“ChoiceAct”FrequentlyAskedQuestions (FAQ)
S
e
ction
702
ofth
e
V
eter
ans
Acce
ss
,
Choi
ce,
and
A
ccountability
Act
of
2014,
38
U
SC
3679
(c)(th
e
Choi
ce
A
ct)
,
re
qui
re
stha
t
th
e
U
.S.D
e
pa
rtme
n
t
ofV
eter
ans
A
ffai
r
s(VA)disapproveand
w
ithhold
fundingunde
r
p
r
og
r
amsof
e
ducationund
er
th
e
P
os
t
‐‐‐
9/11
GI
B
ill(Chap
ter
33
)andMontgo
mer
y
GI
B
ill(Chap
ter
30
)a
t
apublicinstitutionofhigh
er
l
e
a
r
ning(IHL)ifth
e
institutioncha
r
g
e
s
qualifyingV
eter
ansand
other
eligible
individuals
(“co
vere
dindi
v
iduals”)tuitionandf
ee
sin
e
x
ce
ssofth
e
r
a
te
cha
r
g
e
dto
re
sid
e
n
t
stud
e
nts.On
J
un
e
23,
2015,
S
e
na
te
B
ill
478
w
as
e
na
cte
d
toconfo
r
m
N
o
r
thCa
r
olinala
w
w
ithth
e
Choi
ce
Act,
th
ere
by
cre
ating
N
o
r
thCa
r
olina
General
Statu
te
§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A,
w
hich
,
on
J
uly
9,
2015,
th
e
V
A
cer
tifi
e
dasb
e
ingcomplian
t
w
ithth
e
Choi
ce
Act
.
Q1:
Whoisa“coveredindividual”underSection702oftheChoiceAct?
A1:
(1)Aveteran
1
usingChapter33or30GIBillbenefits,livinginthestateinwhichheor
sheispursuingacourseofeducationatanIHL(regardlessofhis/herformalstateof
residence
2
),andwhoenrollsinanIHLwithinthreeyearsofdischargefromaperiodof
activedutyserviceof90daysormore.
(2) AnyoneusingtransferredGIBillbenefitslivinginthestateinwhichheorsheis
pursuingacourseofeducationatanIHL(regardlessofhis/herformalstateof
residence),andwhoenrollsinanIHLwithinthreeyearsofthetransferor’sdischarge
fromaperiodofactivedutyserviceof90daysormore.
(3)AnyoneusingbenefitsundertheMarineGunnerySergeantJohnDavidFry
Scholarship(FryScholarship)topursueacourseofeducationatanIHL,wholivesin
the
stateinwhichtheIHLislocated(regardlessofhis/herformalstateofresidence)
andwhoenrollsinanIHLwithinthreeyearsoftheservicemember’sdeathinthe
lineofdutyfollowingaperiodofactivedutyserviceof90daysormore.
1
N.C.G.S.
§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A(a)(3)
defines
“veteran ”
as
a
person
“who
has
served
active
duty
for
not
less
than
90
days
in
the
Arme d
Forces,
the
Commissioned
Corps
of
the
U.S.
Public
Health
Service,
or
the
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
and
who
was
discharged
or
released
from
such
service
under
conditions
other
than
dishonorable.”
This
definition
covers
the
groups
defined
in
Section
702.
2
“Formalstateofresidence”for“coveredindividuals”maybetheveteran’shomeofrecord,stateoflegal
residenceasreportedonfederalformDD2058,and/orlastpermanentdutystationwhileonactiveduty. For
“formalstateofresidence”alsoincludestheirpar ents’permanentlegalresidence.
Q2:
Wh
at
i
f
th
e
thr
eeyearper
iod
from
dischar
ge/re
tir
eme
nt
exp
i
res
a
fter
th
e
stud
en
t
enro
lls,
but
b
efore
th
eygra
duate,
will
the
individual
still
bee
ligible
for
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
?
A2:
Y
e
s
,
w
ith
c
onditions.
A
f
ter
th
e
e
xpi
r
ationofth
e
th
ree
year
p
er
iodfollo
w
in
g
veter
an
’
s
dis
c
h
arge
or
re
ti
reme
n
t
or
service
member’
sd
e
athasd
e
s
cr
ib
e
din
38
U
.S.C.§
3679
(
c
)
,
an
y
e
n
r
oll
e
d
veter
an
e
ntitl
e
dtof
e
d
er
al
e
du
c
ationalb
e
n
e
fitsund
er
38
U
.S.C.Chap
ter
30
o
r
38
U
.S.C.Chap
ter
33
andan
y
oth
er
e
n
r
oll
e
dindi
v
idual
e
ntitl
e
dtof
e
d
er
al
e
du
c
ational
b
e
n
e
fitsund
er
38
U
.S.C.Chap
ter
30
o
r
38
U
.S.C.Chap
ter
33
w
hois
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitionund
er
thiss
ec
tionshall
c
ontinu
e
tob
e
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
th
e
in
‐‐‐
S
tate
tuition
rate
solon
g
asth
e
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idualisusin
g
Chap
ter
30
o
r
33
b
e
n
e
fitso
r
th
e
F
ry
S
c
hol
ar
ship
,
is
li
v
in
g
ins
ame
s
tate
asth
e
publi
c
IHLand
rem
ains
c
ontinuousl
y
e
n
r
oll
e
d(oth
er
than
du
r
in
g
reg
ul
ar
l
y
s
c
h
e
dul
e
db
reak
sb
etwee
n
c
ou
r
s
e
s
,
qu
arter
s
,
term
s
,
o
r
s
eme
s
ter
s)at
th
at
IHL.
