The first Indian fee waiver was passed in 1951 and gave 12 fee waivers, 6 of which had to go to “enrolled for the purpose of training to become teachers” (Chapter 108, Laws of 1951). In 1961 the number went to 24, 6 of which had to be in teacher education (Chapter 87, Laws of 1961). In 1967 the number went to 48 and the teacher education proviso was dropped (Chapter 129, Laws of 1967). In 1969 the number went to 96 (Chapter 173, Laws of 1969). In 1971 the numerical limit was removed, but the benefit was limited to Montana residents (Chapter 351, Laws of 1971). In 1989 it was recodified in a bill that brought most of the fee waivers together in one section of statute and also changed the statutory mandate (“regents shall”) and made it permissive (“regents may”), (Chapter 170, Laws of 1989).