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H. B. No. 74 As IntroducedAs Introduced
129th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2011-2012 |
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Cosponsors:
Representatives Grossman, Brenner, Gardner, Carey, Adams, J., Derickson, Buchy, Stebelton, Yuko, Blair, Combs, Hottinger, Pillich, Goodwin, O'Brien, Barnes
A BILL
To amend section 5910.01 of the Revised Code to
qualify for the War Orphans Scholarship children
of military veterans who served in Grenada during
the intervention.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 5910.01 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5910.01. As used in 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 either any of the following:
(1) 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 December
31, 1946; June 25, 1950, to January 31, 1955; January 1, 1960, to
May 7, 1975; 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; October 7,
2001, to the end of operation enduring freedom as declared by the
president of the United States or the congress; March 20, 2003, to
the end of operation Iraqi freedom 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;
(2) Any person who was a member of the armed services of the
United States and served for any period between October 25, 1983,
and December 12, 1983, in Grenada during the intervention;
(3) Any person who served as a member of the United States
merchant marine and to whom either of the following applies:
(a) The person has an honorable report of separation from the
active duty military service, form DD214 or DD215.
(b) The person served in the United States merchant marine
between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, and died on
active duty while serving in a war zone during that period of
service.
(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
United States department of veterans affairs.
(F) "United States merchant marine" includes the United
States army transport service and the United States naval
transport service.
Section 2. That existing section 5910.01 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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