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HB 6439 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING A FEE WAIVER AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

HB 6439 creates a tuition waiver for active Connecticut National Guard members at public higher education institutions. It waives both tuition and extension fees for members certified as "in good standing" by the Adjutant General who are enrolled in undergraduate degree programs. This directly affects Connecticut National Guard members seeking college education, providing financial relief for their tuition costs. The waiver applies to all regional community-technical colleges and includes coverage for educational extension programs. The bill amends existing statutes to add National Guard members to the list of eligible groups for tuition waivers, alongside veterans and other specific categories.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides tuition waiver for National Guard members, expanding access to higher education through direct financial support for enrolled students at public institutions.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransCreates tuition waiver for National Guard veterans' education, directly expanding benefits and providing financial relief.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → VA Joint Favorable Substitute · 8 edits
MODERATE
This bill was revised to expand tuition waiver eligibility at Connecticut state colleges and universities, adding new categories of students who qualify for fee waivers while removing some previous provisions about extension fees and summer sessions.
Scope change
The bill now applies to a broader range of student categories including dependents of missing-in-action service members, National Guard members, and survivors of specific tragedies, while removing references to extension program fee treatment.
ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility for dependents of persons declared missing in action or prisoners of war to receive tuition waivers at regional community-technical colleges.

Added eligibility for active members of the Connecticut Army or Air National Guard in good standing to receive tuition waivers at regional community-technical colleges.

Added eligibility for dependents of police officers, firefighters, municipal employees, and state employees killed in the line of duty to receive tuition waivers.

Added eligibility for dependents or surviving spouses of specified terrorist victims and victims of the July 2005 Avon multivehicle crash to receive tuition waivers.

Added eligibility for dependents or surviving spouses of persons killed in action after September 11, 2001, while performing active military duty.

Removed provisions that treated fees for educational extension programs and summer sessions as tuition for veterans and National Guard members.

Changed the definition of 'veteran tuition benefit' to include extension fees when calculating tuition waivers for veterans.

Added provision that tuition waivers must be reduced by the amount of educational reimbursement received from an employer.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' and Military Affairs
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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