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The purpose of the Hazlewood Exemption (Hazlewood Act) is to provide an education benefit to honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans and to eligible dependent children and spouses of Texas veterans.
SB 639 (82nd Texas Legislative, Regular) authorized new provisions which are effective with tuition and fee charges for fall, 2011. See "NEW" provisions below.
- Who, at the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces:
- Are Texas residents,
- Designated Texas as Home of Record, or
- Entered the service in Texas.
- Have served at least 181 days of active military duty excluding training, as indicated as "net active service" (the sum of 12(c) and 12(d)) on the DD214),
- Have received an honorable discharge or separation or a general discharge under honorable conditions,
- Have no federal veteran's education benefits, or have federal veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as Chapter 33 or 31; Pell and SEOG are not relevant) for term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits,
- Are not in default on a student loan made or guaranteed by the State of Texas, and
- Enroll in classes for which the college receives tax support (i.e., a course that does not depend solely on student tuition and fees to cover its costs), unless the college's governing board has ruled to let veterans receive the benefit while taking non-funded courses.
- Provide proof of Online Database Registration – All applicants (veteran and dependents) must register online in order to track hours used through the program. Once registered applicants must login and print a verification page for the institution.
- https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/hsh/students/
NEW! Veterans who are granted their first Hazlewood exemption beginning fall, 2011 must reside in Texas during the semester or term for which the exemption is claimed. This requirement does not apply to veterans who received the exemption prior to the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Of veterans who, at the time of entry into the U.S. Armed Forces:
- Are Texas residents,
- Designated Texas as Home of Record, or
- Entered the service in Texas.
- Have a parent or is the spouse of a veteran of the U. S. Armed Forces, Texas National Guard, or Texas Air National Guard who died as a result of service-related injuries or illness, is missing in action, or became totally disabled for purposes of employability as a result of service-related injury or illness,
- Have no federal veteran's education benefits, or have federal veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only (such as Chapter 33 or 31; Pell and SEOG Grants are not relevant) for the term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits, and
- Are residents of Texas as of the term or semester in which they enroll.
- Provide proof of Online Database Registration – All applicants (veteran and dependents) must register online in order to track hours used through the program. Once registered applicants must login and print a verification page for the institution.
- https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/hsh/students/
NEW! Eligible children who receive the Hazlewood exemption for the first time beginning fall, 2011 must be 25 years of age or younger on the first day of the semester or term for which the exemption is claimed (unless granted an extension due to a qualifying illness or debilitating condition). This requirement does not apply to children who received the exemption prior to the 2011-2012 academic year.
The benefit may not be used for correspondence courses unless the courses are part of the student's degree plan.
Eligible veterans may assign unused hours of exemption eligibility to a child under certain conditions. To be eligible, the child must:
- Be a Texas resident,
- Be the biological child, stepchild, adopted child, or claimed as a dependent in the current or previous tax year,
- Be 25 years or younger on the first day of the semester or term for which the exemption is claimed (unless granted an extension due to a qualifying illness or debilitating condition), and
- Make satisfactory academic progress in a degree, certificate, or continuing education program** as determined by the institution.
- Provide proof of Online Database Registration – All applicants (veteran and dependents) must register online in order to track hours used through the program. Once registered applicants must login and print a verification page for the institution.
- https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/hsh/students/
If a child to whom hours have been delegated fails to use all of the assigned hours, a veteran may re-assign the unused hours that are available to another dependent child.
Veterans' spouses are not eligible to receive a transfer of unused hours
NEW! Effective with tuition and fee charges fall, 2011, a veteran's spouse or a child's guardian, conservator, custodian, or other legally designated caretaker may re-assign unused hours to an eligible child (through Legacy) on behalf of the veteran if the veteran died prior to requesting the transfer of hours.
- HE-V Application Packet for Veterans
- Provide proof (DD214) from the Department of Defense regarding their military service and nature of discharge.
- Provide proof of eligibility or ineligibility for GI/Montgomery benefits (Chapter 31, 33/Post 911) by requesting an education benefits letter from the VA office in Muskogee, OK at (888)-442-4551 or www.gibill.va.gov.
- Contact their college financial aid office regarding their status on prior student loans made or guaranteed by the State of Texas.
- Provide proof of Online Database Registration – All applicants (veteran and dependents) must register online in order to track hours used through the program. Once registered applicants must login and print a verification page for the institution.
- https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/hsh/students/
- HE-D Application Packet for Eligible Children and Spouses
- Eligible Children and Spouses Who Have Never Used the Exemption must complete both the HE-V and the HE-D application forms.
- Provide proof of eligibility or ineligibility for GI/Montgomery benefits (Chapter 31, 33/Post 911) by requesting an education benefits letter from the VA office in Muskogee, OK at (888)-442-4551 or www.gibill.va.gov.
- Provide proof from Dept. of Defense or from the VA regarding veteran parent's death or disability related to service.
- Provide proof of Online Database Registration – All applicants (veteran and dependents) must register online in order to track hours used through the program. Once registered applicants must login and print a verification page for the institution.
- https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/hsh/students/
NEW!! Effective with tuition and fee charges for fall, 2011, all applicants (veterans, spouses and children) must complete and submit the appropriate application and documentation listed above to their college or university's financial aid office or veterans' education office no later than one year after the earlier of the date the school:
- provides written notice to the applicant of his/her eligibility, or
- receives written notice from the applicant that acknowledges the applicant's awareness of his/her eligibility for the exemption.
As of September 1, 2007 the Federal Governmet has implemented a new rule making it mandatory that students reapply for the Hazlewood Exemption each semester they are requesting the tuition waiver. Please complete a renewal application with your respective VA representative in the Financial Aid office on the campus that you are attending.
HAZLEWOOD FAQS
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Gainesville. Bowie, Graham Campuses
Ashley Tatum
atatum@nctc.edu
PH: 940.668.4242 ext 3323
FX: 940.668.4260
Corinth & Flower Mound Campuses
Stanja Zylowski & Franklin Haskins
szylowski@nctc.edu
fhaskins@nctc.edu
PH: 940.498.6294
FX: 940.498.6271
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