Tennessee HB1789 amends higher education laws to classify military-affiliated spouses as in-state students for tuition purposes.
Tennessee HB1789 amends the state's higher education laws to redefine "military-affiliated" to include active-duty military personnel, reservists, national guard members, reserve officer training corps cadets, and dependents of active-duty military personnel or veterans. It mandates institutions of higher education to classify a student who is the spouse of a service member as an in-state student for tuition purposes if the spouse is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, accepted for admission, enrolled, resides in the state, and maintains continuous enrollment.
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