Q3:
IsacoveredindividualconsideredaresidentfortuitionpurposesunderNorthCarolina
law?
A3:
N
o.
A
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual
may
no
t
b
e
c
h
arge
d
m
o
re
thanth
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate,
bu
t
is
not
c
onsid
ere
da
N
o
r
thC
ar
olina
re
sid
e
n
t
fo
r
tuitionpu
r
pos
e
sunl
e
ssanduntilh
e
o
r
sh
e
mee
tsallofth
e
cr
i
ter
ian
ece
ss
ary
to
e
stablish
re
sid
e
n
cy
fo
r
tuitionpu
r
pos
e
sass
et
fo
r
th
in
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.
1.
Q
4:
Does
a
“covered
individual
”
ha
ve
to
b
e
“livin
g
in
th
e
stat
e”for
a
cert
ain
p
eri
od
o
f
ti
me
in
order
to
e
ligible
for
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
?
A4:
No
.S
ec
tion
702
re
qui
re
sth
ata
publi
c
institution
may
no
t
c
h
arge
m
o
re
thanin
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitiontoa
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual“pu
r
suin
g
a
c
ou
r
s
e
of
e
du
c
ation...
w
hil
e
li
v
in
g
inth
e
S
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
institutionofhi
g
h
er
l
ear
nin
g
islo
cate
d...
regar
dl
e
ssofth
e
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual
’
sS
tate
of
re
sid
e
n
ce
.”Inoth
er
w
o
r
ds
,
co
vered
p
ers
onsn
eed
onl
y
sho
w
th
at
th
ey
li
ve
in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olina.
U
nde
r
N.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143
.
3A,
th
e
covered
indi
v
idual
m
us
t
h
ave
an“abod
e
”in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olina.
P
u
r
suan
t
to
N
.C.
G
.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143
.
3
(a)(
1
)
,
“abod
e
”
me
ans“th
e
pl
ace
w
h
ere
ap
er
son
ac
tuall
y
li
ve
s
,
w
h
e
th
er
tem
po
rar
il
y
o
r
p
erm
an
e
ntl
y
.”
Q5
Musta“coveredindividual”completeanyoftheNorthCarolinastaterecognized
“domiciliaryacts”?
A5:
No.Thereisnominimumamountoftimeduringwhichacoveredindividualmustlivein
thestate,andacoveredindividualdoesnothavetoperformanyofthetypical
do
m
i
c
ili
ary
ac
ts
re
qui
re
dto
e
stablish
re
sid
e
n
cy
fo
r
tuitionpu
r
pos
e
s(e.g.
,
obtaina
N
o
r
th
Ca
r
olinad
r
i
ver’
sli
ce
ns
e,
reg
is
ter
to
v
o
te
in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olin
a,
etc
.)ino
r
d
er
tob
e
e
li
g
ibl
e
to
rece
i
ve
th
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
.Und
er
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143
.
3A,
ho
wever,
a
c
o
vere
d
indi
v
idualis
re
qui
re
dtosub
m
i
t
al
etter
indi
c
atin
g
anin
te
n
t
to
e
stablishp
erm
an
e
n
t
re
sid
e
n
cy
in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olina.Inli
e
uofth
e
l
etter
ofin
te
n
t,
th
e
n
ew
re
sid
e
n
cy
fo
rm
hasa
s
ec
tionfo
r
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idualstoindi
cate
th
ey
in
te
ndto
e
stablish
re
sid
e
n
cy
in
N
o
r
th
C
ar
olina.
Q
6:
If
a
mi
no
r
student
lives
on
cam
pus
in
a
re
side
nce
hall
during
c
lasses
but
re
turns
to
his
orher
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
state
par
e
nts’
hom
e
during
regu
la
rl
y
‐‐‐
sche
duled
b
re
aks
3
,
does
the
student
“
liv
e
in
the
state
”?
A6:
Ye
s.
Acc
o
r
din
g
toth
e
V
A,
th
e
term
“li
v
in
g
inth
e
S
tate,
”asi
t
isus
e
dinth
e
Choice
Act,
includeslivin
g
inth
e
s
tate
sol
e
l
y
du
e
to
atte
ndan
ce
atth
e
IHL.Li
v
in
g
in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olina
fo
r
th
e
sol
e
pu
r
pos
e
of
atte
ndin
g
apubli
c
IHLisalsosuffi
c
i
e
n
t
to
e
stablishan“abod
e
”in
th
e
s
tate
unde
r
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
.T
here
for
e,
amino
r
stud
e
n
t
rece
i
v
in
g
tr
ansf
erre
d
b
e
n
e
fits
w
hos
e
p
are
ntsli
ve
ou
t
ofs
tate,
should
rece
i
ve
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitionbas
e
duponth
at
stud
e
n
t
livingindo
rm
ito
ry
housin
g
orinoff
‐‐‐
cam
pushousin
g
du
r
in
g
th
e
s
c
hool
year,
eve
nifh
e
o
r
sh
e
do
e
sno
t
rem
ainin
N
o
r
thC
ar
olinao
ver
b
reak
s.
