Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
164.505,
164.507,
164.512,
164.515
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
164.479(2) requires the
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs to promulgate administrative
regulations regarding the eligibility of applicants to participate in tuition
waiver programs. This administrative regulation establishes the application
requirements for these programs.
Section
1. Definition. "Honorable discharge" means a discharge from
service in the Kentucky National Guard or a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces
that is:
(1) Classified as:
(a) Honorable; or
(b) General under honorable conditions;
and
(2) Not classified
as:
(a) Other than honorable;
(b) Bad conduct;
(c) Dishonorable; or
(d) Dismissed by court-martial.
Section 2. Application.
(1) An applicant for tuition waiver pursuant
to
KRS
164.505,
164.507,
164.512,
or
164.515
shall submit the "Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Tuition Waiver
Application" to the department.
(2)
In addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section, an applicant
for tuition waiver pursuant to
KRS
164.505,
164.507,
or
164.515,
who is the stepchild of a veteran, shall submit to the department the sworn
"Affidavit of Membership in the Veteran's Household" to document that the
stepchild is a current member of the living veteran's household or was a member
of the veteran's household at the time of the veteran's death.
Section 3. Certification.
(1) An applicant for tuition waiver shall be
issued a "Certificate of Entitlement to Waiver of Tuition" from the department
if the department determines that the applicant qualifies for the tuition
waiver.
(2) If the applicant does
not qualify for the tuition waiver, the department shall notify the applicant
in writing of the reasons for the denial.
Section 4. Extension Request.
(1) An applicant for extension of tuition
waiver benefits who is under the age of twenty-six (26) and whose tuition
waiver certificate expired at age twenty-three (23) shall submit to the
department the "Application for Extension of Tuition Waiver Benefit".
(2) An applicant for extension of tuition
waiver benefits whose tuition waiver certificate expired after thirty-six (36)
months of benefits shall submit to the department the "Application for
Extension of Tuition Waiver Benefit".
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Kentucky Department of
Veterans Affairs Tuition Waiver Application", KDVA Form TW 1, April
2020;
(b) "Affidavit of Membership
in the Veteran's Household", KDVA Form TW 3, September 2011;
(c) "Certificate of Entitlement to Waiver of
Tuition", KDVA Form TW 2, May 2007.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Department of
Veterans Affairs, Attention: Tuition Waiver Coordinator, 1111B Louisville Road,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
164.479(2)