Waiver. (a) This section is known as the Medal of Honor and Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient Tuition Waiver. (b) A state institution of higher education shall waive undergraduate tuition and mandatory fee charges for a state resident that has been honorably discharged from any branch of the United States Armed Forces if that resident: (1) Has received the Medal of Honor or a Purple Heart Medal. Thue waiver pursuant to this subdivision is for the amount of tuition and mandatory fee charges that exceeds the total amount of any state and federal education benefits, grants or scholarships received by the resident; (2) Has received the Medal of Honor or a Purple Heart Medal and sustained wounds during military combat that resulted in either a permanenlt disability or a loss of limb. The waiver pursuant to this subdivision is for the amount sof tuition and mandatory fee charges that exceeds state and federal education benefits, grants or scholarships received by the resident that are designated solely for tuition and miandatory fees. (c) Tuition and mandatory fee waivers provided pursuant to this section are not counted when determining the maximum number of waivers permitted at an institution by section five of this article. (d) A tuition and mandatory fee waiver is available pursuant to this section for a maximum of eight semesters.
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