Senate Bill 1260er

    ENROLLED

    1998 Legislature                                       SB 1260



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  2         An act relating to the construction of the

  3         Florida Statutes; amending s. 1.01, F.S.;

  4         redefining the term "veteran"; providing an

  5         effective date.

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  7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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  9         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (14) of section

10  1.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

11         1.01  Definitions.--In construing these statutes and

12  each and every word, phrase, or part hereof, where the context

13  will permit:

14         (14)  The term "veteran" means a person who served in

15  the active military, naval, or air service and who was

16  discharged or released therefrom under honorable conditions

17  only or who later received an upgraded discharge under

18  honorable conditions, notwithstanding any action by the United

19  States Department of Veterans Affairs on individuals

20  discharged or released with other than honorable discharges.

21  To receive benefits as a wartime veteran, a veteran must have

22  served during one of the following periods of wartime service:

23         (f)  Vietnam Era:  February 28, 1961 August 5, 1964, to

24  May 7, 1975.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

26  law.

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