WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 187
By Senators Weld and Hamilton
[Introduced January 9, 2020; referred
to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §18B-10-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to in-state residency tuition rates; providing that nonresident members of a reserve unit in West Virginia qualify as residents for purposes of determining tuition rates; removing the requirement that members of the National Guard participate in the National Guard education services program; and providing that current members of the United States armed forces who reside in West Virginia qualify as residents for purposes of determining tuition rates.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 10. FEES AND OTHER MONEY COLLECTED AT STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
§18B-10-1a. Resident
tuition rates for National Guard members of the National Guard,
Reserve and armed forces.
(1) The term “resident” or “residency”, or any other term
or expression used to designate a West Virginia resident student, when used to
determine the rate of tuition to be charged students attending community
colleges and state-related and state-owned state institutions of
higher education shall be construed to include the following:
Members of the National Guard or Reserve who are not
residents of West Virginia but who are active members of a National Guard or
Reserve unit in West Virginia who are participating in the National
Guard education services program and
(2) Current members of the United States armed forces who reside in West Virginia.
(b) A member of the
National Guard who qualifies as a resident A person who qualifies as a
resident, as that term is defined in subsection (a) of this section, on the
first day of the semester or term of the college or institution, shall be
charged resident tuition rates.
(c) The provisions of this section apply at the beginning of the semester or term immediately following the effective date of this section.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide certain members of the National Guard, Reserve and armed forces with in-state tuition rates.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.