Bill Text: OH HB577 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To remove a word from the Revised Code that may be perceived as derogatory toward veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-07-25 - To Veterans Affairs [HB577 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-HB577-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

H. B. No. 577

Representative Bubp 

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A BILL

To amend sections 5907.04 and 5910.031 of the Revised

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Code to remove a word from the Revised Code that

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may be perceived as derogatory toward veterans.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That sections 5907.04 and 5910.031 of the Revised	4
Code be amended to read as follows:	5

Sec. 5907.04.  Subject to the following paragraph, all	6
veterans, who served during a period of conflict as determined by	7
the United States department of veterans affairs or any person who	8
is awarded either the armed forces expeditionary medal established	9
by presidential executive order 10977 dated December 4, 1961, or	10
the Vietnam service medal established by presidential executive	11
order 11231 dated July 8, 1965, who have been honorably discharged	12
or separated under honorable conditions therefrom, or any	13
discharged members of the Polish and Czechoslovakian armed forces	14
who served in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States in	15
World War II who have been citizens of the United States for at	16
least ten years, provided that the above-mentioned persons have	17
been citizens of this state for one year or more at the date of	18
making application for admission, are disabled by disease, wounds,	19
or otherwise, and are by reason of such disability incapable of	20
earningunable to earn their living, and all members of the Ohio	21
national guard or naval militia who have lost an arm or leg, or	22
their sight, or become permanently disabled from any cause, while	23
in the line and discharge of duty, and are not able to support	24
themselves, may be admitted to a veterans' home under such rules	25
as the director of veterans services adopts.	26

A veteran who served in the armed forces of the United States	27
as defined in division (E)(7) of section 5903.11 of the Revised	28
Code is eligible for admission to a veterans' home under the	29
preceding paragraph only if the person has the characteristics	30
defined in division (B)(1) of section 5901.01 of the Revised Code.	31

Veterans' homes may reserve a bed during the temporary	32
absence of a resident or patient from the home, including a	33
nursing home within it, under conditions prescribed by the	34
director, to include hospitalization for an acute condition,	35
visits with relatives and friends, and participation in	36
therapeutic programs outside the home. A home shall not reserve a	37
bed for more than thirty days, except that absences for more than	38
thirty days due to hospitalization may be authorized.	39

Sec. 5910.031.  War orphans' scholarships provided in	40
sections 5910.01 to 5910.06 of the Revised Code, shall be granted	41
to children of members of the Ohio national guard and the reserve	42
components of any of the armed services of the United States who	43
are killed or permanently and totally disabled while on active	44
duty pursuant to bona fide orders of the governor or the president	45
of the United States, or who are killed or permanently and totally	46
disabled while at a scheduled training assembly, a field training	47
period of any duration or length, or active duty for training,	48
pursuant to bona fide orders issued by a competent authority. Such	49
scholarships shall be granted within the total number of	50
scholarships provided under section 5910.05 of the Revised Code	51
and are available only to children who further qualify pursuant to	52
divisions (A), (B), and (C), and (D) of section 5910.03 of the	53
Revised Code.	54

As used in this section, "permanently and totally disabled"	55
means having a disability which renders the person incapable of	56
engagingunable to engage in substantially gainful employment and	57
which is presumed to be permanent, as determined by a special	58
board of three officers of the Ohio national guard named by the	59
governor, one of whom shall be a medical officer licensed to	60
practice in this state.	61

Section 2. That existing sections 5907.04 and 5910.031 of the	62
Revised Code are hereby repealed.	63