(1) The child of a veteran, regardless of age, who has acquired a disability as a direct result of the veteran’s service shall be eligible to receive a waiver of tuition upon admission to any state-supported university, college, or vocational training institute.
(2) To be entitled to benefits under this section, the child claiming benefits must have acquired a disability determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as compensable.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 164.512

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) The parent-child relationship must be shown by birth certificate, marriage certificate, or other documentary evidence.
(4) To entitle a child to benefit under this section the member of the National Guard or Reserve Component veteran living or deceased must have served on state active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training or the veteran must have served on active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States, and the discharge must have been under honorable conditions. The veteran must be a resident or, if deceased, must have been a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 9, effective June 29, 2017. — Created
2002 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002.