An Act to amend and reenact sections 37-07.1-03, 37-07.1-05, 37-07.1-06, and 37-07.2-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to national guard tuition waivers and grants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 37-07.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-07.1-03. Tuition assistance - Waiver of tuition fees - Terms. Ay qualifying members of the national guard who enrolls in any state-controlled school may, subject to the limitations of available appropriated funds and subject to national guard rules that may be promulgated by the adjutant general, receive tuition assistance in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the tuition fees charged by the school. In addition, the qualifying member may be entitled to the waiver of an amount, as determined by the adjutant general pursuant to national guard rules, not to exceed twenty-five percent of the tuition fees of the school and not to exceed twenty-five percent of the tuition fees of the school and not to exceed fifty percent of the amount of tuition assistance paid by the adjutant general. The tuition assistance and waiver are valid only so long as the member of the national guard maintains satisfactory performance with the guard, meets the qualification requirements of rules promulgated by the adjutant general, and pursues a course of study in a manner which satisfies the normal requirements of the school.
Section 2. Amendment. Section 37-07.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-07.1-05. Application for waiver. It is the responsibility of the individual member of the national guard to obtain a certificate from the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee attesting to satisfactory guard performance and describing qualification requirements, and to present the certificate to the school in order to obtain a waiver of tuition fees. The certification must be accomplished at the time of the enrollment for each semester or academic term for which a waiver of tuition fees is requested.
Section 3. Amendment. Section 37-07.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-07.1-06. Reimbursement of tuition fee waived Tuition- Assistance payments. The adjutant general may make tuition assistance payments directly and certify the qualifying amount of tuition to be waived to the appropriate school for credit to the account of the enrolled member. The amount of tuition to be waived shall not exceed fifty percent of the tuition assistance payments made by the adjutant general.
Section 4. Amendment. Section 37-07.2-01 of the North Dakota Century Code is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
37-07.2-01. National guard tuition grants - terms of grants. Any qualifying member of the national guard who enrolls in any private nonprofit college or university in North Dakota granting a four-year baccalaureate degree may, subject to the limitations of available appropriated funds and subject to national guard rules that may be promulgated by the adjutant general, receive a grant in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the tuition fees charged by the school, but not in excess of the tuition for similar courses and credit hours at the university of North Dakota. Any private nonprofit college or university that agrees to participate in such a program must waive tuition for qualifying national guardsmen in an amount, as determined by the adjutant general pursuant to national guard rules, not to exceed twenty-five percent of the tuition for similar courses and credit hours at the university of North Dakota. The use of the grant may not be restricted to the payment of tuition fees by the member of the national guard. These grants must be distributed according to rules promulgated by the adjutant general and are available only so long as the member maintains satisfactory performance with the guard, meets the qualification requirements of the rules, and pursues a course of study which satisfies the normal requirements of the school. As used in this chapter the word "tuition" has the same meaning as provided in section 37-07.2-02.