§121-45  Tuition assistance for Hawaii national guard personnel to attend the University of Hawaii.  (a)  The adjutantgeneral, subject to the availability of funds, may award tuition assistance toqualified enlisted persons, warrant officers, and company grade officers (0-1through 0-3) in the Hawaii national guard who are:

(1)  Residents of the State, as defined by the boardof regents pursuant to section [304A-402]; and

(2)  Undergraduate students working toward a degree onany campus of the University of Hawaii.

(b)  The adjutant general shall adopt rules inaccordance with this chapter to carry out the purposes of this section.  Therules shall include:

(1)  Descriptions of the minimum military and academicqualification of personnel who may be awarded full or partial tuitionassistance under this section;

(2)  Listings of acceptable fields of study, degrees,and periods of eligibility for personnel who may be awarded tuition assistanceunder this section;

(3)  Procedures for demonstrating the ongoing,satisfactory military and academic performance of personnel who have acceptedtuition assistance under this section;

(4)  Explanations of any reenlistment obligations forpersonnel who have accepted tuition assistance under this section;

(5)  Procedures for administratively transferringmoneys for tuition assistance awarded under this section from the department ofdefense to the University of Hawaii; and

(6)  Procedures for enforcing this subsection.

(c)  Chapters 42F, 103D, and 103F shall notapply to this section. [L 1996, c 291, §2; am L 1997, c 190, §6; am L 2006, c75, §7]