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  • (1) "Federal program" means a veterans educational assistance program established in:
    • (a) United States Code, Title 10, Chapter 1606, Educational Assistance for Members of the Selected Reserve;
    • (b) United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 30, All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program;
    • (c) United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 31, Training and Rehabilitation for Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities;
    • (d) United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 32, Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance; or
    • (e) United States Code, Title 38, Chapter 33, Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.
  • (2) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means:
    • (a) an institution of higher education listed in Subsection 53B-2-101(1); or
    • (b) a private, nonprofit, postsecondary institution located in Utah that is accredited by a recognized accrediting organization recognized by the United States Department of Education.
  • (3) "Program" means the Veterans Tuition Gap Program created in this chapter.
  • (4)
    • (a) "Qualifying military veteran" means a veteran, as defined in Section 68-3-12.5, who:
      • (i) is a resident student under Section 53B-8-102 and rules of the board;
      • (ii) is accepted into an institution and enrolled in a program leading to a bachelor's degree;
      • (iii)
        • (A) has exhausted the federal benefit under a federal program; or
        • (B) demonstrates that the veteran no longer qualifies to receive federal benefits under any federal program; and
      • (iv) has not completed a bachelor's degree.
    • (b) "Qualifying military veteran" does not include a family member.




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