Section 188-F:15 - Tuition WaivedI. If a person is domiciled in this state while serving in or with the armed forces of the United States and is, after February 28, 1961, reported or listed as missing, or missing in action, or interned in a neutral country, or beleaguered, besieged, or captured by the enemy during the Southeast Asian conflict, any child of such person, enrolled after March 23, 1972, in a community college system of New Hampshire institution shall, so long as said person is so reported, listed, interned, beleaguered, besieged, or captured, not be required to pay tuition for attendance at such school. Any person entitled to free tuition under this section shall apply to the community college system of New Hampshire institution he or she wishes to attend which may require such proof as deemed necessary in order for a person to qualify for free tuition under this section. I-a.(a) If a person, while serving in or with the armed forces of the United States, has received a discharge other than dishonorable from service, and is totally and permanently disabled from such service-connected disability, and was domiciled in the state of New Hampshire at the time they entered military service or when he or she is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be so disabled, whether on original decision or appeal, and is currently a resident of New Hampshire or was a resident of New Hampshire at the time of their death, any child of such person enrolled in an institution that is part of the community college system of New Hampshire shall not be required to pay tuition for attendance at such institution. For the purpose of this paragraph, "child" shall mean a biological, adopted, or stepchild from marriage who meets the community college system's residency requirements, provided in the case of a stepchild that the parents are still married at the time of application and remain so during the entire time of matriculation under this paragraph.(b) Any person entitled to free tuition under this paragraph shall apply to the board of trustees of the community college system. The board shall, for proof of disability, only require a determination of disability letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the disability of the sponsoring parent is 100 percent total, permanent, service connected and that the character of discharge was other than dishonorable, in order for a person to qualify for free tuition under this paragraph. The board may also require such evidence as it deems necessary to establish residence at the time of service entry or the time of disability determination and proof of relation to sponsoring veteran. The child of a veteran shall remain eligible for free tuition under this paragraph through the end of the semester in which he or she attains the age of 27, provided that the child shall be financially liable for the cost of any studies continuing in the semester following his or her 27th birthday.(c) All applicants shall complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and shall cooperate with the institution in filling out such applications for grants and other financial assistance as the institution may request in order to offset the tuition waiver cost to the institution. This shall not include any benefits provided directly to the student by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under 38 U.S.C. sections 3500-3566, et seq. Failure to cooperate shall be considered grounds to deny a tuition waiver under this paragraph, provided that the applicant shall not be required to apply for loans or other funding that will cause the applicant to incur future debt. Non-eligibility for grants or other funding shall not be grounds to deny a tuition waiver under this paragraph.II. The board of trustees shall have the authority to allow full-time employees who have one year of previous service at the community college system, free tuition, and to the dependents of such employees a 50 percent discount of tuition, at the community college system of New Hampshire colleges.III. The board of trustees shall have the authority to allow a tuition discount for less than full-time employees. The board of trustees may establish criteria with respect to length of service, hours worked, percent of discount, and eligible courses.Amended by 2022 , 28: 2, eff. 6/17/2022.Amended by 2020 , 34: 2, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by 2018 , 135: 1, eff. 7/29/2018. 2007, 361:2, eff. July 17, 2007.