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Committee adopts amendment and re-refers bill creating education benefit for dependents of 100% disabled veterans
Summary
Representative Clardy's bill to create an education benefit for dependents of veterans with a 100% disability rating was amended and re-referred to the House Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs; witnesses described caregiving burdens and urged lawmakers to consider survivors and dependents of severely disabled veterans.
Representative Clardy presented House File 982 to establish an education benefit for dependents of veterans with high disability ratings. The committee adopted an author’s amendment (A1) changing the bill’s eligibility threshold language and then re‑referred the bill to the House Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs for further review.
What the bill would do: as presented, the bill would create an education benefit targeted at dependents of veterans with severe service-connected disabilities. Representative Clardy and witnesses framed the proposal as a way to ensure dependents are not financially barred from pursuing postsecondary education because the veteran’s disability reduced household income and increased…
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