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Committee releases bill expanding grade options for dependents of service members unable to finish courses
Summary
A committee released a bill that extends grade options for dependents of service members who cannot complete courses because of an unplanned military obligation; the measure clarifies and adds grade options and was released unanimously after brief supportive remarks.
A legislative committee released a bill that would extend and clarify grade options available to dependents of service members enrolled in public institutions of higher education who cannot complete a course because of an unplanned military obligation by the service member.
Committee staff summarized the bill as extending certain options regarding grades for dependents who are unable to finish a course due to an unplanned military obligation and clarifying the scope of existing grade choices while establishing additional grade options.
Several public supporters were recorded as registering in favor without oral testimony, including Pat O'Connell, Ken (King) Hegeman and Miss Kinski. One committee member remarked that the bill “acknowledges the reality that military service affects entire families, not just the servicemen.”
The committee then moved and voted to release the bill. The roll-call recorded affirmative votes from Assemblyman Sawicki; Assemblyman Rumpf; Assemblyman Ramirez; Assemblyman McCoy; Assemblyman Maranko; and Chairwoman Tucker. The chair announced, “Yes. Bill is released.”
The transcript does not record the bill number in a standardized form beyond the spoken identifier in the hearing, nor does it include fiscal detail, implementing guidance, or opposition testimony.
