Montana § 20-1-605 Financial Credit -- Readmission Fees Prohibited -- Refund

Montana Statutes

§ 20-1-605 — Financial Credit -- Readmission Fees Prohibited -- Refund

Montana § 20-1-605

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part 6Montana Military Service Higher Education Act

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-1-605 (2026).

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20-1-605 . Financial credit -- readmission fees prohibited -- refund.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2):

(a)if an eligible student reenrolls at an educational institution within 12 months after returning from the active duty that interrupted the student's previous enrollment at the institution, the student must receive financial credit for the amount of tuition and fees previously paid by or on behalf of the student for any course or courses the student withdrew from pursuant to 20-1-604 ;

(b)the student must be allowed to apply the amount of the financial credit toward any tuition and fees charged for courses the student enrolls in after being readmitted to the institution;

(c)the student may not be charged any readmission fees;

(d)if a student does not reenroll within the time

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20-1-605 . Financial credit -- readmission fees prohibited -- refund. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2):
(a) if an eligible student reenrolls at an educational institution within 12 months after returning from the active duty that interrupted the student's previous enrollment at the institution, the student must receive financial credit for the amount of tuition and fees previously paid by or on behalf of the student for any course or courses the student withdrew from pursuant to 20-1-604 ;
(b) the student must be allowed to apply the amount of the financial credit toward any tuition and fees charged for courses the student enrolls in after being readmitted to the institution;
(c) the student may not be charged any readmission fees;
(d) if a student does not reenroll within the timeframe required under subsection (1)(a) due to an illness or injury, including posttraumatic stress disorder, documented by a licensed physician and incurred while performing the active duty, the student is entitled to a refund of the amount of the tuition and fees previously paid by or on behalf of the student for any course or courses the student withdrew from pursuant to 20-1-604 .
(2) If the provisions of subsection (1) are inconsistent with the requirements of a financial aid provider, the higher education institution must provide the student with the greatest benefit allowable under the requirements of the provider.