The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 16 : Education
Chapter 072 : Vermont State Colleges
(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 2185)-
§ 2185. Determination of residency for tuition purposes
(a) The Board of Trustees shall adopt policies related to residency for tuition purposes, consistent with State and federal requirements.
(b) Any member of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty who is transferred to Vermont for duty other than for the purpose of education shall, upon transfer and for the period of active duty served in Vermont, be considered a resident for in-state tuition purposes at the start of the next semester or academic period.
(c) For determination of residency for tuition to the Community College of Vermont, a person who resides in Vermont shall be considered a resident for in-state tuition purposes, beginning at the start of the next semester or academic period after arrival in Vermont, if that person:
(1) qualifies as a refugee pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42);
(2) is granted parole to enter the United States pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5); or
(3) is issued a special immigrant visa pursuant to the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, as amended.
(d) The spouse and dependent child of any person who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and stationed in this State pursuant to military orders shall be entitled to be considered, upon taking up a residence in the State, a resident for in-state tuition purposes at the start of the next semester or academic period. The spouse or dependent child shall not lose classification as an in-state student if the spouse or dependent child continues to reside in the State and the member of the U.S. Armed Forces is transferred on military orders or retires. The spouse or dependent child shall lose this classification as an in-state student under this subsection if the spouse or dependent child no longer resides in the State and shall regain this classification upon again taking up a residency in the State only if the member of the U.S. Armed Forces is stationed in this State pursuant to military orders. (Added 2003, No. 127 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2015, No. 19, § 1, eff. July 15, 2015; 2021, No. 140 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 27, 2022; 2021, No. 166 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 2022.)
