are approved by
the chancellor
of the board of regents, except that the percentage
may be reduced
by the war orphans scholarship board in any year
that insufficient funds are
appropriated to fully fund
scholarships for all eligible students; (B) A grant to an eligible child who is enrolled in an
institution that has received a certificate of authorization from
the board of regents under Chapter 1713. of the Revised Code, or a
private institution exempt from regulation under Chapter 3332. of
the Revised Code as prescribed in section
3333.046 of the Revised
Code, or
an institution
that has received a
certificate of
registration from the state
board of
proprietary
school
registration. Students
who attend an
institution that holds a
certificate of registration
shall be
enrolled in either a program
leading to an associate
degree or a
program leading to a
bachelor's degree for which
associate or
bachelor's degree
program
the institution has
received program
authorization issued
under
section 3332.05 of the
Revised Code to
offer such degree
program.
The grant shall be paid
to the child
through the
institution in
which the child is
enrolled, and shall
equal
one hundred per cent
of the average
value of all
scholarships granted under division
(A) of this
section during the
preceding year,
except that the
percentage may
be reduced
by the
war orphans scholarship board in
any year that
insufficient funds
are
appropriated to fully fund
scholarships for
all eligible
students. In no
case shall the
grant
exceed the
total general and
instructional charges of the
institution. The board shall not reduce the percentage to be paid for
scholarships
awarded
pursuant to section 5910.032 or 5910.033 of the Revised
Code below one hundred per cent.
Sec. 5910.05. The Ohio war orphans scholarship board shall
determine how many scholarships are to be granted based upon
available funds provided by the Ohio general assembly. If funds
are available all eligible applicants shall be granted a
scholarship. There shall be no limitation on the number of
scholarships granted under section 5910.032 or 5910.033 of the Revised Code,
nor any limitation on the number of scholarships granted to any
college or university under such section sections. No person shall be
granted a scholarship for more than five academic years of
education, which shall be at the undergraduate level. The board
shall provide minimum scholastic requirements for recipients and
shall withdraw the aid from any person who fails to maintain such
requirements.
Section 2. That existing sections 3333.26, 5910.04, and 5910.05 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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