H. B. 2756
(By Delegate Givens)
[Introduced February 12, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article one-f, chapter fifteen of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
ten, relating to requiring compliance with the Military
Selective Service Act.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one-f, chapter fifteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section ten,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS.
§15-1F-10. Selective service registration and compliance.
(a) A person may not enroll in a state supported institution
of postsecondary higher education unless he is in compliance with
the Military Selective Service Act, 50 United States Code Appendix §451, et seq., and the amendments thereto.
(b) A person may not receive a loan, grant, scholarship or
other financial assistance for postsecondary higher education
funded by state revenue, including federal funds or gifts and
grants accepted by this state, or receive a student loan
guaranteed by the state unless he is in compliance with the
Military Selective Service Act.
(c) No male person who has attained the age of eighteen
years who fails to be in compliance with the Military Selective
Service Act is eligible for employment by or service with the
state or a political subdivision of the state, including all
boards, commissions, departments, agencies, institutions and
instrumentalities.
(d) It is the duty of all officials having charge of and
authority over the hiring of employees by the state or political
subdivisions, and over state-support institutions of
postsecondary higher education, and over the granting of state
supported financial assistance for postsecondary higher education
as described in this section to assure themselves that applicants
are in compliance with the Military Selective Service Act.
(e) A person may not be denied a right, privilege or benefit
under this section by reason of failure to present himself for
and submit to the requirement to register pursuant to the
Military Selective Service Act if:
(1) The requirement for the person to so register has terminated or become inapplicable to the person; and
(2) The person is or has already served in the armed forces
or has a condition that would preclude acceptability for military
service.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require compliance
with the Military Selective Service Act.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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