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Local veterans urge revision to Hazelwood Act language to include siblings
Summary
Members and veterans at the meeting discussed reintroducing a legislative change to the Hazelwood Act (referred to as Senate bill 1338) to allow siblings of deceased service members to inherit unused tuition benefits; advocates said the measure must clear the state education committee before advancing.
Speakers at the Laredo Veterans Committee meeting discussed efforts to broaden eligibility under the Hazelwood Act so that siblings of service members who died in service could receive unused tuition benefits.
Ricardo Guijano said his office was told that proponents will reintroduce the measure…
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