SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 572, 1765, 3709 PRINTER'S NO. 3761
No. 511 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY DeWEESE, MRKONIC, CIMINI, GLADECK, BALDWIN AND
BOOK, MARCH 16, 1983
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, NOVEMBER 28, 1984
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing a pension for paralyzed
3 veterans.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The heading of Chapter 77 of Title 51 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and a section is
8 added to read:
9 CHAPTER 77
10 [BLIND VETERAN'S PENSION]
11 VETERANS' PENSIONS AND BENEFITS
12 * * *
13 § 7702. Paralyzed veteran's pension.
14 (a) Amount and eligibility.--In addition to any other
15 assistance provided by the Commonwealth and in addition to any
16 compensation provided by the Federal Government, every paralyzed
17 veteran shall be paid a pension of $100 per month. Applications
1 for the pensions shall be made to and in the form prescribed by
2 the department. The Adjutant General shall determine the
3 eligibility of every applicant for a pension and his decision in
4 the matter shall be final.
5 (b) Definition.--As used in this section the term "paralyzed
6 veteran" means any person who served in the military or naval
7 forces of the United States, or any woman's organization
8 officially connected therewith, at any time DURING AN <--
9 ESTABLISHED WAR OR ARMED CONFLICT SERVICE DATES, and who gave
10 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as his or her place of
11 residence at the time of entering the military or naval forces
12 of the United States AND IS CURRENTLY A RESIDENT OF THE <--
13 COMMONWEALTH and who while performing duties connected with that
14 service suffered an injury or incurred a disease which resulted
15 in the loss or loss of use of two or more extremities. The term
16 does not include any person separated from the military or naval
17 forces of the United States, or any woman's organization
18 officially connected therewith, under other than honorable
19 conditions.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1984. JANUARY <--
21 1, 1985.
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