HB 1259: Academic Grants and Active Duty Military/Emergency Personnel

H.B. 1259, P.N. 1485 (TIGUE) This would amend Title 51 (Military Affairs).
This would extend the current maximum period of eligibility for a student assistance grant of five academic years to at least an addition year of eligibility to an active duty member of the armed forces who served in a combat zone. This time period would be extended an additional month for each month or part of a month of such service.
The period for making grant payments would be extended to a person called to active Federal or state emergency service for one month (from September 11, 2001 on) for each month, or part of a month, of such service.