Q
7:
Is
a
“c
ov
ere
d
individual”
w
ho
is
a
m
inor
student
living
on
cam
pus
in
the
re
side
nce
hall
for
th
efa
ll
and
sp
ri
n
g
s
emes
t
ers
,
but
ret
u
rn
s
ho
me
to
anoth
er
stat
efor
su
mmer
and
ta
ke
s
on
‐‐‐
line
c
lasses
through
the
public
IHL
he
/she
attended
f
all
and
spr
ing
e
ligible
for
the
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
r
ate
for
the
summer
on
‐‐‐
line
c
lasse
s?
A7:
Institutionsshould
re
l
y
uponastud
e
n
t’
s“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”statusfo
r
th
e
p
rev
iousfall
and/o
r
sp
r
in
g
term
s.
At
an
y
ti
me,
ifaninstitutionhas
re
asontob
e
li
eve
th
ata
stud
e
n
t
is
p
ay
in
g
th
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
andisno
t
e
ntitl
e
dtodoso
,
th
e
institutionshouldas
k
th
e
stud
e
n
t
top
r
o
v
id
e
ev
id
e
n
ce
of
c
ontinu
e
d
e
li
g
ibili
ty
.Th
e
bu
r
d
e
nofp
r
oofisonth
e
stud
e
nt.
Q8:
Inadditiontoaresidencyform,willa“coveredindividual”havetoprovideany
supportingdocumentssuchasproofofabodeorproofofeligibilityforChapter30or
Chapter33benefitsortheFryScholarship?
A8:
All“coveredindividuals”willberequiredtosubmitonepieceofevidenceasproofof
abodeinNorthCarolina,whichmayinclude,butisnotlimitedto,acopyoftheirlease,a
letterfromtheirlandlord,aletterfromarelativeorfriendwithwhomtheyareliving,a
copyofautilitybillthatincludestheindividual’snameandaddress,orverificationof
dormitoryhousing.Coveredindividualswhoareveteranswillalsoberequiredto
provideacopyoftheirDD214andtheirGIBillCertificateofEligibilityorprooftheyhave
submittedtheirapplicationforGIBillbenefits.Othercoveredindividuals,suchas
3
A“break”isintendedtomeanaholidaybreakduringtheschoolterm,theperiodbetweenconsecutiveschool
terms(i. e.theperiodbetweenfallsemesterandspringsemester),andthesummerterms.A“breakinenrollment”
hasadifferentdefinitionwithpotentialconsequencesforcoveredindividuals.
spousesanddependents,willberequiredtosubmitacopyoftheveteran’sDD214or
servicemember’sdeathcertificate(forFryScholarship)andTransferofEntitlement(for
Post9/11GIBill).
Q9:
Cananinstitutionrequestorrequireadditionaldocumentationbeyondwhatis
outlinedabove?
A9:
No,theonlydocumentationastudentshouldberequiredtosubmitiswhatisoutlined
intheresponsetoquestion#7.However,campusescanacceptotherdocumentationas
proofofabodebeyondthoserecommendedintheresponsetoquestion#7.
Q
10:
Are
S
ec
tion
702
o
f
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
and
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
applicable
to
curre
nt
UNC
syste
m
students
as
we
ll
as
those
e
nte
r
ing
in
f
all
2015?
A10:
Yes,individualsareconsidered“covered”solongastheyenrollwithinthreeyearsof
dischargefromaperiodofactivedutyserviceof90daysormoreforalltermsbeginning
onorafterJuly1,2015.UNCconstituentinstitutionsareencouragedtotakereasonable
stepstodetermineifanycurrentstudentsareconsidered“coveredindividuals”under
Section702oftheChoiceActandprovidethemwiththeappropriatematerialstohave
theirresidencystatusreconsidered.
Q
11:
If
a
student
initially
enr
olls
at
one
public
c
olle
geor
unive
r
sity
and
is
gi
ven
th
e
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
r
ate
und
er
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
and
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A,
but
then
tr
ansf
er
s
to,
or
ta
ke
s
anoth
erc
ou
r
s
e
th
r
ou
g
h,
anothe
r
North
Car
olina
public
IHL,
co
uld
that
student
beco
nsid
ered
a
“covere
d
individual”
and
e
ligible
for
in
‐‐‐
state
status
at
the
sec
ond
institution
?
A11:
Ye
s.
A
stud
e
n
t
c
anb
e
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
statusund
er
th
e
Choi
ce
Act
andN.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143
.
3A
ifth
ey
tr
ansf
er
f
r
o
m
on
e
institutiontoanoth
er
aslon
g
asth
ey
are
li
v
in
g
in
th
e
s
tate
ofth
e
s
ec
ondinstitution
,
usin
g
Chap
ter
30
o
r
33
GI
B
ill
Be
n
e
fits
,
and
e
n
r
ollin
th
e
s
ec
ondinstitution
w
ithinth
ree
year
sofdis
c
h
arge
f
r
o
m
ap
er
iodof
ac
ti
ve
du
ty
s
erv
i
ce
of
90
d
ay
so
r
m
o
re
.
