2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title VIII - Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs
Title 110-B - Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services
Section 110-B:63-c - Educational Assistance Authorized; Minimum Requirements.

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110-B:63-c Educational Assistance Authorized; Minimum Requirements. –
Members of the New Hampshire national guard may take courses tuition-free in state-supported postsecondary institutions. The admission of a New Hampshire national guard member shall be in accordance with the state-supported postsecondary institution's standard student admissions criteria policies and practices. In order to be eligible to receive educational assistance under this subdivision, a member of the New Hampshire national guard shall:
I. Be a sworn in active member of the New Hampshire national guard residing either in-state or out-of-state.
II. Be enrolled in a degree-enhancing curriculum in any college that is under the authority of the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, or enrolled in any degree-enhancing curriculum in any college or university which is under the authority of the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire.
III. Have first utilized any post-September 11, 2001 tuition benefit and other federally funded military tuition assistance. Montgomery GI bill benefits, post-September 11, 2001 educational program housing, allowance, federal educational entitlements, national guard scholarship grants, and other non-tuition benefits shall be excluded from consideration when determining eligibility for a tuition waiver under this section.

[Paragraph IV repealed by 2022, 342:4 effective July 1, 2027.]

IV. Members of the New Hampshire national guard, upon completion of their initial mandatory service obligation which shall be no less than 6 years, may transfer their national guard tuition waiver benefit to their spouse to be used in a degree-enhancing curriculum in any college that is under the authority of the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire. The transfer of this benefit by the member requires a 4-year reserve duty service obligation after the date the benefit has been transfered. The member's spouse may subsequently transfer this benefit back to the member; however, the member and their spouse cannot use the benefit at the same time.

Source. 1996, 237:1. 2004, 6:1. 2007, 361:6. 2009, 32:1, eff. July 14, 2009. 2013, 255:6, eff. Sept. 22, 2013. 2017, 13:2, eff. June 16, 2017. 2020, 34:17, eff. July 28, 2020. 2022, 342:2, eff. Sept. 2, 2022.

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