(a) The term "resident" or "residency", or any other term or expression used to designate a West Virginia resident student, when used to determine the rate of tuition to be charged students attending state institutions of higher education, shall be construed to include the following:
(1) Members of the National Guard or reserves who are not residents of West Virginia but who are active members of a National Guard or reserve unit in West Virginia; and
(2) Current members of the United States armed forces who reside in West Virginia.
(b) A person who qualifies as a resident, as that term is defined in subsection (a) of this section, on the first day of the semester or term of the college or institution, shall be charged resident tuition rates.
(c) The provisions of this section apply at the beginning of the semester or term immediately following the effective date of this section.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 10. Fees and Other Money Collected at State Institutions of Higher Education
§18B-10-1. Enrollment, Tuition and Other Fees at Education Institutions; Refund of Fees
§18B-10-1a. Resident Tuition Rates for Members of the National Guard, Reserves, and Armed Forces
§18B-10-1b. Special Equity Fee; Purpose; Exemptions
§18B-10-2. Higher Education Resource Assessment
§18B-10-4b. Additional Fee Waivers for Health Sciences and Technology Academy Programs
§18B-10-5. Fee Waivers -- Undergraduate Schools
§18B-10-6. Fee Waivers -- Professional and Graduate Schools
§18B-10-7a. Tuition and Fee Waivers or Adjustments for Residents at Least Sixty-Five Years Old
§18B-10-7b. Tuition Waivers for High School Graduates in Foster Care
§18B-10-7d. Tuition Waivers for National Service Volunteers Serving in West Virginia
§18B-10-10. The Medal of Honor and Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient Tuition Waiver
§18B-10-11. Fees and Money Derived From Athletic Contests
§18B-10-12. Student Activities
§18B-10-13. Fees From Operation of Dormitories, Faculty Homes, Dining Halls and Cafeterias