KRS 164.507: Exemption from matriculation or tuition fee for deceased veteran's

spouse or child under age 26.

(1) The nonremarried spouse, regardless of age, and any child, stepchild, or

orphan, under the age of twenty-six (26), of a deceased veteran shall not be

required to pay any matriculation or tuition fees upon admission to any

state-supported university, junior college, or vocational training institute for a

period not in excess of forty-five (45) months in order to obtain a diploma, nor

in excess of the lesser number of months required for a certificate of

completion, if the deceased parent or spouse:

(a) 1. Served in the Armed Forces of the United States during a national

emergency, wars declared by Congress, or actions of the United

Nations; or

2. Died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States

regardless of wartime service; or

3. Died as a result of a service-connected disability acquired while on

active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States regardless of

wartime service; and

(b) 1. Was a resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky at the time of

death; or

2. Was married to a resident of Kentucky at the time of death; and

3. If discharged, was under honorable conditions.

(2) In order to obtain the benefits conferred by subsection (1), the parent-child

relationship must be shown by birth certificate, adoption papers, marriage

certificate, or other documentary evidence. A stepchild must have been a

member of the veteran's household at the time of the veteran's death. The

spousal relationship must be shown by a marriage certificate or other

documentary evidence. The parent's or spouse's service and the cause of

death must be evidenced by certification from the records of the Kentucky

Department of Military Affairs, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Records, or the Department of Defense of the United States. In the event one

so admitted to a state-supported university, junior college, or vocational training

institution under this section shall have obtained a cash scholarship paid or

payable to the institution, from whatever source, the amount of the scholarship

shall be applied to the credit of the applicant in the payment of incidental

expenses of attendance at the institution, and any balance, if the terms of the

scholarship permit, shall be returned to the applicant.