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PA HB742
PA HB742In educational gratuity program, further providing for eligibility and qualification requirements.
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Introduced
03/06/2019
03/06/2019
In Committee
03/06/2019
03/06/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in educational gratuity program, further providing for eligibility and qualification requirements.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to change the eligibility requirements for the state's educational gratuity program. The key changes are: (1) reducing the residency requirement from 5 years to 1 year immediately preceding the application, and (2) maintaining the existing requirements that the applicant be between 16 and 23 years old and the child of an eligible disabled or deceased veteran. The bill is intended to expand access to the educational gratuity program, which provides financial assistance to eligible children of veterans.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (17)
Jeanne McNeill (D)*,
Joe Ciresi (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Mark Gillen (R),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
William Kortz (D),
Anita Kulik (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Donna Oberlander (R),
Harry Readshaw (D),
James Roebuck (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Brian Sims (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (on 03/06/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=742 | 03/06/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0742&pn=0772 | 03/07/2019 |
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