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IN HB1437
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Terri Jo Austin
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AI Summary
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Eliminates admission charges for Indiana residents who are veterans with a service-connected disability at state parks, state museums, playgrounds, and historical sites managed by the Department of Natural Resources or Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Corporation.
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Eligible individuals must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, reserves, National Guard, or Indiana National Guard and received an honorable discharge.
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Service-connected disability must be verified through records from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, disability retirement benefits from the U.S. Department of Defense, or a certificate of eligibility issued by the Indiana Department of Veterans' Affairs.
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Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources, in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Veterans' Affairs and State Museum, to adopt rules requiring identification through an entitlement card to verify eligibility.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Free admission to state parks of veterans with a disability. Provides free admission of certain veterans with a service connected disability to state parks, state museums, playgrounds, and historical sites held or managed by the department of natural resources or the state museum and historic sites corporation.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Natural Resources
1/17/2017