71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .
 
LC 2576
 
                         House Bill 2882
 
Sponsored by Representative BACKLUND; Representatives HAYDEN,
  JENSON, KROPF, PATRIDGE, ROSENBAUM, C WALKER, V WALKER,
  Senators HARTUNG, MILLER, MINNIS
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Changes requirements for establishment of residency for members
of Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of tuition at
institutions of higher education and for hunting and fishing
licenses, tags and permits.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to members of the Armed Forces; amending ORS 174.103.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 174.103 is amended to read:
  174.103. (1) Officers and enlisted personnel of the Armed
Forces of the United States   { - who - }   { + and the spouses
and dependent children of such officers and enlisted personnel
are entitled to the benefits described in subsection (2) of this
section if the officers or enlisted personnel:
  (a) + } Reside in this state while assigned to duty at any
base, station, shore establishment or other facility in this
state { + ; + }   { - or - }
   { +  (b) Reside in this state + } while serving as members of
the crew of a ship which has an Oregon port or shore
establishment as its home port or permanent station   { - and the
spouses and dependent children of such officers and enlisted
personnel are entitled to the benefits described in subsection
(2) of this section - }  { + ; or
  (c) Establish Oregon residency by filing Oregon state income
taxes and registering to vote in Oregon no later than 12 months
before leaving active duty + }.
  (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their
spouses and dependent children who are described in subsections
(1) and (3) of this section:
  (a) Shall be considered resident persons for the purpose of
purchasing licenses, tags and permits issued by the State Fish
and Wildlife Commission.
  (b) Shall be considered resident persons for the purpose of
admission to community colleges and institutions of higher
education in this state and for the purpose of determining the
fees and tuition assessed by the institutions and community
colleges.
  (3) As used in this section:
 
  (a) 'Armed Forces of the United States' includes the Army,
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard of the United
States.
  (b) 'Dependent children' includes any children of a member of
the Armed Forces of the United States who:
  (A) Are under 18 years of age and not married, otherwise
emancipated or self-supporting; or
  (B) Are under 23 years of age, unmarried, enrolled in a
full-time course of study in an institution of higher learning
and dependent on the member for over one-half of their support.
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