ORS 399.280
Eligibility

  • required period of military service
  • repayment required after withdrawal from courses or insufficient service

(1)

The tuition waiver program described in this section and ORS 399.275 (Tuition waiver program) is not available to any member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member who has a baccalaureate degree.

(2)

A member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member may obtain only one undergraduate degree under the tuition waiver program established by this section and ORS 399.275 (Tuition waiver program). Only courses that meet degree requirements shall be approved for tuition waivers. A member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member may not receive a tuition waiver for any noncredit course.

(3)

If a member of the Oregon National Guard or surviving family member voluntarily withdraws from a course for which the member is receiving a tuition waiver, the member is liable for all costs relating to withdrawal, including but not limited to all the costs billed by the eligible post-secondary institution to the Oregon Military Department.

(4)

A member of the Oregon National Guard with no prior military service must complete basic military training, military occupational specialty training or skill-level training prior to being eligible for tuition waivers under this section and ORS 399.275 (Tuition waiver program). However, the Adjutant General may waive this requirement if the Adjutant General determines that a tuition waiver would be in the interests of the Oregon National Guard.

(5)

A member of the Oregon National Guard who receives tuition waivers under this section and ORS 399.275 (Tuition waiver program) shall agree in writing to serve in the Oregon National Guard for four years after the completion of the courses for which tuition waivers were given. A member who receives tuition waivers may be asked to reimburse the State of Oregon if the member leaves the Oregon National Guard during the four-year period.

(6)

The Oregon Military Department shall establish any limitations and controls it considers necessary to ensure maximum fiscal efficiency and productivity of the tuition waiver program established by this section and ORS 399.275 (Tuition waiver program). [1995 c.158 §2; 1997 c.67 §4; 2001 c.139 §2; 2005 c.200 §2]
Note: See note under 399.275 (Tuition waiver program).

Source: Section 399.280 — Eligibility; required period of military service; repayment required after withdrawal from courses or insufficient service, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors399.­html.

399.015
Army National Guard 399.025
Air National Guard 399.035
Oregon Civil Defense Force 399.045
Organization and training 399.055
Assemblies, periodic training and other duty 399.065
Ordering organized militia into active state service 399.075
Ordering organized militia to state active duty 399.085
Credit for active federal service 399.105
Militia unit facilities 399.115
Trespassers and disturbers to be placed in arrest 399.125
Repossession of military property by state 399.135
Right of way on public streets and highways 399.145
Free passage through tollgates and tunnels and over toll bridges and ferries 399.150
Oaths and affirmations 399.155
Unlawful wearing of uniform or insignia 399.205
Complaints of wrongs 399.210
Eligibility to state office of federally paid members of organized militia 399.215
Exemption from jury duty 399.225
Relief from civil or criminal liability 399.238
Applications for relief of obligations or liabilities or stay of civil or administrative proceedings by state service members 399.240
Limitation on rate of interest incurred by state service members during period of active service 399.242
Suspension or termination of certain services by service members 399.245
Definitions for ORS 399.245 to 399.265 399.255
Scholarship program 399.265
Award prior to completion of service requirement 399.275
Tuition waiver program 399.280
Eligibility 399.405
Appointment of commissioned officers 399.410
Applicability of chapter to warrant officers 399.415
Qualifications of officers 399.420
Assignment and transfer of officers 399.425
Resignations 399.430
Absence without leave considered resignation 399.435
Efficiency and medical examining boards 399.440
Efficiency and medical examining boards 399.445
Officer bonds 399.450
Responsibility for public property 399.456
Uniform allowance 399.460
Oregon National Guard Association 399.505
Enlistment, period of service, transfer, discharge and extensions of enlistments 399.510
Contract and oath of enlistment 399.515
Explanation of military laws and Oregon Code of Military Justice to members of organized militia 399.520
Noncommissioned officers 399.525
Discharges 399.530
Dropping from rolls 399.990
Penalties
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 399.280’s source at oregon​.gov