Tuition Fairness for Survivors (S. 1095)

Summary

Requires public colleges to give in-state tuition rates to the families of deceased or disabled veterans using specific educational benefits.

What problem does this solve?

Families of service members who died or were disabled could face high out-of-state tuition costs for college. This law makes public colleges charge these families the lower in-state tuition rate to make school more affordable.

What does this law do?

Extends in-state tuition requirement

Requires public colleges and universities to charge in-state tuition to students using the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program.

Adds covered individuals

Specifies that individuals entitled to assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program are covered by this in-state tuition rule.

Enforcement by VA

Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses at public schools that do not comply with the new in-state tuition requirement for these survivors.

Who does this affect?

Surviving spouses and children of deceased or disabled service members
Public colleges and universities

What is the real world impact?

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Supports military families

Provides financial relief to the spouses and children of service members who have died or been seriously disabled. It ensures their educational benefits go further by guaranteeing lower, in-state tuition rates.

When does this start?

The rules in this act apply to school terms that start on or after August 1, 2022.

In-state tuition requirement

Public colleges must provide in-state tuition rates to eligible survivors for any academic period beginning on or after August 1, 2022.