Fla. Stat. § 295.017 Children of Servicemembers Who Died Or Became Disabled In the Lebanon and Grenada Military Arenas; Education

• Library: Florida Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Chapter 352 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Fla. Stat. § 295.017

(1) It is [hereby declared to be] the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for a [the] dependent child [children] of a [any] servicemember who died or suffered a service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability rating for compensation as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or who has been determined to have a service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Forces [Services], while participating in a Multinational Peace Keeping Force in Lebanon [during the period] from September 17, 1982, through February 3, 1984, inclusive, or while participating [as a participant] in Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada [during the period] from October 23, 1983, through November 2, 1983, inclusive[, which servicemember was residing in the state during those periods of military action].

(a) A certified copy of a death certificate, a valid identification card issued by the Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with [the provisions of] s. 295.17, a letter certifying the service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability rating for compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or a letter certifying the service-connected total and permanent disability rating of 100 percent for retirement pay from any branch of the United States Armed Forces is [Services shall be] prima facie evidence [of the fact] that the dependent child [children] of the servicemember is [are] eligible for educational [such] benefits.