Nebraska § 85-505 Nebraska National Guard; member; tuition; credit; limitations

Nebraska Statutes

§ 85-505 — Nebraska National Guard; member; tuition; credit; limitations

Nebraska § 85-505

Ch. 85State University, State Colleges, and Postsecondary Education

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 85-505 (2026).

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Any member of the Nebraska National Guard who enrolls in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall be entitled to a credit of one hundred percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a diploma, certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree program or fifty percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a graduate or professional degree program, except that any member who attends an independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall receive a credit in an amount no higher than such member would receive if attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Such entitlement shall, subject to the requirements of sections  85-5

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Any member of the Nebraska National Guard who enrolls in any state-supported university, college, or community college or any independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall be entitled to a credit of one hundred percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a diploma, certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree program or fifty percent of the resident tuition charges of such school for a graduate or professional degree program, except that any member who attends an independent, not-for-profit, accredited college or university in this state shall receive a credit in an amount no higher than such member would receive if attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Such entitlement shall, subject to the requirements of sections 85-505 to 85-508 , continue for as long as the member maintains satisfactory performance with the guard and pursues a course of study in such institution in a manner which satisfies the normal requirements of the institution. The number of individuals granted tuition credit shall not exceed the number specified in section 85-505.01 during any fiscal year. When determining to whom such tuition credit shall be awarded, priority shall be given to those individuals who have previously received tuition credits while a National Guard member, and the Nebraska National Guard shall apply those program qualifications and limitations consistent with efficient and effective program management as determined by the Adjutant General.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1974, LB 982, § 1; Laws 1978, LB 564, § 1; Laws 1983, LB 267, § 1; Laws 1986, LB 931, § 1; Laws 1988, LB 866, § 1; Laws 1992, Third Spec. Sess., LB 10, § 1; Laws 1996, LB 1139, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 243, § 1; Laws 2008, LB746, § 1; Laws 2014, LB766, § 1; Laws 2020, LB450, § 1; Laws 2021, LB528, § 52; Laws 2022, LB779, § 1; Laws 2024, LB52, § 1.