West Virginia House Bill 2453 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-13 - To House Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to require state institutions of higher education to waive tuition and fees for children and spouses of National Guard members and members of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or persons on federal or state active military duty who are residents of this state and who have suffered a hundred percent total and permanent service‑connected disability. Strike‑throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

Relating to educational benefits for dependents of deceased or disabled veterans

Del. Michael Ferro [D]	Del. Margaret Smith [D]	Del. Linda Longstreth [D]	Del. Barbara Fleischauer [D]
Del. Patsy Trecost [D]	Del. Sean Hornbuckle [D]	Del. Isaac Sponaugle [D]	Del. Shawn Fluharty [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-13	House	To House Education
2016-01-13	House	Introduced in House
2016-01-13	House	To Education then Finance
2016-01-13	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18B	10	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2453&year=2016&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2453%20intr.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=2453