Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 8 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 742 — An Act amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in educational gratuity program, further providing for eligibility and qualification requirements.

Last action — PN 0772 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

In plain language

The bill changes eligibility requirements for educational gratuity payments for children of veterans.

This bill amends eligibility requirements for educational gratuity payments, allowing children of veterans to apply if they are between 16 and 23 years old and have lived in Pennsylvania for at least one year. It reduces the residency requirement from five years to one year.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means that families of veterans may find it easier for their children to access educational benefits.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill reduces the required residency period for applicants to the educational gratuity program from five years to one year.

  • 51 Pa.C.S. § 8703

    five years → one year

    This change shortens the residency requirement for applicants.

Action History

  1. PN 0772 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 236 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (236)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 742?
HB 742 is sponsored by Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Readshaw, Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Murt, Youngblood, Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Sims, Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Anita Astorino Kulik (Democratic), Kortz, Roebuck, Joe Webster (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Stephen Kinsey, and Donna Oberlander.
What is the current status of HB 742?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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