Pennsylvania Act 1972-216 — VETERANS' EDUCATION ACT OF 1971

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VETERANS' EDUCATION ACT OF 1971
                 Act of Oct. 11, 1972, P.L. 909, No. 216              Cl. 24
                                  AN ACT

     Providing scholarships for qualified veterans who need financial
        assistance to complete approved program of education and
        making an appropriation.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Short Title.--This act shall be known and may be
     cited as the "Veterans' Education Act of 1971."
        Section 2.  Definitions.--As used in this act:
        (1)  "Qualified veterans" means any veteran who:
        (i)  Served on active duty for a period of more than one
     hundred eighty days and part of which accrued after January 31,
     1955 and who was discharged or released therefrom under
     conditions other than dishonorable, or who was released or
     discharged from active duty after January 31, 1955 for a
     service-connected disability.
        (ii)  Was a resident of Pennsylvania for at least twelve
     months immediately preceding his service on active duty, has
     continued to reside in Pennsylvania following his discharge or
     release from active duty and continues to reside in Pennsylvania
     during the period in which he is enrolled in an institution of
     higher learning. The agency shall make the final determination
     in all questions of residency.
        (iii)  Shall satisfactorily meet the qualification of
     financial need as determined by uniform standards and procedures
     to be established by the agency and to be determined without
     regard to the financial status of their parents unless the
     agency finds that the applicant is in fact receiving parental
     financial support.
        (2)  "Approved program of education" means any degree or non-
     degree curriculum or course of study to be pursued on a full-
     time basis for a duration of at least two academic years or its
     equivalent at an approved institution of higher learning.
        (3)  "Approved institution of higher learning" shall mean any
     institution of higher learning approved by the agency.
        Section 3.  Scholarships for Veterans.--From the funds
     appropriated under this act and by the General Assembly from
     time to time for the purposes of this act, the Pennsylvania
     Higher Education Assistance Agency is hereby authorized to
     provide scholarships to qualified veterans enrolled in approved
     programs of education.
        Section 4.  Amount of Scholarship.--Scholarships awarded
     under this act to cover full-time study shall not exceed, per
     academic year, the tuition and fee charges at the institution of
     higher learning at which the applicant is enrolled or twelve
     hundred dollars ($1200), whichever is the lesser.
        Section 5.  Appropriation.--The sum of one million four
     hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000), is hereby appropriated to
     the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency to be
     transferred at the request of the agency and deposited in the
     Higher Education Assistance Fund for the purpose and
     administration of this act.
        Section 6.  Effective Date.--This act shall take effect
     immediately.