Bill Text: CA AB1647 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veterans treatment courts: grant program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed) 2023-06-07 - Referred to Coms. on PUB S. and M. & V.A. [AB1647 Detail]

Download: California-2023-AB1647-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1647

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Introduced by Assembly Member Soria

February 17, 2023

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An act to amend Section 892 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1647, as introduced, Soria. Veterans’ aid: dependents.

Under existing law, a dependent of a veteran may apply for aid for certain benefits, including tuition and fees and a monthly payment for books, supplies, and living expenses while in school. Existing law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs, if it determines the educational needs of the applicant can be satisfactorily met in an educational institution in this state or elsewhere, to assume state wardship over the education of the applicant, as specified.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 892 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

892.

 A dependent of a veteran who desires to continue his their education may apply to the department. If If, in the opinion of the department department, the educational needs of the applicant can be satisfactorily met in an educational institutions institution in this State state or elsewhere, the department shall assume state wardship over the education of the applicant. The department may provide educational counsel for applicants an applicant and assist them in securing admission to a suitable institutions institution of learning. Tuition may be paid at private schools only when a suitable opportunity is not available in a public or semipublic institutions. institution.