130th Ohio General Assembly
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As Reported by the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee

122nd General Assembly
Regular Session
1997-1998
Am. H. B. No. 343

REPRESENTATIVES PADGETT-BRADING-TIBERI-HARRIS-TERWILLEGER-TAYLOR- SCHULER-OPFER-BATEMAN-REID-HEALY-OGG-KRUPINSKI-CAREY-WINKLER- PRINGLE-SULZER-ROMAN-BRADY-BRITTON-MILLER-GARCIA-JOHNSON- GRENDELL-HOUSEHOLDER-TAVARES-COLONNA-MOTTLEY-MALLORY-SAWYER-
SENATORS SCHAFRATH-BLESSING-ZALESKI


A BILL
To amend sections 5910.01 to 5910.03, 5910.032, and 5910.06 of the Revised Code to make corrective and other changes in the War Orphans Law.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:


Section 1. That sections 5910.01, 5910.02, 5910.03, 5910.032, and 5910.06 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5910.01. As used in sections 5910.01 to 5910.07 THIS CHAPTER AND SECTION 5919.34 of the Revised Code:

(A) "Child" includes natural and adopted children and stepchildren who have not been legally adopted by the veteran parent provided that the relationship between the stepchild and the veteran parent meets the following criteria:

(1) The veteran parent is married to the child's natural or adoptive parent at the time application for a scholarship granted under this chapter is made; or if the veteran parent is deceased, the child's natural or adoptive parent was married to the veteran parent at the time of the veteran parent's death;

(2) The child resided with the veteran parent for a period of not less than ten consecutive years immediately prior to making application for the scholarship; or if the veteran parent is deceased, the child resided with the veteran parent for a period of not less than ten consecutive years immediately prior to the veteran parent's death;

(3) The child received financial support from the veteran parent for a period of not less than ten consecutive years immediately prior to making application for the scholarship; or if the veteran parent is deceased, the child received financial support from the veteran parent for a period of not less than ten consecutive years immediately prior to the veteran parent's death.

(B) "Veteran" includes any person who was a member of the armed services of the United States for a period of ninety days or more, or who was discharged from the armed services due to a disability incurred while a member with less than ninety days' service, or who died while a member of the armed services; provided that such service, disability, or death occurred during one of the following periods: April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918; December 7, 1941, to September 2 DECEMBER 31, 1945 1946; June 25, 1950, to July 19 JANUARY 31, 1953 1955; January 1, 1960, to May 7, 1975; or August 2, 1990, to the end of operations conducted as a result of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, including support for operation desert shield and operation desert storm, as declared by the president of the United States or the congress; OR ANY OTHER PERIOD OF CONFLICT ESTABLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR PENSION PURPOSES.

(C) "Armed services of the United States" OR "UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES" includes the army, air force, navy, marine corps, coast guard, and such other military service branch as may be designated by congress as a part of the armed forces of the United States.

(D) "Board" means the Ohio war orphans scholarship board created by section 5910.02 of the Revised Code.

(E) "Disabled" means having a sixty per cent or greater service-connected disability or receiving benefits for permanent and total nonservice-connected disability, as determined by the veterans administration of the United States DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Sec. 5910.02. There is hereby created an Ohio war orphans scholarship board consisting of seven members as follows: the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents or the chancellor's designee; one member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker; one member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate; and four members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a member REPRESENTATIVE of the American Legion, one of whom shall be a member REPRESENTATIVE of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, one of whom shall be a member REPRESENTATIVE of the Disabled American Veterans, and one of whom shall be a member REPRESENTATIVE of the AMVETS. AT LEAST NINETY DAYS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A VETERANS ORGANIZATION APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR SHALL NOTIFY THE STATE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AFFECTED ORGANIZATION OF THE NEED FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND REQUEST THE ORGANIZATION TO MAKE AT LEAST THREE NOMINATIONS. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER MAKING THE REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS, THE GOVERNOR MAY MAKE THE APPOINTMENT FROM THE NOMINATIONS RECEIVED, OR MAY REJECT ALL THE NOMINATIONS AND REQUEST AT LEAST THREE NEW NOMINATIONS, FROM WHICH THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER MAKING THE REQUEST FOR THE NEW NOMINATIONS. IF THE GOVERNOR RECEIVES NO NOMINATIONS DURING THIS THIRTY-DAY PERIOD, THE GOVERNOR MAY APPOINT ANY VETERAN.

