1.    “Dependent” for purposes of section 15-10-18.3 means:

a.    A child, stepchild, spouse, widow, or widower of a resident veteran, as “veteran” is defined in section 37-01-40, who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service-connected causes, has a one hundred percent service-connected disability as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, has an extra-schedular rating to include individual unemployability that brings the veteran’s total disability rating to one hundred percent as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in action; b.    A child, stepchild, spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service- connected causes, has a one hundred percent service-connected disability as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, has an extra-schedular rating to include individual unemployability that brings the veteran’s total disability rating to one hundred percent as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in action, provided the spouse, widow, or widower, or the child’s or stepchild’s other parent, has been a resident of this state and was a resident of this state at the time of death or determination of total disability of the veteran; c.    A child, stepchild, spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, who was killed in action or died from wounds or other service- connected causes, has a one hundred percent service-connected disability as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, has an extra-schedular rating to include individual unemployability that brings the veteran’s total disability rating to one hundred percent as determined by the department of veterans’ affairs, died from service-connected disabilities, was a prisoner of war, or was declared missing in action, provided the spouse, widow, or widower, or the child’s or stepchild’s other parent, establishes residency in this state and maintains that residency for a period of five years immediately preceding the spouse’s, widow’s, widower’s, child’s, or stepchild’s enrollment at an institution under the control of the state board of higher education; or

d.    A widow or widower of a veteran, as defined in section 37-01-40, who is receiving United States department of veterans affairs dependency and indemnity compensation and satisfies the residency requirement in subdivision a, b, or c. For purposes of this subdivision, sufficient proof of receipt of United States department of veterans affairs dependency and indemnity compensation includes correspondence directed to a qualifying veteran’s widow or widower by the United States department of veterans affairs which indicates the widow or widower is a survivor of the qualifying veteran and is in receipt of United States department of veterans affairs dependency and indemnity compensation.

For purposes of this subsection, if the determination of disability or service-connected death occurs subsequent to the qualifying veteran’s death through application of a law that renders a surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran eligible for United States department of veterans’ affairs disability and indemnity compensation, the     determination for purposes of qualification as a dependent under this subsection is presumed to precede the veteran’s death.

2.    “Resident veteran” means a veteran who:

a.    Was born in and lived in this state until entrance into the armed forces of the United States; b.    Was born in, but was temporarily living outside this state, not having abandoned residence therein prior to entrance into the armed forces of the United States; c.    Was born elsewhere but had resided within this state for at least six months prior to entrance into military service and had prior to or during such six-month period:

(1) Registered for voting, or voted in this state; (2) Being an unemancipated minor during such period of residence, had lived with a parent or person standing in loco parentis who had acquired a residence as set forth in this section; or

(3) If not registered for voting in this state, not registered for voting in another state; or

d.    Has been a resident of this state for the five years prior to the request for tuition waiver.

3.    “Stepchild’s other parent” means the spouse, widow, or widower of a veteran.