Texas Education Code

§ 54.341 — VETERANS AND OTHER MILITARY PERSONNEL; DEPENDENTS

ED § 54.341Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 54. TUITION AND FEES · Art. D. WAIVERS, EXEMPTIONS, AND OTHER TUITION AND FEE BENEFITS

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(a)The governing board of each institution of higher education shall exempt the following persons from the payment of tuition, dues, fees, and other required charges, including fees for correspondence courses but excluding general deposit fees, student services fees, and any fees or charges for lodging, board, or clothing, provided the person seeking the exemption currently resides in this state and entered the service at a location in this state, declared this state as the person's home of record in the manner provided by the applicable military or other service, or would have been determined to be a resident of this state for purposes of Subchapter B at the time the person entered the service:

(1)all nurses and honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States who served during the Spanish-American War or during World War I;

(2)all nurses, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, members of the Women's Auxiliary Volunteer Emergency Service, and all honorably discharged members of the armed forces of the United States who served during World War II except those who were discharged from service because they were over the age of 38 or because of a personal request on the part of the person that the person be discharged from service;

(3)all honorably discharged men and women of the armed forces of the United States who served during the national emergency which began on June 27, 1950, and which is referred to as the Korean War; and

(4)all persons who were honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States after serving on active military duty, excluding training, for more than 180 days and who served a portion of their active duty during:

(A)the Cold War which began on the date of the termination of the national emergency cited in Subdivision (3);

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 4.009, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1193 (S.B. 1158), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.