24RS HB 409

Actions

Last Action	01/30/24: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to military-connected educational benefits.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1462
Sponsor	P. Stevenson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 164.507 to remove degree-seeking requirement for nonremarried spouse and children of a deceased veteran when utilizing educational benefits; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver; amend KRS 164.515 to expand educational benefit to include service members with a disability rating of 50% or higher; remove degree-seeking requirement; require students to use federal grant funds toward tuition prior to the use of the waiver.
Index Headings of Original Version	Veterans - Educational benefit, service-connected disability rating, reduction Veterans - Educational benefits, veterans and their families, expansion Children and Minors - Educational benefits, veterans and their families, expansion Disabilities and the Disabled - Veterans, educational benefit, service-connected disability rating, reduction Education, Higher - Veterans educational benefits, FAFSA application, use of federal funds, requirement Education, Higher - Educational benefits, veterans and their families, expansion Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Educational benefits, veterans and their families, expansion