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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 17, § 2137. Tuition fees for members of the armed forces, their dependents, and certain other individuals; resident classification

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. Any individual who is permanently stationed in Louisiana as a member of the United States Armed Forces who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.

B. Any individual who is an honorably discharged veteran or other individual eligible to receive educational benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, through any provision of the United States Code, who enrolls as a student at any public postsecondary institution and remains continuously enrolled and who lives in Louisiana shall be classified as a resident for tuition purposes and shall qualify for resident tuition fees.

C. (1) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces stationed in Louisiana on active duty shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution without regard to length of time of residency in the state.

(2) A child or spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces who has been assigned to duty elsewhere immediately following assignment to duty in Louisiana or who has been honorably discharged while assigned to duty in Louisiana shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any public postsecondary institution for as long as the child or spouse, as the case may be, continuously resides in Louisiana after the Louisiana duty assignment of the parent or spouse.

D. The burden of proving entitlement to the benefit to this Section shall lie with the applicant.

E. The Board of Regents and each public postsecondary education management board shall adopt rules and guidelines necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

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