Q12:
WhatifastudentenrollsatapublicinstitutioninNorthCarolinaandthenmovesto
anotherstate?
A12:
S
ec
tion
702
ofth
e
Choi
ce
Act
only
c
onsid
er
sastud
e
n
t
tob
e
a“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”
w
hil
e
th
e
indi
v
idualisli
v
in
g
in
t
h
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
d.Ifap
er
son
m
o
ve
s
ou
t
ofth
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
dth
e
nth
e
p
er
sonisnolon
ger
li
v
in
g
in
th
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
dand
,
th
ere
fo
re,
isnolon
ger
a
c
o
vere
d
indi
v
idual.Inaddition
,
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
re
qui
re
sth
at
th
e
veter
an
,
spous
e
o
r
d
e
p
e
nd
e
n
t
h
ave
anabod
e
in
N
o
rt
hC
ar
olina.
Q
13:
Are
oth
erch
apt
ers
o
fV
A
e
du
c
ation
b
e
n
ef
its,
su
c
h
as
Mont
g
o
mer
y
G
I
Bill
‐‐‐
Selecte
d
Re
s
erve
s
(10
U.S.C.Ch
apt
er
1606),
e
ligible
for
in
‐‐‐
state
status
unde
rSec
tion
702?
A13:
No,
onl
y
Chap
ter
30
(Mon
tg
o
mery
G
.I.
B
ill
Ac
ti
ve
Du
ty
Edu
c
ation
A
ssistan
ce
Pr
o
gram
)
,
Chap
ter
33
(
P
os
t
‐‐‐
9
/
11
Edu
c
ational
A
ssistan
ce
)
,
andth
e
F
ry
S
c
hol
ar
ship
are
e
li
g
ibl
e
.
Q14:
HowdotheprovisionsofSection702impacttheVAYellowRibbonProgram?
A14:
Fo
r
a
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idualth
e
VAY
e
llo
w
Ribbon
Pr
o
gram
w
illb
e
obsol
ete
b
ec
aus
e
th
ey
w
ill
meet
th
e
re
qui
reme
ntsfo
r
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition.Ho
wever,
th
e
Y
e
llo
w
Ribbon
Pr
o
gram
will
c
ontinu
e
tob
e
anoptionfo
r
stud
e
nts
atte
ndin
g
y
ou
r
s
c
hool(if
y
ou
r
institution
p
ar
ti
c
ip
ate
s)ifth
e
stud
e
n
t
do
es
no
t
meet
th
e
d
e
finitionof“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”o
r
fails
to
m
aintain
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idualstatus.
Q15:
DoestheVeteranhavetoreceiveanHonorableDischargetobeeligible?
A15:
TheChoiceActdefinesaveteranasa“coveredindividual,”inpart,ifhe/sheiseligible
forChapter33or30oftheGIBill.InordertobeeligiblefortheGIBill,aveteranmust
haveanhonorablequalifyingperiodofservice.However,forthosewithmultipleperiods
ofservice,thefinaldischargeneednotbefullyhonorable.
N
.C.G.S. §
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
de
fines a
veter
an as on
e
w
ho “
w
as discha
r
g
e
d o
r
re
l
e
as
e
d f
r
om
such s
erv
i
ce
und
er
conditions oth
er
than dishono
r
abl
e
.” This is in confli
ct
w
ith th
e
fede
ral law (S
e
ction
702
of th
e
Choi
ce
Act
).
UN
C
‐‐‐
GA
Sta
te
Re
lations is pu
r
suing a
te
chnical co
rre
ction a
t
th
e
sta
te
l
eve
l. If constitu
e
n
t
institutions
e
ncoun
ter
indi
v
iduals
w
ith multipl
e
discha
r
g
e
s
,
including on
e
classifi
e
d as dishono
r
abl
e,
th
e
institution should
b
e
gin th
e
th
ree
y
e
a
r
clo
ck
w
ith th
e
mos
t
rece
n
t
discha
r
g
e
re
ga
r
dl
e
ss of its status. Th
e
N
o
r
th Ca
r
olina Sta
te
A
pp
r
o
v
ing
A
g
e
ncy ad
v
is
e
s institutions to docu
me
n
t
th
e
s
e
cas
e
s
until th
e
te
chnical co
rre
ction is mad
e
by th
e
Ge
n
er
al
A
ss
e
mbly.
Q16:
Whatifanactivedutyservicememberdecidesto“topup”theirmilitarytuition
assistancebyusingChapter30orChapter33benefits?Doestheservicemember
qualifyfor“coveredindividual”status?
A16:
No
.S
ec
tion
702
do
e
sno
t
appl
y
toac
tive
duty
service
member
sand
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
do
es
no
t
acc
o
mm
od
ate
th
e
s
e
stud
e
nts.
Re
f
er
to
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3
fo
r
re
sid
e
n
cy
reg
ulationsappli
c
abl
e
to
ac
ti
ve
du
ty
s
erv
i
ce
mem
b
er
s.
