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Senate Bill No. 126
(By Senators Hunter, Dempsey, Weeks, Unger, Bailey, Barnes,
Minard, Jenkins, Foster, Bowman, Kessler, Plymale, Sharpe,
McCabe, Love, Oliverio, McKenzie, Harrison, Caruth, Deem,
Prezioso, Edgell, Helmick, Guills, Boley, Minear, Yoder, Chafin
and Tomblin, Mr. President)
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[Introduced February 9, 2005; referred to the Committee
on Military; then to the Committee on Education; and then to the
Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §18-19-1 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to including children of deceased
members of the armed forces or members of the reserve
components called to active duty by the President of the
United States for the purpose of entering into armed combat in
the educational opportunities appropriation; and removing
requirement that the children attend a state education or
training institution.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18-19-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 19. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED
SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES AND AIRMEN.
§18-19-1. Appropriation to provide educational opportunities.
For the purpose of providing educational opportunities for the
children of those who served in the army, navy or marine corps of
the United States during the world war from the sixth day of April
sixth, one thousand nine hundred seventeen, to the second day of
July second, one thousand nine hundred twenty-one, or served in the
armed forces of the United States of America at any time between
the first day of December first, one thousand nine hundred forty-
one, and the declaration of peace by the Congress of the United
States or served in the armed forces of the United States of
America at any time between the twenty-seventh day of June twenty-
seventh, one thousand nine hundred fifty, and the thirty-first day
of January thirty-first, one thousand nine hundred fifty-five, or
served in the armed forces of the United States of America at any
time between the fifth day of August fifth, one thousand nine
hundred sixty-four, and the seventh day of May seventh, one
thousand nine hundred seventy-five, all dates inclusive, or served
in the armed forces of the United States of America at any time
during which the forces or members of the reserve components are
called to active duty by the President of the United States under Title 10 of the United States Code for the purpose of entering into
armed combat, and who were killed in action or have died or may
hereafter die from disease or disability resulting from such the
war service, there shall be appropriated from the state fund
general revenue the sum of at least five thousand dollars for each
fiscal year commencing the first day of July first and ending on
the thirtieth day of June thirty of each year of the next biennium
to be used for the benefit of such the children while attending
state education or training institutions. This benefit also shall
be given to children of a service member killed during hostile
actions as defined by the agency administering this section. The
term "children" as used in this article shall include includes any
child of a veteran who has been legitimized by operation of law
prior to the veteran's demise.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to include children of
deceased members of the armed forces or members of the reserve
components called to active duty by the President of the United
States for the purpose of entering into armed combat in the
educational opportunities appropriation; and to remove the
requirement that the children attend a state education or training
institution.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.