2019-2020 Bill 3940: College tuition waivers, wartime ...



South Carolina General Assembly123rd Session, 2019-2020H. 3940STATUS INFORMATIONGeneral BillSponsors: Reps. Murphy, Sandifer, Yow, Bryant, Caskey, Whitmire, McCravy, Hosey, Blackwell, Kimmons and RidgewayDocument Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19571wab19.docxIntroduced in the House on February 12, 2019Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and MeansSummary: College tuition waivers, wartime veterans' childrenHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONSDateBodyAction Description with journal page number2/12/2019HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage?5)2/12/2019HouseReferred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journalpage?5)View the latest legislative information at the websiteVERSIONS OF THIS BILL2/12/2019A BILLTO AMEND SECTION 5911120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO COLLEGE TUITION WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN WARTIME VETERANS’ CHILDREN, SO AS TO EXTEND THESE WAIVERS TO THE CHILDREN OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE SERVED IN WARTIME.Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:SECTION1.Section 5911120(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:“(B)The provisions of this section apply to:(1)a child of a veteran who meets the residency requirements of Chapter 112 of this title, is twentysix years of age or younger, and is pursuing any type of undergraduate degree; and(2)a child of a wartime service member, which for the purpose of this item means a person who is a ‘veteran of any war’ as defined in 38 U.S.C. Section 101(12) or a person who has served in the active military, naval, or air service during a period of war, as defined in 38 U.S.C. Section 101(11), and who has not been discharged or released from this service. To receive a tuition waiver provided in this section, the child of a wartime service member must provide verification that they satisfy the requirements of subsection (A) from:(a)the branch of the military in which the child’s parent serves, if the parent has not been discharged or released from service; or(b)the South Carolina Department of Veterans Affairs, if the child’s parent has been discharged or released from service.”SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.XX ................
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