PRINTER'S NO. 367
No. 345 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY DeMEDIO, MANMILLER, FEE, D. R. WRIGHT, COCHRAN,
DeWEESE, STEWART, C. GEORGE, GRIECO, ZITTERMAN AND ZELLER,
FEBRUARY 20, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 21, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing tuition credit at
3 certain colleges and schools for members of the National
4 Guard.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 51, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
8 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is
9 amended by adding a section to read:
10 § 3104. Tuition credit.
11 (a) Credit.--A member of the Pennsylvania National Guard
12 with a minimum of one year of satisfactory service, who is a
13 resident of Pennsylvania and who enrolls in a State college or
14 university, or State aided college or university, or technical
15 school shall receive a credit of 50% of the tuition charges of
16 the university, college or school. The credit shall be
17 continuous so long as the member maintains satisfactory
18 performance with the Pennsylvania National Guard and meets the
1 normal requirements of the institution.
2 (b) Certification.--Upon request of a member of the National
3 Guard entitled to credit under subsection (a), the commanding
4 officer shall attest to the performance of the member in the
5 National Guard and send the same to the appropriate institution.
6 Certification of satisfactory performance shall be accomplished
7 at the time of enrollment for each semester or academic term for
8 which tuition credit is requested.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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