1. The Adjutant General may authorize the payment of not more than 100 percent of the consolidated fee each semester for each member of the active Nevada National Guard who attends one of the universities or state colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education as a full-time or part-time student from money appropriated for this purpose.
2. The Adjutant General may authorize the payment of not more than 100 percent of the credit-hour cost each semester for each member of the active Nevada National Guard who attends one of the community colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education as a full-time or part-time student from money appropriated for this purpose.
3. To be eligible to receive benefits, a person must be a member in good standing of the active Nevada National Guard at the beginning of and throughout the entire semester for which benefits are received.