Bill Text: CA SB809 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veterans: educational assistance: dependents.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-31 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB809 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB809-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 809	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senators Correa
(Chair), Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, La Malfa, Negrete McLeod, and
Rubio)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 890 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 809, as introduced, Committee on Veterans Affairs. Veterans:
educational assistance: dependents.
   Existing law defines "veterans" for the purposes of the various
programs bestowing benefits upon veterans, including, but not limited
to, educational assistance for dependents of veterans.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that
definition.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 890 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   890.   As used in   For purposes of 
this article:
   (a) "Veterans" means (1) any person who served in the Army, Navy,
or Marine Corps of the United States and was killed in action or died
as a result of war service in the World War since April 6, 1917; (2)
any member of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard or Marine Corps of the
United States, or any of their auxiliaries, including, but not
limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts ("
Old Scouts"), and the Special Philippine Scouts ("New Scouts"), who
was killed in action in World War II on or after December 7, 1941,
and prior to January 1, 1947, or who died at any time as a result of
war service during  such   that  period;
(3) any member of the armed forces of the United States who was
killed in action during any period of hostilities in which the United
States is engaged, or who died or was totally disabled at any time
as a result of active service during  any such  
that  period or during the induction period; or (4) any person
who, at the time of entry into the armed forces of the United States
was a resident of this state and was subsequently declared by the
United States government to be missing in action, captured in the
line of duty by hostile forces, or forcibly detained or interned in
the line of duty by a foreign government or power.
   (b) "Dependent of a veteran" means the natural or adopted child of
a veteran, or stepchild of a veteran as defined by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes, the
unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, or the spouse of a totally
disabled veteran.
   (c) "Induction period" means (1) the period beginning September
16, 1940, and ending December 6, 1941, and the period beginning
January 1, 1947, and ending June 26, 1950, and (2) the period
beginning on February 1, 1955, and ending on the day before the first
day thereafter on which individuals (other than individuals liable
for induction by reason of a prior deferment) are no longer liable
for induction for training and service into the armed forces under
the Universal Military Training and Service Act.