HOUSE AMENDMENT

    560-279AX-38                                   Bill No. SB 496

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Lynn, Fasano, and Stansel offered the

12  following:

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14         Amendment (with title amendment) 

15         On page 2, between lines 14 and 15, of the bill

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18         Section 2.  Section 295.02, Florida Statutes, is

19  amended to read:

20         295.02  Use of funds; age, etc.--All sums appropriated

21  and expended under this chapter shall be used to pay tuition

22  and registration fees, board, and room rent and to buy books

23  and supplies for the children of deceased or disabled veterans

24  or service members, as defined and limited in s. 295.01, s.

25  295.016, s. 295.017, s. 295.018, s. 295.0185, or s. 295.0195,

26  or of parents classified as prisoners of war or missing in

27  action, as defined and limited in s. 295.015, who are between

28  the ages of 12 16 and 22 years and who are in attendance at a

29  state-supported institution of higher learning, including a

30  community college or vocational-technical school.  Any child

31  having entered upon a course of training or education under

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

    560-279AX-38                                   Bill No. SB 496

    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)





  1  the provisions of this chapter, consisting of a course of not

  2  more than 4 years, and arriving at the age of 22 years before

  3  the completion of such course may continue the course and

  4  receive all benefits of the provisions of this chapter until

  5  the course is completed.  The Department of Education shall

  6  administer this educational program subject to regulations of

  7  the department.

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11  And the title is amended as follows:

12         On page 1, lines 3-13,

13  remove:  all of said lines

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16         dependent children of military personnel;

17         creating s. 295.0185, F.S.; providing

18         educational opportunity at state expense for

19         dependent children of military personnel who

20         died or suffered a service-connected

21         100-percent total and permanent disability in

22         Operation Enduring Freedom; specifying

23         documentation which constitutes proof of

24         eligibility for such benefits; amending s.

25         295.02, F.S.; revising the eligibility age for

26         dependent children of certain military

27         personnel to receive educational benefits;

28         providing an effective date.

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