AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A "DISABLED VETERAN AND DEPENDENTS PATRIOT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM" TO PROVIDE TUITION AND FEE WAIVERS FOR ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY AND FOR THE MAXIMUM DURATION OF THE WAIVER; TO PROVIDE FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND THE ADJUTANT GENERAL; TO AMEND SECTION 37-106-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM PROVISIONS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN OF PRISONERS OF WAR OR MIA/S IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 37-106-41