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SB 1665 Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; extends benefits of Program.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program; eligibility. Expands the definition of "Qualified survivors and dependents" eligible for benefits of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to the spouse or child of all veterans who served in the Armed Forces of the United States, Reserves of the Armed Forces of the United States, or the Virginia National Guard with at least a 90 percent permanent, service-related disability. Under current law, the spouse or child would be eligible for benefits only if the veteran's disability was incurred during military operations against terrorism, on a peacekeeping mission, as a result of a terrorist act, or in any armed conflict. This bill was incorporated into SB 1173.


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