(2) A member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member may obtain only one undergraduate degree under the tuition waiver program established by this section and ORS 399.275. Only courses that meet degree requirements shall be approved for tuition waivers. A member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member may not receive a tuition waiver for any noncredit course.
(3) If a member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member voluntarily withdraws from a course for which the member is receiving a tuition waiver, the member is liable for all costs relating to withdrawal, including but not limited to all the costs billed by the eligible post-secondary institution to the Oregon Military Department.
(4) A member of the Oregon National Guard with no prior military service must complete basic military training, military occupational specialty training or skill-level training prior to being eligible for tuition waivers under this section and ORS 399.275. However, the Adjutant General may waive this requirement if the Adjutant General determines that a tuition waiver would be in the interests of the Oregon National Guard.
(5) A member of the Oregon National Guard who receives tuition waivers under this section and ORS 399.275 shall agree in writing to serve in the Oregon National Guard for four years after the completion of the courses for which tuition waivers were given. A member who receives tuition waivers may be asked to reimburse the State of Oregon if the member leaves the Oregon National Guard during the four-year period.
(6) The Oregon Military Department shall establish any limitations and controls it considers necessary to ensure maximum fiscal efficiency and productivity of the tuition waiver program established by this section and ORS 399.275. [1995 c.158 §2; 1997 c.67 §4; 2001 c.139 §2; 2005 c.200 §2]
Note: See note under 399.275.
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military
Chapter 399 - Organized Militia
Section 399.035 - Oregon Civil Defense Force; volunteer civil defense forces.
Section 399.045 - Organization and training; equality of treatment and opportunity.
Section 399.065 - Ordering organized militia into active state service; martial law.
Section 399.075 - Ordering organized militia to state active duty; pay and allowances.
Section 399.115 - Trespassers and disturbers to be placed in arrest; sales and gambling prohibited.
Section 399.125 - Repossession of military property by state.
Section 399.245 - Definitions for ORS 399.245 to 399.265.
Section 399.255 - Scholarship program; award; duration; ineligible courses of study.
Section 399.275 - Tuition waiver program; amount of waiver; qualifications; priority.
Section 399.415 - Qualifications of officers; oath.
Section 399.420 - Assignment and transfer of officers; residence of officers.
Section 399.425 - Resignations.
Section 399.430 - Absence without leave considered resignation.
Section 399.435 - Efficiency and medical examining boards; appointment.
Section 399.456 - Uniform allowance.
Section 399.505 - Enlistment, period of service, transfer, discharge and extensions of enlistments.