BOARD POLICY SERIES NUMBER: 7080
TITLE: TUITION WAIVER FOR DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS AND OREGON PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONNEL
目的
This policy is to meet the requirements of the Oregon legislature in providing a tuition
waiver for dependents of veterans and public service personnel who provide safety,
security, and community development
声明
Applicants for a waiver must be a resident of the Linn-Benton 社区 College district
at the time of application for a waiver.
The tuition waiver is available to students admitted to a certificate or degree program 只有. This waiver is also limited to 135 college credits or the completion of an Associate degree or certificate, whichever comes first. 的豁免 includes general student 费用. 费用 not covered by the waiver include course or program 费用, community education 费用, or distance learning program 费用 for students residing out of state. 延续 of this waiver is contingent upon the student meeting the applicable satisfactory academic progress requirements.
Application for a tuition waiver based on any of the circumstances described above must be submitted two weeks prior to the start of a term
- TUITION WAIVER FOR DEPENDENTS OF VETERANS:
Linn-Benton 社区 College will provide a tuition waiver to:
1) The spouse, un-remarried spouse or children age 23 and under (including adoptive
and step-children) of members of all branches of the United States Armed Forces or
United States Coast Guard who:
- Died while on active duty, or
- Died as a result of a military service-connected disability, or
- Is 100% disabled as a result of a military service-connected disability as certified 由美国.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Eligibility for Chapter 35 benefits will not be used as verification or disqualification of eligibility for the waiver under 本节.
OR
2) The child (including adopted or stepchild) of a Purple Heart recipient, alive or deceased, who was relieved or discharged with either an honorable or general discharge and was awarded the Purple Heart.
The spouse of the eligible service member must initiate the request for a waiver with documentation of the determination of death, disability determination, or awarding 紫心勋章. The spouse will lose eligibility upon remarriage. 抚养的孩子 using the waiver must be 23 or younger at the time of application.
The amount of the tuition waived may be reduced by the amount of any federal aid scholarships, grants, awards from the Oregon Opportunity Grant program, or any other scholarship or grant based aid from the college. The amount waived may not be reduced by any amount of eligible loans, Chapter 35 benefits, or Survivors and Dependents’ Educational Assistance benefits paid to the student.
B. TUITION WAIVER FOR DEPENDENTS OF OREGON FALLEN PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONNEL
博天堂官方 will provide a tuition waiver to the qualifying spouse and children (including adoptive and step-children) of Public 安全 Personnel, and National Disaster Relief and Service Personnel who die or become 100% disabled as a result of their service and who listed Oregon as their permanent residence at the time of death or determination 100%残疾. Public 安全 Personnel include law enforcement and corrections officers, firefighters, and emergency responders. National Disaster Relief and Service Personnel include members of the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps/VISTA, American Red Cross, FEMA, and other similar agencies.
Dependents of deceased or disabled public safety officer are to apply for the State of Oregon grant program. The college’s waiver will cover any remaining tuition after this and other federal and state funds, excluding loans, have been applied.
The tuition waiver follows the same eligibility requirements as for dependents of 军事人员. Individuals applying for this waiver must file a FAFSA. 的豁免 will be applied to tuition not covered after grants and scholarships.
DATE OF ADOPTION: 02/21/07
DATE(S) OF REVISION(S): 09/17/08; 06/17/09; 02/16/11; 07/09/14; 10/17/18
DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/09/14