Terms of office for the four members appointed by the governor shall be for four years, commencing on the first day of January and ending on the thirty-first day of December, except that upon expiration of the term ending March 29 OF THE AMVETS REPRESENTATIVE SHALL EXPIRE DECEMBER 31, 1976 1998, AND the new term which THAT succeeds it shall commence on March 30 JANUARY 1, 1976 1999, and end on December 31, 1979 2002. Each member shall hold office from the date of the member's appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. The other members shall serve during their terms of office. Any vacancy shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as by original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of such term. Any appointed member shall continue in office subsequent to the expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor takes office, or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, whichever occurs first. The members of the board shall serve without pay but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses and for other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, not to exceed ten dollars per day for ten days in any one year to be appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

The chancellor of the board of regents shall act as secretary to the board and shall furnish such clerical and other assistance as may be necessary to the performance of the duties of the board.

The board shall determine the number of scholarships to be made available, receive applications for scholarships, pass upon the eligibility of applicants, decide which applicants are to receive scholarships, and do all other things necessary for the proper administration of sections 5910.01 to 5910.07 of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER.

Sec. 5910.03. Scholarships shall be granted only to children of deceased or disabled veterans of the armed services of the United States. To be eligible for a scholarship, such child shall:

(A) At the time of application, have attained the sixteenth, but not the twenty-first, birthday;

(B) At the time of application, if a child of a veteran who entered the armed services:

(1) As a legal resident of Ohio, have resided in the state for the last preceding year;

(2) Not as a legal resident of Ohio, have resided in the state for the year preceding the year in which application for the scholarship is made and any other four of the last ten years;

(C) Be in financial need, as determined by the board;

(D) Be recommended by the principal of a high school the child has attended.

Sec. 5910.032. (A) A war orphans scholarship, as provided under sections 5910.01 to 5910.06 of the Revised Code, shall be granted to the child of any person who, in the course of honorable service in the armed services of the United States, was declared by the United States department of defense to be a prisoner of war or missing in action as a result of the United States' participation in armed conflict in southeast Asia on or after January 1, 1960, and who at the time of entry into the armed services of the United States, or at the time he THE PERSON was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action, was a resident of Ohio. Such scholarships shall be in addition to the total number of scholarships provided under section 5910.05 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding section 5910.03 of the Revised Code, scholarships provided under this section shall be made to any such child who, at the time of application, has attained his THE sixteenth, but not his THE twenty-first, birthday. The termination of a child's parent or guardian's status as a prisoner of war or being missing in action does not affect such child's eligibility for the benefit provided by this section.

(B) Scholarships provided under this section shall consist of either of the following:

(1) A scholarship of the type described in division (A) of section 5910.04 of the Revised Code together with reasonable and necessary expenses for room, board, books, and laboratory fees. The additional amount for such expenses shall be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly for such purpose.

(2) A scholarship of the type described in division (B) of section 5910.04 of the Revised Code together with an additional grant equal to the average value of the reasonable and necessary expenses granted under division (B)(1) of this section during the preceding year for room, board, books, and laboratory fees. The additional grant shall be paid from moneys appropriated by the general assembly for such purpose, and shall be paid to the child through the institution in which he THE CHILD is enrolled. In no case shall the additional grant exceed the amount actually expended by the child for room, board, books, and laboratory fees.

Sec. 5910.06. The Ohio war orphans scholarship board shall make a complete report of its administration of sections 5910.01 to 5910.07 of the Revised Code THIS CHAPTER, to each first regular session of the general assembly.


Section 2. That existing sections 5910.01, 5910.02, 5910.03, 5910.032, and 5910.06 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed.
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