(1) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 or a community college shall charge an enrolled student who is not a resident of this state and who is attending classes as an undergraduate or graduate student on a public university or community college campus in this state tuition and fees no greater than the resident rate if the student:\n(a)(A) Is Native American; or\n(B) Is an Alaska Native; and\n(b)(A) Received a diploma under ORS 329.451;\n(B) Completed grade 12 in compliance with the requirements of ORS 339.035; or\n(C) Completed grade 12 at a private or parochial school, as described in ORS 339.030 (1)(a).\n(2) As used in this section:\n(a) 'Alaska Native' means an individual who is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; and\n(b) 'Native American' means an individual who:\n(A) Is a member of a federally recognized Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band;\n(B) Is a member of a Native American tribe or band, as defined by the tribe or band, that had the tribe or band’s federal recognition terminated in 1940 or later; or\n(C) Is a member of a Native American tribe that is historically based in Oregon, as determined by the Higher Education Coordinating ribe or band’s federal recognition terminated in 1940 or later; or\n(C) Is a member of a Native American tribe that is historically based in Oregon, as determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission by rule. [2019 c.287 §1]
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