Kan. Admin. Regs. § 88-3-8a - Military personnel and veterans
(a) "Armed forces" and "veteran" shall have
the meanings specified in K.S.A. 2017 Supp.
48-3601,
and amendments thereto.
(b) The
resident fee privilege shall be accorded to any person who meets the following
conditions:
(1) Is enrolled at any state
educational institution, as defined by
K.S.A. 76-711 and amendments thereto; and
(2) meets one of the following conditions:
(A)
(i) Is
currently serving in the armed forces; or
(ii) is a veteran of the armed forces who
files with the postsecondary educational institution at which the veteran is
enrolled a letter of intent to establish residence in Kansas, lives in Kansas
while attending the postsecondary educational institution at which the veteran
is enrolled, and is eligible for benefits under the federal post-9/11 veterans
educational assistance act or any other federal law authorizing educational
benefits for veterans;
(B) is the spouse or dependent child of a
person who qualifies for resident tuition rates and fees pursuant to paragraph
(b)(2)(A)(i) or who, if qualifying through a veteran pursuant to paragraph
(b)(2)(A)(ii), files with the postsecondary educational institution at which
the spouse or dependent child is enrolled a letter of intent to establish
residence in Kansas, lives in Kansas while attending the postsecondary
educational institution at which the spouse or dependent child is enrolled, and
is eligible for benefits under the federal post-9/11 veterans educational
assistance act or any other federal law authorizing educational benefits for
veterans; or
(C) is a person who is
living in Kansas at the time of enrollment and is one of the following:
(i) A veteran who was permanently stationed
in Kansas during service in the armed forces or had established residency in
Kansas before service in the armed forces; or
(ii) the spouse or dependent of a veteran who
was permanently stationed in Kansas during service in the armed forces or had
established residency in Kansas before service in the armed forces.
(c) This
regulation shall not be construed to prevent a person covered by this
regulation from acquiring or retaining a bona fide residence in
Kansas.
(d) Each person seeking the
resident fee privilege pursuant to this regulation shall be responsible for
providing the appropriate office at the state educational institution at which
the person seeks admission or is enrolling with the information and written
documentation necessary to verify that the person meets the applicable
requirements of K.S.A. 2017 Supp.
48-3601 and
K.S.A. 76-729, and amendments thereto, and this
regulation. This documentation shall include one of the following:
(1) If claiming current status in the armed
forces, written documentation verifying that status. For each reserve officers'
training corps (ROTC) cadet and midshipman, this documentation shall include a
copy of the person's current contract for enlistment or reenlistment in the
armed forces;
(2) if claiming
veteran status pursuant to paragraph (b)(2) (A) (ii), the following:
(A) Written documentation verifying that the
veteran qualifies for benefits under the federal post-9/11 veterans educational
assistance act or any other federal law authorizing educational benefits for
veterans;
(B) written documentation
verifying that the veteran lives or will live in Kansas while attending the
state educational institution; and
(C) a letter signed by the veteran attesting
an intent to become a resident of Kansas;
(3) if claiming spouse or dependent child
status based upon the relationship to a current member of the armed forces, the
following:
(A) Written documentation verifying
the required relationship to the current member of the armed forces;
and
(B) written documentation
verifying that the member of the armed forces is currently serving;
(4) if claiming spouse or
dependent child status based upon a relationship with a veteran pursuant to
paragraph (b)(2)(B), the following:
(A)
Written documentation verifying the required relationship to the
veteran;
(B) written documentation
verifying that the spouse or dependent child qualifies for benefits under the
federal post-9/11 veterans educational assistance act or any other federal law
authorizing educational benefits for veterans;
(C) written documentation verifying that the
spouse or dependent child of the veteran lives or will live in Kansas while
that person is a student attending the state educational institution;
and
(D) a written letter signed by
the spouse or dependent child of the veteran, attesting that the spouse or
dependent child intends to become a resident of Kansas; or
(5) if claiming status as a veteran pursuant
to paragraph (b)(2)(C)(i) who is not otherwise eligible for benefits under the
federal post-9/11 veterans educational assistance act or any other federal law
authorizing educational benefits for veterans, or the spouse or dependent of
the veteran pursuant to paragraph (b)(2)(C)(ii), written documentation
verifying both of the following:
(A) The
veteran was previously assigned to a permanent station in Kansas while on
active duty, or the veteran established Kansas residency before the veteran's
service in the armed forces.
(B)
The veteran, spouse, or dependent of the veteran who is seeking residency
status is living in Kansas at the time of enrollment.
Notes
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