Senate Bill No. 667
(By Senator Sprouse, Foster, McCabe, Wells, Jenkins, Hunter,
Oliverio and Plymale)
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[Introduced February 19, 2007; referred to the Committee on
Military; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-10-1d, relating
to establishing the West Virginia Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart
Recipient College Bill of Rights Act of 2007; and allowing
certain disabled recipients of the purple heart to attend a
state college or university without paying tuition or fees for
eight semesters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-10-1d, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 10. FEES AND OTHER MONEY COLLECTED AT STATE INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
§18B-10-1d. The West Virginia Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient College Bill of Rights Act of 2007.
(a) This section is named and shall be known as the West
Virginia Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient College Bill of
Rights Act of 2007.
(b) Effective the first day of July, two thousand seven, every
resident of this state who has been honorably discharged from any
branch of the United States Military services and has been awarded
the purple heart shall, upon proof thereof, be exempt from the
payment of any additional tuition and fees over and above any
federal education benefits provided to the purple heart veteran at
any state college, university or community college in which he or
she is enrolled for not more than eight semesters:
Provided, That
any person meeting the requirements of this subsection who is
either permanently disabled or has lost a limb resulting from
combat wounds occurring while serving in the military services of
this country shall, upon proof thereof, be exempt from the payment
of any tuition and fees at any state college, university or
community college regardless of any other federal benefits
received.
(c) Upon the exhaustion of the eight semesters of reduced or
free tuition attendance, the full tuition shall be paid by any
recipient of the provisions of this section for any additional
semesters attended.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish
The West Virginia Andrew J. Trail Purple Heart Recipient College Bill of
Rights Act of 2007 and to provide that certain permanently disabled
recipients of the purple heart may attend state colleges and
university for eight semesters without paying tuition or fees.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.)
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