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	2014 -- S 2396
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	STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014
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	A N A C T
	RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR
	DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

	Introduced By: Senators Felag, Walaska, DiPalma, Ciccone, and Raptakis
	Date Introduced: February 12, 2014
	Referred To: Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
1	SECTION 1. Section 30-30.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 30-30.1 entitled
2	"Educational Benefits for Disabled American Veterans" is hereby amended to read as follows:
3	30-30.1-1. Educational benefits for disabled American veterans. -- Any veteran who
4	is a permanent resident of this state who submits proof sufficient to establish a veterans' rated ten
5	percent (10%) to one hundred percent (100%) disability by the department of veterans' affairs as a
6	result of military service shall be entitled to take courses at any public institution of higher
7	education in the state without the payment of tuition, exclusive of other fees and charges;
8	Provided, however, that any person eligible for financial aid as determined by the institution of
9	higher education, shall apply for such financial aid. Any financial aid award received by the
10	applicant shall be applied towards the full amount of tuition that would otherwise have been
11	charged by the public institution of higher education. Admission into particular courses
12	competitive programs will be granted upon a space available basis and shall be at the discretion of
13	the particular institutions to which application is made as aforesaid. Use of this waiver for
14	competitive programs does not supersede any existing academic criteria for admission into those
15	programs.
16	SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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	EXPLANATION
	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
	OF
	A N A C T
	RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE - EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS FOR
	DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
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1	This act would provide a disabled American veteran who is a permanent resident of this
2	state, a waiver for the free admission into competitive programs at any public institution of higher
3	education in the state; provided the disabled veteran meets the academic criteria.
4	This act would take effect upon passage.
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