Florida Statutes Title XX Chapter 295 - Laws Relating To Veterans: General Provisions

• 295.01 - Children Of Deceased Or Disabled Veterans; Spouses Of Deceased Or Disabled Servicemembers; Education.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for dependent children either of whose parents...
• 295.015 - Children Of Prisoners Of War And Persons Missing In Action; Education.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for dependent children either of whose parents...
• 295.016 - Children Of Servicemembers Who Died Or Became Disabled In Operation Eagle Claw.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be a policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of any servicemember...
• 295.017 - Children Of Servicemembers Who Died Or Became Disabled In The Lebanon And Grenada Military Arenas; Educational Opportunity.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of any servicemember...
• 295.018 - Children Of Servicemembers Who Died In Newfoundland Air Tragedy; Educational Opportunity.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of those servicemembers...
• 295.0185 - Children Of Deceased Or Disabled Military Personnel Who Die Or Become Disabled In Operation Enduring Freedom Or Operation Iraqi Freedom; Educational Opportunity.
  (1) It is declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of those military personnel...
• 295.019 - Children Of Servicemembers Who Died In U. S. S. Stark Attack.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be state policy to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of those servicemembers killed in the...
• 295.0195 - Children Of Deceased Or Disabled Military Personnel Who Died Or Became Disabled In The Mideast Persian Gulf Military Arena During Hostilities With Iraq Or In The Military Action In Panama Known As Operation Just Cause.
  (1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of those military...
• 295.02 - Use Of Funds; Age, Etc.
  (1) Sums appropriated and expended to carry out the provisions of s. 295.01(1) may be used to pay tuition and registration fees, board, and room rent...
• 295.03 - Minimum Requirements.
  Upon failure of any student benefited by the provisions of this chapter to comply with the ordinary and minimum requirements of the institution attended, both...
• 295.04 - Appropriation; Benefits.
  (1) The sum necessary for the purposes of this chapter shall be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for each fiscal year, provided that no student...
• 295.05 - Admission; Enrollment.
  Eligibility for admission is not affected by this chapter, but all students receiving benefits under this chapter shall be enrolled according to the customary rules...
• 295.065 - Legislative Intent.
  It is the intent of the Legislature to provide preference and priority in the hiring practices of this state as set forth in this chapter....
• 295.07 - Preference In Appointment And Retention.
  (1) The state and its political subdivisions shall give preference in appointment and retention in positions of employment to:(a) Those disabled veterans:1. Who have served on active duty...
• 295.08 - Positions For Which A Numerically Based Selection Process Is Used.
  For positions for which an examination is used to determine the qualifications for entrance into employment with the state or political subdivisions in the state,...
• 295.085 - Positions For Which A Numerically Based Selection Process Is Not Used.
  In all positions in which the appointment or employment of persons is not subject to a written examination, with the exception of positions that are...
• 295.09 - Reinstatement Or Reemployment; Promotion Preference.
  (1)(a) When an employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions employed in a position subject or not subject to a career service system...
• 295.11 - Investigation; Administrative Hearing For Not Employing Preferred Applicant.
  (1) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs or its designee shall, upon the written request of any person specified in s. 295.07, investigate any complaint filed with...
• 295.123 - Deserters And Others; Inapplicability Of Chapter.
  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person who has been classified by any branch of the Armed Forces of the United...
• 295.124 - State Approving Agency For Veterans’ Education And Training.
  The Department of Veterans’ Affairs shall act as the state approving agency for purposes of veterans’ education and training, in accordance with 38 U.S.C. s....
• 295.125 - Preference For Admission To Career Training.
  (1) It is the intent of the Legislature through enactment of this section to assist returning veterans of the Southeast Asian conflict to train themselves for...
• 295.13 - Disability Of Minority Of Veterans And Spouse Removed, Benefits Under Servicemen’s Readjustment Act.
  The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for a loan, or guaranty or insurance of a loan, pursuant to chapter 37 of Title...
• 295.14 - Penalties.
  (1) When the Public Employees Relations Commission, after a hearing on notice conducted according to rules adopted by the commission, determines that a violation of s....
• 295.155 - Military Retirement Based On Longevity.
  Military retirement on the basis of longevity does not disqualify a person eligible under s. 295.07 from veterans’ employment preference.History.—s. 9, ch. 98-33.
• 295.16 - Disabled Veterans Exempt From Certain License Or Permit Fee.
  A totally and permanently disabled veteran who is a resident of Florida and honorably discharged from the Armed Forces, who has been issued a valid...
• 295.17 - Identification Cards.
  (1)(a) The Department of Veterans’ Affairs may issue an identification card to any veteran who is a permanent resident of the state and who has been...
• 295.186 - Removal Of Certain Forms From Official Records.
  Any veteran of the United States Armed Forces or his or her widow or widower, attorney, personal representative, executor, or court appointed guardian has the...
• 295.187 - Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida Veteran Business Enterprise Opportunity Act.”(2) INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature to rectify the economic disadvantage...
• 295.188 - Preference In Hiring Veterans For Private Employers.
  (1) The Legislature intends to establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans.(2) A private employer may adopt an employment policy that gives preference in...
• 295.21 - Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.
  (1) CREATION.—There is created within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs a nonprofit corporation, to be known as “Florida Is For Veterans, Inc.,” which shall be registered,...
• 295.22 - Veterans Employment And Training Services Program.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—The Legislature finds that the state has a compelling interest in ensuring that each veteran who is a resident of the state...
• 295.23 - Veterans Research And Marketing Campaign.
  (1) The Florida Tourism Industry Marketing Corporation shall:(a) Provide input to Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., on research to identify the target market and the educational and...

Last modified: September 23, 2016