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 PAG LIN 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" meansaany 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