Q17:WhatifachildisusingChapter33transferredbenef its, buttheparentisstillanactive
dutyservicememberandlivinginadifferentstate?Isthechildconsidereda“covered
individual?”
A17:
No
.S
ec
tion
702
and
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
dono
t
appl
y
to
tr
ansf
er
rec
ipi
e
nts
w
hil
e
th
e
tr
ansf
er
o
r
isstillac
tive
duty
.
Re
f
er
to
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143
.
3
fo
r
re
sid
e
n
cy
reg
ulations
appli
c
abl
e
to
ac
ti
ve
du
ty
s
erv
i
ce
mem
b
er
sandth
e
i
r
spous
e
s/d
e
p
e
nd
e
nts.
Q
18:
Is
a
ve
t
era
n
o
r
spous
e/ch
ild
o
f
a
vetera
n
living
in
anothe
r
state
but
enr
olled
in
an
online
degreepr
og
ramc
onside
re
d
a
“c
ov
ere
d
individual”
and
e
ligible
for
in
‐‐‐
state
status
?
A18:
No
.S
ec
tion
702
onl
y
c
onsid
er
sastud
e
n
t
tob
e
a“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”ifth
e
indi
v
idualis
li
v
in
g
inth
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
d.Inaddition
,
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
requiresthattheveteranoranypersonusingtransferredChapter33benefitsortheFry
ScholarshiphaveanabodeinNorthCarolina.
Q
19:
If
a
“c
ov
ere
d
individual”
moves
out
of
state
afterenr
olling
at
a
UNC
institution
and
wants
to
co
ntinu
e
with
that
institution
th
ro
ugh
onlin
eco
u
rses
,
would
th
ey
still
b
e
el
igibl
e
to
receive
th
e
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
ra
t
e?
A19:
No
.S
ec
tion
702
onl
y
c
onsid
er
sastud
e
n
t
tob
e
a“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”
w
hil
e
th
e
indi
v
idualisli
v
in
g
inth
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
d.Ifap
er
son
m
o
ve
sou
t
ofth
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
dth
e
nth
e
p
er
sonisnolon
ger
li
v
in
g
inth
e
s
tate
in
w
hi
c
hth
e
publi
c
IHLislo
cate
dand
,
th
ere
fo
re,
isnolon
ger
a
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual
,
eve
nifth
ey
rem
ain
c
ontinuousl
y
e
n
r
oll
e
d.Inaddition
,
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
1
43.
3A
req
ui
res
th
at
th
e
veter
ano
r
an
y
p
er
sonusin
g
tr
ansf
erre
dChap
ter
33
b
e
n
e
fitso
r
th
e
F
ry
S
c
hol
ar
shiph
ave
anabod
e
in
N
o
r
thC
ar
olinaino
r
d
er
tob
e
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
th
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
.
Q
20:
S
ec
tion
702
o
f
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
stat
e
s
that
th
eV
Ashall
disapprov
e
a
c
our
seofe
ducation
if
the
IHL
“c
har
ge
s
tuition
and
fee
s
for
that
c
our
sefor
the
c
ov
ere
d
individual
at
a
r
ate
that
is
highe
r
than
the
r
ate
the
institution
c
har
ge
s
for
tuition
and
fee
s
for
that
c
our
se
forres
id
en
ts
o
f
th
e
Stat
e
in
whi
ch
th
e
institution
is
located.
”W
hat
if
an
individual
ac
ade
micprogram
at
a
public
IHL
c
har
ge
s
a
f
lat
tuition
r
ate
to
all
students,
regar
d
le
ss
of
state
ofre
side
nce
,
w
hich
is
hig
her
than
the
in
‐‐‐
state
r
ate
for
oth
er
p
rograms?
Must
they
c
har
ge“covere
d
individuals”
t
he
low
er
in
‐‐‐
state
r
ate
?
A20:
“Co
vere
dindi
v
iduals”
m
us
t
b
e
c
h
arge
dth
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
fo
r
th
e
p
r
o
gram
in
w
hich
th
e
stud
e
n
t
is
e
n
r
oll
e
dunl
e
ssth
e
p
r
o
gram
do
e
sno
t
diff
ere
nti
ate
b
etwee
nin
‐‐‐
s
tate
and
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
s
tate
fo
r
tuition.Fo
r
e
x
am
pl
e,
th
e
MB
A@UN
Cp
r
o
gram
do
e
sno
t
h
ave
anin
‐‐‐
s
tate
or
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
s
tate
rate,
bu
t
ins
te
ad
c
h
arge
sallstud
e
ntsth
e
s
ame
“fl
atrate
.”
I
fa“
c
o
vere
d
indi
v
idual”is
e
n
r
oll
e
dinth
e
MB
A@UN
Cp
r
o
gram
th
e
indi
v
idual
w
illp
ay
th
e
tuition
c
h
arge
dofallMB
A@UN
Cstud
e
nts.Allp
r
o
gram
s
,
in
c
lusi
ve
of
Bacc
alau
reate,
Gr
adu
ate,
and
Pr
of
e
ssionald
egree
p
r
o
gram
s
,
m
us
t
bill“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
iduals”atth
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
unl
e
ssad
egree
p
r
o
gram
billsa“fl
atrate
”toallindi
v
iduals
e
n
r
oll
e
dinth
e
p
r
o
gram
.
