PRINTER'S NO. 4461
No. 2802 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, BELFANTI, DALEY, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GOODMAN, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, KORTZ, MANN, MICOZZIE, MURT, PAYTON, READSHAW, ROCK, SIPTROTH, STERN, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
AN ACT 1 Amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L.1266, No.287), 2 entitled, as amended, "An act conferring limited residency 3 status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian 4 personnel assigned to an active duty station in 5 Pennsylvania," further providing for attendance at community 6 colleges. 7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 8 hereby enacts as follows: 9 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of December 15, 1982 10 (P.L.1266, No.287), entitled "An act conferring limited 11 residency status on military personnel, their dependents and 12 civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in 13 Pennsylvania," amended June 28, 1996 (P.L.420, No.60), is 14 amended to read: 15 Section 1. (a) General rule.--The term "resident" or 16 "residency," or any other term or expression used to designate a 17 Commonwealth resident student, when used to determine the rate 18 of tuition to be charged students attending community colleges,
1 State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning 2 shall be construed to mean and include any veteran, their spouse 3 and dependent children or military personnel or their dependents 4 who are assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania and 5 who reside in Pennsylvania and any civilian personnel or their 6 dependents employed at a Department of Defense facility who are 7 transferred to Pennsylvania by the Department of Defense and who 8 reside in Pennsylvania. [Military] Veterans, their spouse and 9 dependent children, military personnel and their dependents and 10 civilian personnel and their dependents who are admitted to a 11 community college or a State-related or State-owned institution 12 shall be charged resident tuition rates provided that the 13 student is a resident under this section on the first day of the 14 semester or term of the college or institution. 15 (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following 16 words and phrases shall have the meanings given them in this 17 subsection: 18 "Community colleges." Institutions now or hereafter created 19 pursuant to Article XIX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, 20 No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, or the act of 21 August 24, 1963 (P.L.1132, No.484), known as the Community 22 College Act of 1963. 23 "Local sponsor." A school district, municipality or county 24 board of school directors, or any combination of school 25 districts, municipalities or county boards of school directors, 26 which participate or propose to participate in the establishment 27 and operation of a community college. 28 "Local sponsor rate." The tuition charged to an individual 29 who is a resident of a school district or municipality that is a 30 member of the local sponsor of the community college. 20080H2802B4461 - 2 -
1 "Member of a local sponsor." A school district or 2 municipality which, alone or with other districts and 3 municipalities, is included in a local sponsor. 4 "State-owned institutions." Those institutions which are 5 part of the State System of Higher Education pursuant to Article 6 XX-A of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the 7 Public School Code of 1949. 8 "State-related institutions." The Pennsylvania State 9 University, the University of Pittsburgh, Temple University and 10 Lincoln University and their branch campuses. 11 "Veteran." An individual who served in the United States 12 Armed Forces, including a reserve component or National Guard 13 and who was discharged or released from service under conditions 14 other than dishonorable. 15 (c) Attendance at community colleges.--A veteran, or the 16 spouse or dependent child of a veteran, who is admitted to a 17 community college shall be charged the local sponsor rate. 18 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. G23L24RLE/20080H2802B4461 - 3 -