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HB 2421 Virginia War Orphans Education Act.

Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia War Orphans Education Act. Adds the children of parents who are killed or disabled as a result of service in military operations against terrorism, a peace-keeping mission, or a terrorist act subsequent to December 6, 1941, to the list of children eligible to attend public institutions of higher education or other accredited postsecondary institutions granting a certificate, diploma, or degree, free of tuition and required fees. Clarifies that the children of members of the United States Armed Services Reserves and the Virginia National Guard Reserve called to active military duty and who are killed in action or are totally and permanently disabled are also eligible for such benefits. Tuition, institutional charges and required fees, and books and supplies are waived for eligible children. Eligible children of such parents must be between 16 and 25 years of age. The parent, upon whom eligibility for these benefits is based, (i) must have been a citizen of the Commonwealth at the time of entering active military service; (ii) must have been a citizen of the Commonwealth for at least 5 years prior to the submission of the child's application for admission to college; (iii) must have been a citizen of the Commonwealth on the date of his death and had been a citizen for at least 5 years prior to his death; (iv) the surviving parent has been a citizen of the Commonwealth for at least 5 years prior to marrying the deceased parent; or (v) the surviving parent has been a citizen of the Commonwealth for at least 5 years immediately prior to the date on which the child's application for college admission was submitted to any public institution of higher education or other accredited postsecondary institution granting a certificate, diploma, or degree. This bill also makes the benefits consistent between eligible children of members of the military and eligible children and spouses of persons who are killed in the line of duty while employed or serving as law-enforcement officers, firefighters, correctional officers, local and regional jail farm superintendents, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, and emergency medical services. Further, this bill provides technical amendments to clarify for whom tuition and required fees are waived.


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