Hazlewood Act Exemptions for Texas Veterans
Description
The Hazlewood Act Exemption provides an education benefit to honorably discharged or separated Texas veterans and to eligible dependent children and spouses of Texas veterans.
Eligibility Requirements
Veterans
- 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, 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 veterans education benefits, or have federal veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only, such as Chapter 33, for term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits (Pell and SEOG Grants are not relevant)
- Are not in default on a student loan made or guaranteed by the state of Texas
- Are residents for the term or semester in which they enroll
If you meet the above eligibility requirements, use the HE-V: Packet for Veterans application form.
Children and Spouses of Veterans
(Veterans must meet the requirements listed above before children and spouses can qualify.)
- Is the spouse of, or has a parent who is 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 veterans education benefits, or have federal veterans education benefits dedicated to the payment of tuition and fees only, such as Chapter 33, for the term or semester enrolled that do not exceed the value of Hazlewood benefits (Pell and SEOG Grants are not relevant)
- Are residents of Texas as of the term or semester in which they enroll
- Eligible children must be 25 years of age or younger on the first day of the term or semester for which the exemption is claimed
The benefit may not be used for correspondence courses unless the courses are part of the student’s degree plan.
If you meet the above eligibility requirements, use the HE-D: Packet for Eligible Children and Spouses application form.
Transferability of Benefits (Legacy Program)
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 old 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)
- Make satisfactory academic progress in a degree, certificate or continuing education program as determined by the institution
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.
Effective with tuition and fee charges for 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.
Veterans’ spouses are not eligible to receive a transfer of unused hours.
If you meet the above eligibility requirements, please complete both applications below:
Award Amount
Eligible veterans, their children and spouses may receive an exemption from the payment of all tuition, dues, fees and other required charges, including fees for correspondence courses, but excluding deposit fees, student service fees and any fees or charges for books, lodging, board or clothing for up to 150 semester credit hours.
Application Process
Please select the appropriate application packet(s) listed above with the eligibility information and submit completed applications to the ASU Student Accounts/Bursar’s Office.
Veterans must provide proof (DD214) from the Department of Defense regarding their military service and nature of discharge. In addition, both veterans and dependents must provide proof of eligibility or ineligibility for GI/Montgomery benefits (Chapter 33 – Post-9/11) by requesting an education benefits letter from the VA office in Muskogee, Okla., at (888) 442-4551 or www.gibill.va.gov.
Dependents must provide proof from the Department of Defense or from the Veterans Administration regarding a parent’s or spouse’s death or disability related to service. Both groups should contact their college financial aid office regarding their status on prior federal student loans made or guaranteed by the state of Texas.
