Increase Of Students On Hazlewood, Legacy Programs Strain University Budget - Xander Peters, TX State Star

Texas State is financially responsible for the education of a growing number of veterans and their dependents, leading the university to ask lawmakers for help with covering their climbing costs. Veterans and their dependents or spouses can receive tuition-free credit hours under the Hazlewood Act, which costs Texas State roughly $13 to $13.5 million in exemption expenses this year, said Provost Eugene Bourgeois. Veterans are eligible for 150 tuition-exempt credit hours if they are Texas residents who served at least 181 days of active military duty and were honorably discharged, according to the Hazlewood Act. Dependents and spouses of eligible veterans can receive the exempt hours if they are at least 25 years old and make satisfactory academic progress, under the Legacy amendment to the Hazlewood Act. http://star.txstate.edu/node/6788