Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year and continuing with each academic year thereafter, this bill requires an institution of higher education in this state to classify a student who is the spouse or dependent child of a service member as an in-state student for tuition purposes, regardless of the spouse's or dependent child's domicile or place of residence, if the following criteria are met:
(1) The service member (i) is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and (ii) is a resident of this state who has resided in this state for at least one year immediately preceding the date on which the service member's spouse or dependent child was accepted for admission to an institution of higher education in this state; and
(2) The service member's spouse or dependent child (i) is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, (ii) is accepted for admission to an institution of higher education, (iii) enrolls as a student in the institution of higher education, and (iv) maintains continuous enrollment in the institution of higher education.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 49-7-168