Nebraska § 80-411 Waiver of tuition and fees at institutions of higher education; qualifications; application; approval; effect

Nebraska Statutes

§ 80-411 — Waiver of tuition and fees at institutions of higher education; qualifications; application; approval; effect

Nebraska § 80-411

Ch. 80Servicemembers and Veterans

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 80-411 (2026).

Text

(1)If the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are met, the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, and the community colleges shall waive the following for a dependent of a veteran:

(a)All tuition; and

(b)All fees remaining due after subtracting awarded federal financial aid grants and state scholarships and grants.

(2)A person shall be eligible for the waiver of tuition and such fees if he or she meets the following requirements:

(a)He or she is a resident of this state and meets the appropriate institution's requirements for establishing residency for the purpose of paying instate tuition;

(b)He or she has a parent, stepparent, or spouse who was a member of the armed forces of the United States and who:

(i)Died while on active duty;

(ii)Died of a service-connected

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(1) If the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are met, the University of Nebraska, the state colleges, and the community colleges shall waive the following for a dependent of a veteran:
(a) All tuition; and
(b) All fees remaining due after subtracting awarded federal financial aid grants and state scholarships and grants.
(2) A person shall be eligible for the waiver of tuition and such fees if he or she meets the following requirements:
(a) He or she is a resident of this state and meets the appropriate institution's requirements for establishing residency for the purpose of paying instate tuition;
(b) He or she has a parent, stepparent, or spouse who was a member of the armed forces of the United States and who:
(i) Died while on active duty;
(ii) Died of a service-connected disability;
(iii) Died subsequent to discharge as a result of injury or illness sustained while a member of the armed forces which may or may not have resulted in total disability;
(iv) Is permanently and totally disabled as a result of military service. Permanent and total disability does not include total ratings or other temporary ratings except total ratings based on individual unemployability if permanent; or
(v) While a member of the armed forces of the United States, is classified as missing in action or as a prisoner of war during armed hostilities; and
(c) If he or she is a child or stepchild of a person described in subdivision (2)(b) of this section, he or she is under the age of twenty-six years unless he or she serves on active duty with the armed forces after his or her eighteenth birthday but before his or her twenty-sixth birthday, in which case such period shall end five years after his or her first discharge or release from such duty with the armed forces, but in no event shall such period be extended beyond the thirty-first birthday.
(3) An application for a waiver shall be submitted on a form to be prescribed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs.
(4) If the Director of Veterans' Affairs or the director's designee determines that the applicant is eligible for the waiver, the director or the director's designee shall so certify to the institution in which the applicant desires to enroll. The decision of the director or the director's designee shall, in the absence of fraud or misrepresentation on the part of the applicant, be final and shall be binding upon the applicant and upon the institutions specified in this section. The director shall adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the administration of this section.
(5) The waiver shall be valid for one degree, diploma, or certificate from a community college and one baccalaureate degree. Receipt of such degree, diploma, or certificate from a community college shall precede receipt of such baccalaureate degree.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1965, c. 576, § 1, p. 1867; Laws 1967, c. 564, § 1, p. 1858; Laws 1973, LB 307, § 1; Laws 1975, LB 90, § 4; Laws 1979, LB 80, § 114; Laws 1993, LB 74, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 227, § 2; Laws 2001, LB 368, § 3; Laws 2013, LB180, § 1; Laws 2016, LB718, § 1; Laws 2024, LB252, § 6. Cross References: Educational assistance for military personnel, see Chapter 80, article 9, and sections 85-505 to 85-508.