Oklahoma § 70-3247 - Higher education in-state status - Dependents of military

§ 70-3247. Higher education in-state status - Dependents of military

personnel.

A. A student shall be eligible for in-state status regardless

of the residency of the student if the student is a:

1. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently serving as a

member of the active uniformed services of the United States on

full-time active duty status of more than thirty (30) days and for

whom Oklahoma is the home of record;

2. Dependent child or spouse of a person currently serving as a

member of the military reserve on active duty orders of more than

thirty (30) days and for whom Oklahoma is the home of record;

3. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, currently

serving as a member of the uniformed services of the United States

who is on full-time active duty for a period of more than thirty

(30) days and is stationed or temporarily present in Oklahoma

through military orders;

4. Person, or spouse or dependent child of a person, who was

discharged or released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)

days of active uniformed service;

5. Person who is participating in or has received a partial or

full scholarship from the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training

Corps, Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps or the Navy/Marines

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps; or

6. Person who is a current member of the Oklahoma National

Guard.

B. To be eligible for in-state status as provided for in

subsection A of this section and to maintain eligibility, the

student shall:

1. Satisfy admission and retention standards as determined by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for an institution

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and

2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full-time or part-time

in a program of study at an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education.

C. A student who files with the institution within The Oklahoma

State System of Higher Education at which the student intends to

register a letter of intent to establish residence in the state and

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who resides in the state while enrolled in the institution shall be

eligible for in-state status, regardless of the residency of the

student or home of record, if the student:

1. Is a person who:

a.

was discharged or released from a period of not fewer

than ninety (90) days of active duty uniformed

service, and

b.

is pursuing a course of education with educational

assistance under Chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of Title 38

of the United States Code while living in this state;

or

2. Is a person who:

a.

is entitled to assistance under Section 3311(b)(9) or

3319 of Title 38 of the United States Code by virtue

of a relationship to a person who was discharged or

released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)

days of active duty uniformed services, and

b.

enrolls in the course(s) concerned within five (5)

years of the date the related person was discharged or

released from a period of not fewer than ninety (90)

days of active duty uniformed services.

D. To be eligible for in-state status as provided for in

subsection C of this section and to maintain eligibility, the

student shall:

1. Satisfy admission and retention standards as determined by

the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education for an institution

within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education; and

2. Have secured admission to and enrolls full-time or part-time

in a program of study at an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education.

E. A student who meets the eligibility requirements for instate status shall maintain in-state status if the student remains

continuously enrolled at an institution within The Oklahoma State

System of Higher Education after the student:

1. As described in paragraph 1, 2, 3, or 4 of subsection A or

paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection C of this section is discharged or

released from active duty service;

2. As described in paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section

has exhausted education assistance provided under Chapter 30, 31,

33, or 35 of Title 38 of the United States Code; or

3. As described in paragraph 2 of subsection C of this section

has exhausted education assistance provided under Section 3311(b)(9)

or 3319 of Title 38 of the United States Code.

F. For purposes of this section, “home of record” means the

place where one was living when the person enlisted or was

commissioned into the military or reenlisted in the military.

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G. The State Regents for Higher Education shall develop

policies and procedures necessary to implement the provisions of

this section.

Added by Laws 2012, c. 290, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012. Amended by Laws

2015, c. 141, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2022, c. 210, § 1, eff.

Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 348, § 1, emerg. eff. June 7, 2023; Laws

2024, c. 452, § 168, emerg. eff. June 14, 2024.