ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 410
(By Senators Hunter, Minard, Weeks, Deem and Oliverio)
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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;
reported February 19, 2004.]
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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.