Enrolled Bill Summary

The Education Code currently waives college tuition and most fees for certain military veterans and for offspring of military personnel killed or missing in action, but tuition and fee exemptions generally are not applicable to courses for which a college or university does not receive formula funding, which typically include correspondence and other continuing education courses. House Bill 2214 amends the Education Code to make the tuition and fee exemption for veterans and surviving dependents applicable to correspondence courses if the courses count toward a student's degree plan. The act also allows a college or university governing board to grant such exemptions for continuing education courses.