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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 786 reduces veteran-dependent education grant residency requirement to one year
Last action · March 3, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, March 3, 2025Sponsors: Jeanne McNeill and 10 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 786 shortens the residency requirement from five years to one year for children of eligible disabled or deceased veterans applying for . The change applies to applicants aged 16 to 23 who are residents of the Commonwealth and takes effect in 60 days.
Qualifying children of disabled or deceased veterans who have lived in Pennsylvania for at least one year can access four years earlier than previously allowed under the five-year residency rule.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Children of eligible disabled or deceased veterans
Applicants aged 16 to 23 face a reduced residency requirement of one year instead of five years to qualify for educational gratuity payments.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 3, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, March 3, 2025
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