§ 341.509

(1) As used in this section:\n(a) 'Child' means a child, adopted child or stepchild of a service member.\n(b) 'Community college' has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.\n(c) 'Qualified student' means a child, a spouse or an unremarried surviving spouse of a service member.\n(d) 'Service member' means a person who:\n(A) As a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, died on active duty; or\n(B) Was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, was 100 percent disabled as the result of a military service connected disability and died as the result of that disability.\n(2) Subject to subsections (3) to (7) of this section, a community college shall waive tuition for a qualified student for courses that may lead to a certificate from a community college or to an associate degree.\n(3)(a) The maximum waiver granted under this section is the total number of credit hours that equals two years of full-time attendance at a community college.\n(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a waiver may not exceed the total number of credit hours the qualified student needs to graduate with a certificate from a community college or an associate degree.\n(4) A

aph (a) of this subsection, a waiver may not exceed the total number of credit hours the qualified student needs to graduate with a certificate from a community college or an associate degree.\n(4) A waiver may be granted under this section only for credit hours for courses that are offered by a community college and are available for enrollment, regardless of whether the qualified student attends the course and pays tuition.\n(5) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a qualified student may receive a waiver under this section if the student:\n(a) At the time of application for a waiver, is considered a resident of this state for the purpose of determining tuition to be paid at a community college; and\n(b) Has been admitted to a community college for a program leading to a certificate from a community college or an associate degree.\n(6) A child who applies for a waiver under this section must be 23 years of age or younger at the time the child applies for the waiver.\n(7) A qualified student is not eligible to receive a waiver under this section for any school year in which the student received a Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship under section

r.\n(7) A qualified student is not eligible to receive a waiver under this section for any school year in which the student received a Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship under section 1002 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-32). [2012 c.106 §12]\nNote:\n341.509 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 341 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.