An act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 15-10-19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to resident student tuition for peace corps volunteers., the official text

Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025
HOUSE BILL NO. 1529 (Representatives Schneider, Conmy, Dobervich, Hager, Meier, Murphy, Pyle, Schreiber-Beck)
(Senators Boschee, Davison, Hogan)
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 15-10-19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to resident student tuition for peace corps volunteers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 2 of section 15-10-19.1 of the North Dakota Century Code
is amended and reenacted as follows: 2. A "resident student" for tuition purposes means: a. An individual whose guardian, custodial parent, or parents are legal residents of this state and have resided in this state for twelve months, or a dependent child whose custodial parent moved into the state with the intent to establish legal residency for a period of years within the last twelve months immediately prior to the beginning of the academic term; b. An individual of age eighteen or over who is a legal resident of this state and has resided in this state after reaching age eighteen for twelve months immediately prior to the beginning of the academic term; c. An individual who graduated from a North Dakota high school; d. (1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces; (2) A member of the national guard; (3) A member of the armed forces reserve component; or (4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40; e. A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system; f. The spouse of: (1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces; (2) A member of the national guard; (3) A member of the armed forces reserve component; (4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, including a veteran eligible to transfer entitlement under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 [38 U.S.C. 3301]; (5) A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system; or (6) Any other individual who is a resident for tuition purposes; g. A dependent of: (1) A full-time active duty member of the armed forces;

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(2) A member of the national guard; (3) A member of the armed forces reserve component; (4) A veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, including a veteran eligible to transfer
entitlement under the Post 9-11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 [38 U.S.C. 3301]; or (5) A benefited employee of the North Dakota university system; h. An individual who was a legal resident of this state for at least three consecutive years within six years of the beginning of the academic term; i. A child, spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran as defined in section 37-01-40 who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes, was totally disabled as a result of service-connected causes, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in action; or j. A covered individual as defined by section 702 of Public Law No. 113-146 [128 Stat. 1797; 38 U.S.C. 3679]; or k. An individual certified by a director of the peace corps as having completed service as a peace corps volunteer.

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____________________________ Speaker of the House

____________________________ President of the Senate

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

____________________________ Secretary of the Senate

This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1529.

House Vote: Senate Vote:

Yeas 88 Yeas 47

Nays 0 Nays 0

Absent 6 Absent 0

____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House
Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025.

____________________________ Governor
Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M.

____________________________ Secretary of State