Guard Tuition Funding Approved

Legislative Budget Section Must Give Final Approval 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Emergency Commission has approved steps to help the National Guard cover a shortfall in tuition assistance for students attending North Dakota colleges on ROTC scholarships.

The commission voted in favor of a Guard proposal to move $450,000 within its budget and to have an additional $110,000 transferred from the state's contingency fund.

The Legislative Budget Section must give final approval. The group meets Dec. 5.

The ROTC students were expecting free tuition that for years has been covered by a combination of federal and state funds. The Guard recently said the state no longer has enough money to cover a shortfall created by tuition increases and declining federal support.

That affects about 60 undergraduate cadets and 35 graduate students, most of whom attend North Dakota State University.

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