House File 60 - Introduced



                                   HOUSE FILE       
                                   BY  TYMESON, ALONS, WINDSCHITL,
                                       BAUDLER, CHAMBERS, STRUYK,
                                       SODERBERG, MAY, TJEPKES,
                                       D. TAYLOR, WORTHAN, WATTS,
                                       and CLUTE


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to eligible veterans for purposes of the injured
  2    veterans grant program.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1609YH 82
  5 ec/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 35A.14, subsection 1, Code 2007, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    1.  For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means a any
  1  4 of the following:
  1  5    a.  A resident of this state who is or was a member of the
  1  6 national guard, reserve, or regular component of the armed
  1  7 forces of the United States who has served on active duty at
  1  8 any time after September 11, 2001, and, if discharged, was
  1  9 discharged under honorable conditions.
  1 10    b.  A nonresident of this state who is or was a member of a
  1 11 national guard unit located in this state who has served on
  1 12 active duty at any time after September 11, 2001, was injured
  1 13 while serving in the national guard unit located in this
  1 14 state, is not eligible to receive a similar grant from another
  1 15 state for that injury, and, if discharged, was discharged
  1 16 under honorable conditions.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill provides that a nonresident of this state who is
  1 19 or was a member of a national guard unit located in this state
  1 20 who served on active duty after September 11, 2001, was
  1 21 injured while serving in that national guard unit, and is not
  1 22 eligible for a similar grant in another state, is considered a
  1 23 veteran for purposes of eligibility under the injured veterans
  1 24 grant program.  Current law limits eligibility to veterans who
  1 25 are residents of Iowa.
  1 26 LSB 1609YH 82
  1 27 ec:sc/je/5.1