(a) "Active member of the Armed Forces of the United States" includes officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
(A) Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this state;
(B) Reside in this state while serving as members of the crew of a ship that has an Oregon port or shore establishment as its home port or permanent station; or
(C) Reside in another state or a foreign country and establish Oregon residency by filing Oregon state income taxes no later than 12 months before leaving active duty.
(b) "Armed Forces of the United States" includes:
(A) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States;
(B) Reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United States; and
(C) The National Guard of the United States and the Oregon National Guard.
(c) "Dependent children" includes any children of an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
(A) Are under 18 years of age and not married, otherwise emancipated or self-supporting; or
(B) Are under 23 years of age, unmarried, enrolled in a full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning and dependent on the member for over one-half of their support.
(2) Community colleges in Oregon shall admit active members of the Armed Forces of the United States, active members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and members of the Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services detailed by proper authority for duty with the Army or Navy of the United States, and their spouses and dependent children, in the same manner as Oregon residents who are residents of the community college district and shall assess the same fees and tuition rates. [Formerly 341.529]