SB89 Alabama 2011 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Veterans, educational benefits, proof of eligibility, disabled veterans, spouses, and children, residency, benefits provided where veteran was not a resident of Alabama before entry in service in certain cases, Veterans' Affairs Department to develop criteria for awarding contingent on funding, Sec. 31-6-11 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently, to be eligible for veterans'
educational benefits, the veteran must have been a
permanent resident of Alabama for at least one year
prior to entrance into service. The wife or child
of a permanently and totally disabled veteran who
was a resident for at least one year prior to
entering the service or immediately prior to his or
her death may also be eligible for educational
benefits</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the State Department
of Veterans' Affairs to develop a program to
provide educational benefits to certain categories
of veterans who did not reside in Alabama prior to
entry into service, but who have resided in the
state for 10 years immediately preceding the
application for benefits</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a veteran who has a
service connected disability rating of 50 to 90
percent and who has been a permanent resident of
the state for 10 years prior to application for
benefits, and who meets any other criteria
established by the department to apply for
educational benefits</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also allow the spouse or
child of any veteran who has a service connected
disability rating of 50 to 90 percent and who has
been a permanent resident of the state for 10 years
prior to application for benefits, and who meets
any additional criteria required by the department
to apply for educational benefits</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that all benefits
provided pursuant to this act would be subject to
criteria developed by the department and the
availability of adequate funding and resources
necessary to provide the benefits</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to veterans' educational benefits; to amend
Section 31-6-11, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for proof of
eligibility of benefits for certain veterans; to provide that
certain disabled veterans who have been a permanent resident
of the state for 10 years and the spouse or children of such
veterans may apply to the State Department of Veterans'
Affairs for educational benefits for disabled veterans and
their spouses and children; to authorize the department to
develop criteria for awarding the educational benefits; and to
require the provision of such benefits to be contingent on the
funding and resources of the department.
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Subjects
Veterans
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund | |
| May 25, 2011 | Engrossed | |
| May 25, 2011 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 734 | |
| May 25, 2011 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 733 | |
| May 25, 2011 | Veterans and Military Affairs Amendment Offered | |
| May 25, 2011 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 31, 2011 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB89 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB89 Alabama 2011 Session - Engrossed |