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11 The Committee on Community Affairs (Haridopolos) recommended
12 the following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 295.01, Florida Statutes, is
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20 295.01 Children of deceased or disabled veterans;
21 education.--
22 (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
23 state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for
24 dependent children either of whose parents was a resident of
25 the state at the time such parent entered the Armed Forces
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27 (a) Died as a result of service-connected injuries,
28 disease, or disability sustained while on active duty; or
29 (b) Has been:
30 1. Determined by the United States Department of
31 Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a
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1 service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability
2 rating for compensation;
3 2. Determined to have a service-connected total and
4 permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt
5 of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United
6 States Armed Services; or
7 3. Issued a valid identification card by the
8 Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17,
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10 when the parents of such children have been bona fide
11 residents of the state for 1 year immediately 5 years next
12 preceding the death or occurrence of such disability their
13 application for the benefits hereof, and subject to the rules,
14 restrictions, and limitations set forth in this section
15 hereof.
16 (2) Sections The provisions of ss. 295.03, 295.04,
17 295.05, and 1009.40 shall apply.
18 (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for
19 administering this section.
20 Section 2. Section 295.0185, Florida Statutes, is
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22 295.0185 Children of deceased or disabled military
23 personnel who die or become disabled in Operation Enduring
24 Freedom; or Operation Iraqi Freedom; educational
25 opportunity.--
26 (1) It is declared to be the policy of the state to
27 provide educational opportunity at state expense for the
28 dependent children of those military personnel who die or
29 suffer a service-connected 100-percent total and permanent
30 disability rating for compensation as determined by the United
31 States Department of Veterans Affairs, or who are determined
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1 to have a service-connected total and permanent disability
2 rating of 100 percent and are in receipt of disability
3 retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed
4 Services, while participating in Operation Enduring Freedom,
5 which began on October 7, 2001, or while participating in
6 Operation Iraqi Freedom, which began on March 19, 2003, if
7 such military personnel have been residents of the state
8 during the period of military action. A certified copy of a
9 death certificate, a valid identification card issued in
10 accordance with the provisions of s. 295.17, a letter
11 certifying the service-connected 100-percent total and
12 permanent disability rating for compensation from the United
13 States Department of Veterans Affairs, or a letter certifying
14 the service-connected total and permanent disability rating of
15 100 percent for retirement pay from any branch of the United
16 States Armed Services is prima facie evidence that the
17 dependent children of such military personnel are eligible for
18 educational benefits.
19 (2) The provisions of ss. 295.03, 295.04, 295.05, and
20 1009.40 apply.
21 Section 3. Section 295.02, Florida Statutes, is
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23 295.02 Use of funds; age, etc.--All sums appropriated
24 and expended under this chapter shall be used to pay tuition
25 and registration fees, board, and room rent and to buy books
26 and supplies for the children of deceased or disabled veterans
27 or service members, as defined and limited in s. 295.01, s.
28 295.016, s. 295.017, s. 295.018, s. 295.0185, or s. 295.0195,
29 or of parents classified as prisoners of war or missing in
30 action, as defined and limited in s. 295.015, who are between
31 the ages of 16 and 22 years and who are in attendance at a
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1 state-supported institution of higher learning, including a
2 community college or career center. Any child having entered
3 upon a course of training or education under the provisions of
4 this chapter, consisting of a course of not more than 4 years,
5 and arriving at the age of 22 years before the completion of
6 such course may continue the course and receive all benefits
7 of the provisions of this chapter until the course is
8 completed. The Department of Education shall administer this
9 educational program subject to regulations of the department.
10 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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14 And the title is amended as follows:
15 Delete everything before the enacting clause,
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18 A bill to be entitled
19 An act relating to the education of children of
20 deceased or disabled veterans; amending s.
21 295.01, F.S.; extending the opportunity to
22 receive postsecondary educational benefits at
23 state expense to the dependent children of
24 certain dead or disabled veterans who were
25 Florida residents when the death or disability
26 occurred; decreasing the minimum required
27 length of the parent's residency; amending s.
28 295.0185, F.S.; providing educational
29 opportunity at state expense for
30 dependent-children of military personnel who
31 die or suffer a specified disability in
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1 Operation Iraqi Freedom; amending s. 295.02,
2 F.S.; authorizing the use of funds for
3 educational opportunities for the children of
4 certain deceased and disabled veterans;
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