North Dakota Century Code Title 37. Military § 37-07.2-01. National guard member grants and tuition waivers--Terms

1. Subject to legislative appropriation and rules adopted by the adjutant general, a qualifying member of the national guard who enrolls in an accredited postsecondary institution in North Dakota which is not controlled by the state may receive a grant in an amount not to exceed the cost of tuition and fees for similar courses and credit hours for a qualifying member of the national guard who is enrolled in the North Dakota university system institution with the highest tuition and fee rate.

2. Any accredited postsecondary institution that is not controlled by the state and which participates in the national guard member grant program shall waive twenty-five percent of the tuition that otherwise would be charged to each enrolled, qualifying member of the national guard.

3. The adjutant general shall adopt rules for distributing grants under this section and establishing qualification requirements for grant recipients.

4. A member of the national guard may receive a grant under this section only as long as the member maintains satisfactory performance with the national guard, meets the qualification requirements of the rules adopted under this section, and pursues a course of study satisfying the normal requirements of the postsecondary institution in which the member is enrolled.

5. For purposes of calculating the grant amount under subsection 1, the “cost of tuition and fees for similar courses and credit hours for a qualifying member of the national guard who is enrolled in the North Dakota university system institution with the highest tuition and fee rate” may not be reduced by more than twenty-five percent pursuant to section 37-07.1-03.