SF0068 • 2012

Time limits for veteran and dependent tuition and fees.

AN ACT relating to veterans' educational benefits; removing time limits for receiving certain educational benefits; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Landen
Last action: 2012-03-16
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/15/2012

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2012-03-16 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0045
2012-03-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0045
2012-03-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0045
2012-03-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0045
2012-03-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-03-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-03-05 House
H Passed CoW
2012-03-02 House
H Placed on General File
2012-03-02 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-28 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2012-02-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-02-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-27 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-21 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-15 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2012-02-14 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-02-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0068

Bill No.:
SF0068
Drafter:

IDS

LSO No.:
12LSO-0261
Effective Date:

March 15, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0045

Chapter No.:
CH0092

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Landen

Catch Title:
Time limits for veteran and dependent
tuition and fees.

Subject:

Removes time limits for the
receipt of certain educational benefits for veterans.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill removes a 10-year
time limit for overseas combat veterans and their spouses and dependents
to take advantage of free tuition and fees at the University of Wyoming or
any community college.

An overseas combat veteran
means a person, other than a Vietnam veteran, who was a resident of
Wyoming for at least one (1) year prior to entering into active service,
who is an honorably discharged veteran who served in the military service
of the United States, and who was awarded the armed forces expeditionary
medal or other authorized service or campaign medal indicating service to
the United States in any armed conflict in a foreign country.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0068

ENROLLED ACT NO. 45, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to veterans' educational benefits; removing time limits for receiving certain educational benefits; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 19
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106(g) and (h) is amended to read:

19
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106.

Free tuition and fees for education of war orphans and veterans; definitions
.

(g)

In order to qualify for the benefit under this section, a person claiming eligibility as
:

an overseas combat veteran, combat veteran surviving spouse or combat veteran dependent shall enroll at the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college. A
combat veteran dependent shall be under twenty-two (22) years of age at the time of enrollment at the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college
.

(h)

The institution in which the student enrolls shall grant exceptions to the requirements of this
subsection

section
for military service, religious service or other good cause shown, which exceptions shall be consistent with rules promulgated by the Wyoming department of education for the Hathaway scholarship program under W.S. 21
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1303(b)(iii)(B). There is no limitation as to when a Vietnam veteran not presently receiving education benefits under the Servicemen's Readju
stment Act of 1944, as amended,
may enroll and begin receiving benefits under this section.

There also is no limit as to when an overseas combat veteran or combat veteran surviving spouse may enroll and begin receiving benefits under this section.

Section 2.

W.S. 19
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106(g)(i) through (iii) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk