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Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
                                            Act 133 of the Regular Session
 1   State of Arkansas              As Engrossed:       S1/19/21 S1/28/21
 2   93rd General Assembly                         A Bill
 3   Regular Session, 2021                                                                SENATE BILL 66
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 5   By: Senator J. English
 6   By: Representatives C. Fite, M. Berry
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 8                                      For An Act To Be Entitled
 9                   AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION BENEFITS FOR SOLDIERS AND
10                   AIRMEN OF THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD; TO ALLOW THE
11                   TUITION-FREE BENEFIT FOR SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF THE
12                   ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD TO APPLY TO PROGRAMS OF STUDY
13                   IN WHICH THE COURSES ARE TAKEN EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE;
14                   AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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18                            TO ALLOW THE TUITION-FREE BENEFIT FOR
19                            SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF THE ARKANSAS
20                            NATIONAL GUARD TO APPLY TO PROGRAMS OF
21                            STUDY IN WHICH THE COURSES ARE TAKEN
22                            EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE.
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25   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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27           SECTION 1.        Arkansas Code  6-60-214(b), concerning individuals and
28   programs that are excluded from the tuition benefits for soldiers and airmen
29   of the Arkansas National Guard, is amended to read as follows:
30           (b)    The tuition-free benefit under this section shall does not apply
31   to:
32                   (1)      High high school students concurrently enrolled in a state-
33   supported institution of higher education; or
34                   (2)      Programs of study in which the courses are taken exclusively
35   online.
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     As Engrossed:    S1/19/21 S1/28/21                                         SB66
 1        SECTION 2.    Arkansas Code  6-60-214(e), concerning reimbursements to
 2   state-supported institutions of higher education for certain tuition
 3   expenses, is amended to read as follows:
 4        (e)   The State of Arkansas shall reimburse a state-supported
 5   institution of higher education the following for the remainder of tuition
 6   expenses that are not covered by funding sources under subsection (a) of this
 7   section for each soldier and airman of the Arkansas National Guard who
 8   enrolls in the state-supported institution of higher education under
 9   subsection (a) of this section:
10              (1)    A state-supported institution of higher education; and
11              (2)    An exclusively online, degree-offering institution that is
12   associated with a state-supported institution of higher education.
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14                                        /s/J. English
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17                                   APPROVED: 2/23/21
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Statutes affected: 
Old version SB66 Original - 1-7-2021 08:40 AM: 6-60-214(b)
Old version SB66 V2 - 1-19-2021 10:57 AM: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e), 01-19-2021
Old version SB66 V3 - 1-28-2021 02:13 PM: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e)
SB 66: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e)
Act 133: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e)
Old version of SB 66 - 01-28-21: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e)
Old version of SB 66 - 01-19-21: 6-60-214(b), 6-60-214(e), 01-19-2021
Old version of SB 66 - 01-07-21: 6-60-214(b)