Q21:
Will
a
sp
eci
al
resi
d
encycodebecrea
t
ed
by
UNC
‐‐‐
G
Ato
b
e
us
e
d
a
cro
ss
th
e
institutions
to
t
r
a
c
k702
‐‐‐
el
igibl
e
stud
en
ts
?
A21:
UNC
‐‐‐
GA
Institutional
Re
s
earc
h
w
illp
r
o
v
id
e
auni
ver
sal
c
od
e
to
re
po
rt
thos
e
c
o
vere
d
indi
v
iduals
w
ho
are
e
n
r
oll
e
dand
are
gr
an
te
dth
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuition
rate
.
G
i
ve
nlo
g
isti
c
c
ons
tr
aintsfo
r
E
RP
andinfo
rm
ations
y
s
tem
s
,
i
m
pl
eme
ntationandus
e
ofthis
c
od
e
w
ill
no
t
b
e
re
qui
re
dfo
r
th
e
2015
‐‐‐
16
re
po
r
tin
g
cyc
l
e
.
A
n
y
cam
pus
‐‐‐
sp
ec
ifi
c
c
od
e
us
e
dto
id
e
ntif
y
th
e
s
e
stud
e
nts
c
anb
e
m
app
e
dtoth
e
GA
uni
ver
sal
c
od
e
.
Q22:
Both
c
ham
ber
s
o
f
th
eGe
n
er
al
Ass
em
bly
hav
e
included
f
unds
in
the
irpr
oposed
budg
e
ts
to
“offse
t
an
e
ducation
in
tuition
rece
ipts
as
a
re
sult
ofgr
anting
cert
ain
non
‐‐‐
res
id
en
t
veteran
s
res
id
en
t
status
for
tuition
purpose
s.”W
ill
the
se
student
cre
dit
hours
be
isolated
in
the
f
unding
form
ula
in
the
samem
anne
r
as
the
f
ull
‐‐‐
sc
holarship
non
‐‐‐
res
id
en
t
und
ergra
dua
te
s
perG
.S.
116
‐‐‐
143.6,
suc
h
that
cam
puses
will
receive
appropriation
to
f
und
the
tuition
dif
fere
ntial?
A22:
Itisourgoalistoincorporatethischangeintotheenrollmentmodelthesamewayas
G.S.
116
‐‐‐
143
.
6
s
c
hol
ar
ships.Ho
wever,
fo
r
th
e
up
c
o
m
in
g
FY
2016
‐‐‐
17
adjus
tme
ntstoth
e
bi
e
nnial
e
n
r
oll
me
n
t
c
han
ge
re
qu
e
s
t,
we
may
n
ee
dto
treat
th
e
s
e
stud
e
n
t
cre
di
t
hou
r
s
andFTEdiff
ere
ntl
y
to
acc
oun
t
fo
r
th
e
app
r
op
r
iationth
atmay
b
e
p
r
o
v
id
e
db
y
th
e
Ge
n
er
al
A
ss
em
bl
y
.
G
uidan
ce
to
cam
pus
e
sfo
r
th
e
e
n
r
oll
me
n
t
c
han
ge
cycle
willinclud
e
sp
ec
ifi
c
ins
tr
u
c
tionsabou
t
ho
w
tohandl
e
th
e
s
e
stud
e
nts
’
cre
di
t
hou
r
sandFTEfo
r
FY
2016
‐‐‐
17
p
r
oj
ec
tions.
Q23:
Reservistswhocontinuedserviceafterdischargefromanactiveperiodofserviceare
Post9/11GIBilleligibleandwillhaveaDD214showingdischargefromactiveduty
andanotherdocument,suchasretirementordersfortheirreserveduty.Whichdate
shouldweusetoestablishcoveredindividualstatusintermsofenrollinginapublic
IHLwithinthreeyearsofdischargefromaperiodofactivedutyservice?
A23:
Acc
o
r
din
g
toV
A
g
uidan
ce,
t
h
e
dis
c
h
arge
d
ate
f
r
o
m
ac
ti
ve
du
ty
onth
e
DD
‐‐‐
214
shouldb
e
us
e
dtod
eterm
in
e
w
h
e
nth
e
th
ree
‐‐‐
year
w
indo
w
of
e
li
g
ibili
ty
fo
r
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual
statuss
tarte
d.
Q24:
If
a
student’s
benef
its
areex
hausted
m
id
‐‐‐
way
th
ro
ugh
a
semester,arewereq
ui
red
by
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
to
ex
t
e
nd
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
to
the
e
nd
ofsemester?
A24:
Ye
s.
Acc
o
r
din
g
toV
A
g
uidan
ce,
aninstitution
may
no
t
c
h
arge
p
r
o
‐‐‐
rate
din
‐‐‐
s
tate
tui
t
ion
onl
y
fo
r
th
e
po
r
tionofth
e
s
eme
s
ter
fo
r
w
hi
c
hth
e
stud
e
n
t
isusin
g
b
e
n
e
fitsandth
e
n
c
h
arge
p
r
o
‐‐‐
rate
dou
t
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitionfo
r
th
e
rem
ainin
g
week
s.
