(a) "Active member of the Armed Forces of the United States" and "Armed Forces of the United States" have the meaning given those terms in ORS 352.313.
(b) "Community college" has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005.
(c) "Qualified student" means a student who:
(A) Is an active member of the Armed Forces of the United States or served in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(B) If a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, was relieved or discharged from that service with either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions; or
(C) Is a student who receives veterans’ educational benefits as a federally qualified dependent of a person described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(2) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, a public university listed in ORS 352.002 shall establish a priority enrollment system by which a qualified student is prioritized over nonqualified students for registration at the public university.
(3) A community college that has established a priority enrollment system is subject to subsection (4) of this section.
(4) A priority enrollment system established pursuant to this section must, at a minimum, offer registration for courses to continuing qualified students before offering registration for courses to nonqualified students within the same classification. Public universities and community colleges must accommodate priority registration for new qualified students as practicable pursuant to institutional orientation requirements. [2015 c.371 §1; 2017 c.76 §1]