(a) "Child" means a child, adopted child or stepchild of a service member.
(b) "Community college" has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.
(c) "Qualified student" means a child, a spouse or an unremarried surviving spouse of a service member.
(d) "Service member" means a person who:
(A) As a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, died on active duty; or
(B) Was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, was 100 percent disabled as the result of a military service connected disability and died as the result of that disability.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (7) of this section, a community college shall waive tuition for a qualified student for courses that may lead to a certificate from a community college or to an associate degree.
(3)(a) The maximum waiver granted under this section is the total number of credit hours that equals two years of full-time attendance at a community college.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a waiver may not exceed the total number of credit hours the qualified student needs to graduate with a certificate from a community college or an associate degree.
(4) A waiver may be granted under this section only for credit hours for courses that are offered by a community college and are available for enrollment, regardless of whether the qualified student attends the course and pays tuition.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a qualified student may receive a waiver under this section if the student:
(a) At the time of application for a waiver, is considered a resident of this state for the purpose of determining tuition to be paid at a community college; and
(b) Has been admitted to a community college for a program leading to a certificate from a community college or an associate degree.
(6) A child who applies for a waiver under this section must be 23 years of age or younger at the time the child applies for the waiver.
(7) A qualified student is not eligible to receive a waiver under this section for any school year in which the student received a Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship under section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-32). [2012 c.106 §12]
Note: 341.509 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 341 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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