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Senate Bill 135

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Last Action to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)
Title AN ACT relating to honoring military service through education benefits.
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Bill Request Number 1612
Sponsors R. Jones II, J. Turner
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 164.507 to specify that tuition waiver is available to qualifying persons for a period no less than the lesser number of months required to complete at least a bachelor's degree; amend KRS 164.515 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Higher - Tuition Waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Education, Vocational - Tuition Waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Tuition waiver, child veteran
Universities and Colleges - Tuition waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Veterans' Affairs - Tuition waiver, spouses and dependents of permanently disabled veteran
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
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02/12/09
  • introduced in Senate
02/23/09
  • to Education (S)
02/26/09
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/27/09
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/03/09
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 4. 2009
03/04/09
  • 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute
03/05/09
  • received in House
03/06/09
  • to Seniors, Military Affairs, & Public Safety (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions; add language to clarify that a student who obtains a credential below a bachelor's degree and who enrolls in a bachelor's degree program at a public postsecondary education institution will have tuition and fees exempted for the number of months remaining of the original 45 month exemption.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Tuition Waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Education, Vocational - Tuition Waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Military Affairs and Civil Defense - Tuition waiver, child veteran
Universities and Colleges - Tuition waiver, spouses and dependents of deceased or permanently disabled veteran
Veterans' Affairs - Tuition waiver, spouses and dependents of permanently disabled veteran

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