Sec. 10a-166. (Formerly Sec. 10-116q). Education grant to child of deceased or disabled veteran or missing in action member of armed forces.
Sec. 10a-166. (Formerly Sec. 10-116q). Education grant to child of deceased
or disabled veteran or missing in action member of armed forces. (a) Any child
between the ages of sixteen and twenty-three, inclusive, of any person who served in
the armed forces in time of war, as defined by subsection (a) of section 27-103 and
who was killed in action or who died as a result of accident or illness sustained while
performing active military duty with the armed forces of the United States or who has
been rated totally and permanently disabled by the Veterans' Administration of the
United States, or who is missing in action in Vietnam, if such person was a resident of
this state at the time of his induction or reenlistment, shall receive, upon application to
and approval of such application therefor by the Board of Governors of Higher Education, state aid for tuition, matriculation fees, board, room rent, books and supplies for
such child attending any of the following-named institutions approved by said board:
An educational or training institution of college grade or any other institution of higher
learning or commercial training, a state college, a vocational school or technical institute
or any accredited military preparatory school if such beneficiary is preparing to enter
the United States Military Academy at West Point, the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis, the United States Coast Guard Academy at New London or the United
States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs. The application submitted to the Board
of Governors of Higher Education shall include an affidavit signed by the applicant
which states that the applicant has not applied for and will not apply for or receive state
aid from another state which is similar to that provided for in this section. Such grant
may be used for the matriculation fees of any such beneficiary at any of said United
States government academies. Such aid shall be based on need and shall not exceed
four hundred dollars per year for each beneficiary and shall be paid to such institution
on vouchers approved by the Board of Governors of Higher Education.
(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a child of a person missing in action
in Vietnam must apply for such aid while his or her serviceman parent is still missing
in action. Once the application of such child has been approved, the return of the parent
of such child shall not result in the termination of such aid.
(P.A. 77-530, S. 7, 11; 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 81-157, S. 8, 14; 81-273, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 83-392,
S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5.)
History: P.A. 77-573 replaced commission for higher education with board of higher education; P.A. 81-157 transferred
administration of grant program from student financial assistance commission to board of higher education; P.A. 81-273
amended Subsec. (a) to require the grant be based on need; P.A. 82-218 reorganized system of higher education, replacing
board of higher education with board of governors, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-116q transferred to Sec. 10a-166 in
1983; P.A. 83-392 amended Subsec. (a) to expand eligibility for grant to children of veteran who was a resident of this
state at time of reenlistment and to require submission of affidavit which states that applicant has not applied for and will
not apply for or receive similar aid from another state; P.A. 84-241 added "of higher education" to board of governors' title.