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Senate approves tuition and fee waiver for veterans with 100% service‑connected disability
Summary
House File 2491 requires Regents universities to waive tuition and mandatory fees for veterans with a 100% permanent service‑connected disability rating after other federal/state assistance is exhausted; the Senate passed the bill unanimously.
Senator Salmon (Bremer) opened House File 2491, which requires the Regents universities to waive tuition and mandatory fees for a veteran with a 100% permanent service‑connected disability rating once the veteran has exhausted other federal and state financial assistance. Salmon described the measure as targeted relief for veterans with severe service‑connected disabilities.
The sponsor moved final passage and the Senate voted; the bill received a constitutional majority (46 ayes, 0 nays) and was declared passed by the Senate. The bill will be transmitted as passed to the appropriate offices.
