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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 72. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

  § 72-303. Eligibility of veterans.  

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  • In order for a veteran to qualify for the benefits provided in this act, the applicant must:

    1.  Have an honorable discharge from the armed forces of the United States of America;

    2.  Have served a minimum of eighteen (18) consecutive months' active duty between the dates of August 10, 1964, and December 31, 1976, or shall have been discharged with a service-connected disability;

    3.  Be able to establish that he or she was a bona fide resident of the State of Oklahoma at the time of entry into the military service;

    4.  Accept the benefits of free tuition within fifteen (15) years following his discharge or release from the armed forces; and

    5.  Satisfy the entrance and eligibility requirements imposed by the technology center school.

Added by Laws 1974, c. 181, § 3, emerg. eff. May 14, 1974.  Amended by Laws 1979, c. 96, § 1, emerg. eff. April 24, 1979; Laws 1986, c. 252, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1986; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 164, eff. July 1, 2001.