Bill Text: IA HF475 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the injured veterans grant program. (Formerly HF 333)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF475 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF475-Introduced.html
House
File
475
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
475
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
333)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
injured
veterans
grant
program.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.14,
subsection
5,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
A
seriously
injured
veteran
meeting
3
all
other
requirements
of
this
section
may
receive
additional
4
grants
for
subsequent,
unrelated
injuries
that
meet
the
5
requirements
of
this
section.
Any
subsequent,
unrelated
injury
6
shall
be
treated
as
if
it
were
an
initial
injury
for
the
7
purposes
of
determining
eligibility
or
allotment.
8
EXPLANATION
9
This
bill
allows
for
a
seriously
injured
veteran
who
has
10
previously
received
an
injured
veterans
grant
to
receive
11
additional
grants
from
the
injured
veterans
grant
program
for
12
subsequent,
unrelated
injuries
which
meet
the
requirements
of
13
the
program.
Any
subsequent,
unrelated
injury
will
be
treated
14
as
if
it
were
an
initial
injury
for
determining
eligibility
or
15
allotment.
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