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Panel hears bill to provide last‑resort education aid to dependents of 100% disabled veterans; sponsors plan to refine age definition
Summary
House File 982 would create a last‑resort education aid program for dependents of veterans rated 100% disabled. Testimony highlighted the bill is intended as a final funding option and sponsors agreed to add a clearer definition of "dependent." The committee laid the bill over as amended.
House File 982, sponsored by Representative Jeff Clardy, would provide last‑resort financial aid for the dependents of veterans who are rated 100% disabled. Representative Clardy and a veteran testifier, Alan Gursky, described the program as limited to applicants who have exhausted other benefits (FAFSA, military education…
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