[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 32, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 32CFR71.7]



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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE

 

              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

 

PART 71_ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION OF MINOR DEPENDENTS IN 

OVERSEAS AREAS--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  71.7  Eligibility requirements for education of minor dependents 

and other persons in the Republic of Panama.



    (a) The ``Panama Canal Act of 1979'' authorizes the extension of 

primary, secondary, and postsecondary educational services to DoD 

dependent students and other categories of dependents. Basic eligibility 

policy is described in Sec.  71.5 of this part. Exceptional eligibility 

requirements for education for dependents in the Republic of Panama are 

addressed below.

    (b) Minor dependents may be enrolled in DoD dependents schools or 

approved non-DoD dependents schools in the Republic of Panama or may 

receive correspondence courses at U.S. Government expense under the 

conditions and in the priority indicated below.

    (1) Space required, tuition-free education and education in approved 

non-DoD dependents schools. In addition to DoD dependent students 

entitled to receive space-required, tuition-free education from DoDDS 

under Sec.  71.5 of this part, the following minor dependents in the 

Republic of Panama are authorized ``space-required tuition-free'' 

status:

    (i) Minor dependents of host-nation or third-country citizens 

employed by the Department of Defense and paid from appropriated funds, 

provided that such dependents were enrolled on a tuition-free basis in 

schools operated by the former Canal Zone Government on September 30, 

1979, as then authorized for residents of the former Canal Zone. This 

provision applies only for uninterrupted enrollments.

    (ii) Minor dependents of host-nation or third-country citizen 

employees transferred to the Department of Defense on October 1, 1979, 

and paid from appropriated funds may attend approved non-DoD dependents 

schools in the Republic of Panama at U.S. Government expense when such 

dependents were enrolled in a non-DoD dependents school under the 

authority and at the expense of the former Canal Zone Government/Panama 

Canal Company on September 30, 1979. This provision applies only for 

uninterrupted enrollments.



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    (2) Space-required, tuition-paying education. Dependents not 

specifically authorized tuition-free education in paragraph (b)(1) of 

this section, or in Sec.  71.5 of this part, when such dependents were 

enrolled in schools operated by the former Canal Zone Government on 

September 30, 1979, regardless of affiliation or citizenship of 

sponsors. This provision applies only for uninterrupted enrollments.

    (c) Persons may be enrolled in the Panama Canal College under the 

conditions and in the priority listed below:

    (1) Tuition-paying, DoD-sponsored education. All students at the 

Panama Canal College attend on a tuition-paying basis. The Department of 

Defense may assume a portion of the tuition cost for full-time students 

who are minor dependents of:

    (i) Military DoD sponsors who are on active duty and stationed in 

the Republic of Panama.

    (ii) Civilian DoD sponsors stationed in the Republic of Panama who 

are paid from appropriated funds and who have been lawfully accorded the 

privilege of residing permanently in the United States as immigrants in 

accordance with the United States immigration laws (8 U.S.C. ``Aliens 

and Nationality'').

    (iii) Members of the Military Services who are detained by a foreign 

power or declared missing in action or otherwise unlawfully detained for 

as long as the detention or missing status continues to exist. Under 

these circumstances, authorization for the dependents to remain in the 

College with DoD tuition assistance must be obtained from DoDDS 

officials and the local military commander.

    (iv) If a sponsor discussed in paragraph (c)(1) (i), (ii), or (iii) 

of this section, is transferred, retires, or dies during the college 

semester, the sponsor's dependents may complete the current semester, 

but subsequently shall lose their eligibility to attend the Panama Canal 

College.

    (2) Tuition-paying--other. At the discretion of the Director, DoDDS, 

or designee, and when consistent with the local military commander's 

policy concerning access to the area of military coordination and 

agreements with the Republic of Panama, the following categories of 

persons may be enrolled at the Panama Canal College on a full- or part-

time basis, in the priority given below provided the applicant meets 

academic admissions requirements.

    (i) Active duty members of the Military Services who are stationed 

in Panama and family members living with them (unless authorized DoD-

sponsored education under paragraph (c)(1) of this section.

    (ii) U.S.-citizens employees of the Department of Defense and other 

U.S. Government agencies, including the Panama Canal Commission, and 

family members living with them (unless authorized DoD-sponsored 

education under paragraph (c)(1) of this section).

    (iii) Host-nation or third-country citizen employees of the Panama 

Canal Commission or other U.S. Government agency, district dentists, 

religious workers, and family members living with them, when such 

persons were enrolled in a Canal Zone school on a tuition-free basis or 

under the sponsorship of the former Canal Zone Government/Panama Canal 

Company on September 30, 1979, as was then authorized for residents of 

the former Canal Zone.

    (iv) Minor dependents of Canal Zone Government/Panama Canal Company 

host-nation or third-country citizen employees separated through 

reduction in force action and not reemployed by another U.S. Government 

agency, when such dependents were enrolled in the former Canal Zone 

school system on September 30, 1979.

    (v) U.S. citizens not specifically addressed above who reside in the 

Republic of Panama.

    (vi) Host-nation and third-country citizens not specifically 

addressed above who reside in the Republic of Panama when there is no 

objection from the government of Panama and when such inclusion does not 

displace or prevent inclusion of U.S. citizens seeking admission on the 

same basis at the same time.