A
stud
e
n
t
w
hoqualifi
e
s
asa
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idualatth
e
b
eg
innin
g
ofas
eme
s
ter
re
tainsth
atc
lassifi
c
ationfo
r
th
e
e
nti
rety
ofth
at
s
eme
s
ter
.
Q25:
Dowe
ha
ve
an
obligation
to
e
nsur
e
that
all
individuals
w
ho
aree
ligible
arec
har
ge
d
the
in
‐‐‐
state
r
ate
regar
dless
ofwhe
n
the
re
quest
is
m
ade
in
order
to
becom
pliant
with
the
C
hoi
ceAc
t
?
A25:
Ye
s.
Acco
rdin
g
toV
A
g
uidan
ce,
aninstitutionhasanobli
g
ationto
e
nsu
re
th
at
all
indi
v
iduals
w
ho
are
c
o
vere
dindi
v
iduals
are
c
h
arge
dth
e
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
rate
fo
r
alls
eme
s
ter
s
and
term
sb
eg
innin
g
af
ter
th
e
e
ff
ec
ti
ve
d
ate
of
J
ul
y
1,
2015
.
Q26:
IfastudenthasexhaustedtheirGIBillbenefitsbutappliesforaretroactivewaiver
(wasusingGIBillbenefitsforaportionofthesemesterforwhichtheyarerequesting
thewaiver),wouldtheybeeligibleaslongasitwasforatermafterJuly2015?
A26:
Yes.Astudentwhoqualifiesasacoveredindividualatthebeginningofasemester
retainsthatclassificationfortheentiretyofthatsemester.Asaresult,awaiverwould
notbeneededbecauseastudentwouldbechargedtheresidentratefortheentiretyof
thesemesterevenifthestudentexhaustedtheentitlementpriortothesemester
ending.
Q27:
W
hat
i
f
pa
re
nt
rev
o
ke
s
t
r
ans
ferre
d
b
e
n
ef
its
pa
r
t
w
ay
th
r
ou
g
h
a
semester?Arewe
re
qui
re
d
by
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
to
ex
t
e
nd
in
‐‐‐
state
tuition
to
the
e
nd
of
the
semester?
A27:
Yes.Ifatransferredbenefithasbeenprocessedforanawardforatermandthestudent
hasusedthebenefit,thenitisnotpossiblefortheparenttorevokethetransferred
benefitduringtheterm.Forexample,iftheparenttransferredfourmonthsofbenefits
toastudentandthestudentusedtwomonthsofbenefits,theparentcanrevokethe
remainingtwomonthsofbenefitstotheextentthatthestudenthasnotusedthe
benefitandadebtwouldnotbecreatedforthestudent.Ifastudentinthissituation
hadbeenqualifiedasacoveredindividualatthebeginningofthesemester,thenthe
studentwouldbeentitledtomaintaincoveredindividualstatusthroughtheendofthe
semester.
Q
28:
P
ossibl
ec
as
e
s
ce
na
r
io:
Ac
u
rre
nt
stud
e
nt
veteran
,
who
is
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
state
for
tuition
purposes,
is
using
C
hapte
r
33,
P
ost
9/11
G
I
Bill
benef
its
and
or
iginally
enr
olled
within
thr
eeyear
s
of
dischar
gefrom
a
per
iod
ofac
tiveduty
serviceof
90
days
ormore.The
stud
e
nt
has
had
no
b
re
akin
e
n
r
oll
me
nt
and
w
ill
bec
ontinuing
his/he
r
studies
in
the
fa
ll
2015
s
emes
t
er
usin
g
his/he
r
GI
Bill
b
enefi
ts,
but
at
that
point
it
will
b
emore
than
thr
eeyear
s
sinc
ehe
/she
was
dischar
ge
d.
Is
this
student
e
ligible
to
bec
onside
re
d
for
in
‐‐‐
stat
e
tuition
und
er
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
and
N.C.G.
S
.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
?
A28:
AccordingtoSection702oftheChoiceAct“EFFECTIVEDATE–Subsection(c)ofsection
3679oftitle38,UnitedStatesCode(asaddedbysubsection(a)ofthissection),shall
applywithrespecttoeducationalassistanceprovidedforpursuitofaprogramof
educationduringaquarter,semester,orterm,asapplicable,thatbeginsafterJuly1,
2015.”Therefore,thestudentmustmeetalloftherequirementstobeconsidereda
“coveredindividual”onorafterJuly1,2015.Thisincludesbeingwithinthreeyearsof
dischargefromaperiodofactivedutyserviceof90daysormore.
Q
29:
P
ossibl
ec
as
e
s
ce
na
r
io:
T
h
ec
a
m
pus
e
s
a
ree
n
c
ou
r
a
ge
d
to
m
a
keever
y
eff
o
r
t
to
id
e
nti
f
y
curren
t
stud
en
ts
who
ma
y
b
eel
igibl
efor
in
‐‐‐
stat
e
status
und
er
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
and
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
.
Ho
wever,
it
is
possibl
e
so
meo
n
e
may
b
emissed.
