Pennsylvania HB 786: An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in educational gratuity program, further providing for eligibility and qualification requirements.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 807
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 786
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, RABB, MADDEN, HILL-EVANS, FREEMAN, GIRAL,
SANCHEZ, VENKAT, WARREN AND CIRESI, MARCH 3, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 3, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in educational gratuity program,
further providing for eligibility and qualification
requirements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8703(a) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 8703. Eligibility and qualification requirements.
(a) Eligibility standards.--The following requirements shall
be used to determine the eligibility of applicants for
educational gratuity payments. The applicant shall be:
(1) Not less than 16 years of age nor more than 23 years
of age.
(2) The child of an eligible disabled or deceased
veteran.
(3) A resident of this Commonwealth for a period of
[five years] one year immediately preceding the date the
application was filed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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