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Senate approves expanded education assistance for veterans' families
Summary
The Senate passed a House file to update the Minnesota G.I. Bill to provide streamlined education assistance and raise a benefit to $750 for children and spouses of prisoners of war and deceased veterans; the roll call was 66-0. The transcript shows inconsistent file numbering (3741 and 3441) which should be resolved in official records.
Saint Paul — The Minnesota Senate passed a House file updating education assistance for veterans, moving to expand and streamline benefits for survivors and families.
Sen. Seeberger presented the measure and said it updates statutes to provide streamlined education assistance to children and spouses of prisoners of war and deceased veterans and would allow a more substantial benefit of $750 to be provided to eligible children and spouses under the Minnesota G.I. Bill. "This allows a more substantial benefit of $750 to be provided for children and spouses," Seeberger said on the floor.
The secretary placed the bill on third reading and the roll call on final passage recorded 66 yeas and zero nays; the bill passed and its title was agreed to. Note: the floor transcript inconsistently refers to this item as House File 3741 in one place and House File 3441 elsewhere; that discrepancy is recorded here and should be clarified in the official enrolled and engrossed documents.
Sponsors urged the measure as an honor to veterans and their families; the bill will move through the usual post-passage steps to enrollment and enrollment notices.