I
f
a
student
comesforward
a
fter
th
e
post
ed
d
ea
dlin
eforres
id
ency
status
ch
an
ges
should
h
e/
sh
e
still
be
allowed
to
submit
the
pape
r
wo
r
kand,
i
fe
li
g
ibl
e
hav
e
th
eirres
id
ency
status
ch
an
ged
and
receive
a
ref
und
of
the
dif
ferencebetwee
n
in
‐‐‐
state
and
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
state
tuition?
A29:
Ino
r
d
er
tob
e
full
y
c
o
m
plian
t
w
ithth
e
Choi
ce
Act
apubli
c
institutionofhi
g
h
er
l
ear
nin
g
shouldallo
w
th
e
stud
e
n
t
tosub
m
i
t
th
e
app
r
op
r
i
ate
pap
erw
o
rk
fo
r
rev
i
ew
atan
y
poin
t
in
th
e
ac
ad
em
i
c
year
.Ifth
e
stud
e
n
t
isth
e
nd
eterm
in
e
dtob
e
a“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”
h
e
/sh
e
shouldb
e
c
han
ge
dtoin
‐‐‐
s
tate
fo
r
tuitionand
re
fund
e
dth
e
diff
ere
n
ce
b
etwee
nin
‐
‐‐
s
tate
andou
t
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitionfo
r
th
atterm
.
Q
30:
Possibl
ecasescen
a
ri
o:
Bills
forfa
ll
2015
werema
il
ed
and
a
re
du
e
to
b
e
paid
by
th
e
en
d
o
f
July
.
So
me
stud
en
ts
ha
ve
al
rea
dy
paid
th
eir
bills
at
th
e
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
state
r
ate
and
will
n
eed
to
b
erefu
nd
ed
th
e
di
fference
i
f
th
eyare
d
etermi
n
ed
to
b
e
in
‐‐‐
state
unde
r
the
newleg
islation
.
Ho
wever,
i
f
a
stud
en
t
has
not
ye
t
paid
the
ir
bill
and
w
ould
prefer
not
to
do
so
in
light
of
the
possible
c
hange
in
re
side
nc
y
status,
should
the
cam
pus
plac
e
a
hold
on
the
acc
ount
pe
nding
a
re
side
nc
y
dec
ision,
orre
quir
e
paym
e
nt
and
ref
und
the
dif
ferenceafter
a
dec
ision
is
m
ade
?
A30:
Ifastud
e
n
t
hasno
t
yet
paidth
e
i
r
fallbilland
w
ouldp
re
f
er
no
t
todosoinli
g
h
t
ofth
e
n
ew
l
eg
islation
,
th
e
nth
e
cam
pusis
e
n
c
ou
rage
dto
w
o
rk
w
ithth
at
stud
e
n
t
topl
ace
a
holdonth
e
i
r
acc
oun
t
p
e
ndin
g
a
re
sid
e
n
cy
d
ec
ision.Th
e
stud
e
n
t’
s
c
lass
e
sshouldno
t
b
e
droppedfornon
‐‐‐
p
ayme
n
t
andth
e
stud
e
n
t
shouldno
t
b
e
c
h
arge
dan
y
ty
p
e
ofin
tere
s
t
o
r
f
ee
onth
e
unpaidbalan
ce
untila
re
sid
e
n
cy
d
ec
isionis
m
ad
e
.
Q
31:
Possibl
ecasescen
a
ri
o:
Th
e
d
epen
d
en
t
ch
ild
o
f
a
vetera
n
will
b
e
usin
g
t
ra
n
sferred
Post
9/11
GI
Bill
benef
its
to
attend
a
public
institution
of
hig
herlear
ning
.Thedepe
ndent
is
co
nsid
ered
a
“covered
individual
”
und
er
th
eC
hoi
ceAc
t
and
w
ill
b
e
in
‐‐‐
state
for
tuition.
Th
eveteran
is
not
living
in
North
Car
olina
and
only
tr
ansf
erre
d
12
m
onths
ofbenef
its
to
his/he
rdepe
ndent
c
hild.
Doe
s
the
student
m
aintain
in
‐‐‐
state
status
be
yond
the
12
mo
nths
o
f
b
enefi
ts
or
should
he
/she
bec
hang
e
d
to
out
‐‐‐
of
‐‐‐
state
for
tuition
at
the
e
nd
of
12
m
onths?
A31:
Tob
e
c
onsid
ere
da“
c
o
vere
dindi
v
idual”und
er
th
e
Choi
ce
Act,
aspouseorchildofa
veter
an
m
us
t
b
e
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
andusin
g
tr
ansf
erre
d
GI
B
illb
e
n
e
fitso
r
th
e
F
ry
S
c
hol
ar
ship
to
atte
ndapubli
c
IHL.Ifth
e
stud
e
n
t
isnolon
ger
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
o
r
usin
g
GI
B
illb
e
n
e
fitso
r
th
e
F
ry
S
c
hol
ar
shipth
e
nh
e
/sh
e
isnolon
ger
e
li
g
ibl
e
fo
r
in
‐‐‐
s
tate
tuitionund
er
th
e
Choi
ce
Act
o
r
N
.C.G.S.§
116
‐‐‐
143.3A
.
