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More benefits for veterans mulled
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-03-30 13:44State legislators want to help out members of the military.
Several bills filed so far this session would give extra benefits to members of the military:
* Tour the battleship U.S.S. North Carolina without paying for a ticket;
* Get credit for law enforcement training if they served in the military police;
* Waive the commercial drivers test if they operated heavy machinery in the military;
* Renew drivers licenses early or late if they are deployed overseas;
* Receive bigger disability benefits;
* Visit state museums for free;
* Receive free parking with a license plate for partially disabled veterans;
* Get in-state tuition for their dependents if they are killed on duty while assigned to North Carolina; and
* Visit state parks for free if they are disabled veterans.
In addition, other bills would fund military family assistance centers, create an N.C. Korean War Veterans Memorial in Mint Hill and run military business centers at state community colleges.
Another bill would allow members of the N.C. National Guard to study at state community colleges for free.
More House bills from day two
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-01-29 13:15A few more bills have been filed in the House:
H.B. 15: Military Family Assistance Center / Funds, Rep. Cullie Tarleton
H.B. 16: Retired Judge May Perform Marriage, Rep. Russell Tucker
H.B. 17: Asheboro Satellite Annexation, Rep. Harold Brubaker
H.B. 18: Speech Language Pathologist Qualifications, Rep. Bill Faison
H.B. 19: MLK's 80th Birthday / Obama Inauguration, Reps. Larry Womble, Paul Luebke, Jennifer Weiss, Earline Parmon
H.B. 20: Compensate Eugenics Sterilization Survivors, Reps. Womble, Parmon, Ronnie Sutton and Martha Alexander
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House bills filed on second day
Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on 2009-01-29 11:15More bills were filed this morning in the House:
H.B. 7: Victory Junction Gang Camp License Plate, Reps. Harold Brubaker, Pat Hurley
H.B. 8: Prohibit Cell Phones in Prison, Rep. Garland Pierce
H.B. 9: No Texting While Driving, Pierce
H.B. 10: Garnish Wages to Satisfy a Judgement, Reps. Tim Moore, Laura Wiley
H.B. 11: Regulation of Golf Carts in Grover, Moore
H.B. 12: Bioptic Lenses/Drivers License Tests
H.B. 13: Horn in the West Funds, Rep. Cullie Tarleton
H.B. 14: Chiropractic Services/Insurance, Tarleton
H.B. 15: Military Family Assistance Centers/Funds, Tarleton
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