Bill Text: WV HB4910 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to partial tuition waivers for veterans and their families
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - To House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security [HB4910 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2020-HB4910-Introduced.html
WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4910
By Delegate S. Brown
[Introduced February 11, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §9A-5-1, relating to granting veterans, spouses and children of a verified veteran with an honorable, medical or other honorable condition discharge a 50 percent tuition waiver to attend any West Virginia state college, university, community and technical college, education institution, vocational school or approved apprenticeship program; and providing that the waiver funds may be used for other expenses if certain conditions are met.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5. PARTIAL VETERAN waivers.
§9A-5-1. Partial tuition waivers for veterans and their families.
All veterans, spouses and children of a verified veteran with an honorable, medical or other honorable conditions discharge shall receive a 50 percent tuition waiver to attend any West Virginia state college, university, community and technical college, education institution, vocational school and approved apprenticeship programs. If the individual receives any additional grants, funds or waivers from those institutions or programs, the federal government, or state provides, the waiver funds may be used to cover any additional administrative fees associated with attending those institutions or programs, including housing, books, parking and fees of any type.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to grant veterans, the spouses and children of a verified veteran with an honorable, medical or other honorable condition discharge a 50 percent tuition waiver to attend any West Virginia state college, university, community and technical college, education institution, vocational school and approved apprenticeship program. The bill provides that the waiver funds may be used for other expenses if certain conditions are met.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
