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AL SB79
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Taylor
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AI Summary
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Deletes the requirement that a veteran's service must have occurred during wartime or extra hazardous conditions to qualify dependents (wife, widow, or child) for postsecondary education scholarship benefits.
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Removes language from Section 31-6-11 of the Alabama Code stating that "the service upon which any benefits are awarded under this chapter shall have been rendered during wartime or under extrahazardous conditions."
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Applies the change retroactively to educational programs commenced by veterans' dependents after January 1, 2011.
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Retains other eligibility requirements including honorable discharge, Alabama residency, and service length qualifications.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Veterans benefits, wife, widow, or child, postsecondary education, scholarships, requirement for veteran's service to have been during war or hazardous duty, deleted, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.
Veterans
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
5/7/2013