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OH HB280
Bill
Status
3/27/2013
Primary Sponsor
Cheryl Grossman
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AI Summary
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Expands War Orphans Scholarship eligibility to include children of military veterans who participated in operations for which the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was awarded, in addition to existing service period qualifications.
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Creates the Ohio War Orphans Scholarship Fund and authorizes the War Orphans Scholarship Board to accept grants, gifts, bequests, and contributions from public and private sources to support the scholarship program.
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Authorizes the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program administrators to accept grants, gifts, bequests, and contributions from public and private sources and deposit them into the National Guard Scholarship Reserve Fund.
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Appropriates $3,200,000 from the Lottery Profits Education Fund for fiscal year 2013 to reimburse school districts for deductions taken under the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship program for students who have never attended Ohio public schools.
Legislative Description
To qualify for a War Orphans Scholarship, children of military veterans who participated in an operation for which the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was awarded, and to authorize the administrators of the Ohio National Guard Scholarship Program and the Ohio War Orphans Scholarship Program to apply for, and receive and accept, grants, and to receive and accept gifts, bequests, and contributions, from public and private sources, to provide for the reimbursement of certain school districts for deductions taken for certain Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarships, and to make an appropriation.
National Guard Scholarships/War Orphans Scholarships-receive public/private gifts
Last Action
Effective Date
3/27/2013