Proposed Military and Veteran Related Bills

SB 1006 professional license extensions; military members
Prohibits the expiration of various professional and occupational licenses issued to members of the armed forces serving on active duty.

SB 1009 military reservations; facilities; security
An emergency measure that makes criminal trespassing on a military reservation or facility a class 6 felony, authorizes the Adjutant General to implement Department of Defense (DOD) security methods and requires new and current Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) employees to have a fingerprint clearance cards.

SB 1034 wireless telephone contracts; military personnel
Allows military service members called on active duty or their spouses to cancel, without penalty, their wireless telephone service contracts.

SB 1035 military veterans; tuition waiver
The bill would provide tuition waivers to military veterans residing in the state to attend an Arizona community college or public university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents. Fiscal Note Available

SB 1169 military family relief; fund; committee
Expands the pool of individuals eligible to serve on the Military Relief Fund (Fund) Advisory Committee (Committee) and further defines and limits eligible assistance paid to military family members from the Fund.

SB 1277 task force; retraining disabled veterans
Creates a six-member Task Force for Retraining Disabled Military Veterans.

SB 1320 veterans’ home facility; appropriation extension
Extends the $10,000,000 appropriation for the state veterans’ home from lapsing until June 30, 2010.

SB 1334 compact; educational opportunity; military children.
Establishes the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Compact) and the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Commission) to address the educational transition issues of children of military families.

SB 1379 military installation fund; lands acquired
Allows the state land department to accept title to and manage real estate, property rights and related infrastructure and requires the Department of Veterans’ Services to transfer any real estate, property rights and infrastructure for preserving or enhancing military installations.

SB 1430 veterans’ home facility; appropriation extension
Extends the $10,000,000 appropriation for the state veterans’ home from lapsing until June 30, 2010.

SCR 1030 disabled veterans property tax exemption
Establishes a constitutional property tax exemption for disabled veterans or their unmarried surviving spouse.

HB 2026 veterans; game and fish licenses
Expands the requirements for veterans who can receive complimentary game and fish licenses.

HB 2223 retired military veterans; in-state tuition
Clarifies that members of the United States armed forces who are stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders, their spouses, and their dependent children are entitled to immediate classification as an in-state student and allows an honorably discharged member of the USAF, who has not been domiciled in this state for one year, to be classified as in-state student if they are registered to vote in Arizona.

The proposed strike-everything amendment to HB 2223 clarifies that members of the U.S. military who are stationed in Arizona pursuant to military orders, their spouses and their dependent children are entitled to immediate classification as an in-state student. Additionally, the amendment provides for the transfer of educational benefits, to the extent permitted by Federal law, to dependents of an active U.S. armed forces member, a discharged veteran of the U.S. military or a member of the U.S. armed forces killed in combat.

HB 2249 military procession right-of-way
Provides regulations for those participating in and directing a military procession. The bill contains an Emergency Clause.
Amendment to the Strike-Everything Amendment
· Modifies the definition of a military procession to include vehicles accompanying a person who is being honored at a military event or a monument that is being transported in this state which honors United States military members or veterans.

HB 2260 military justice; technical correction
Makes a technical correction. Striker has been adopted that has changed the content of the bill.

HB 2261 national guard; technical correction
Makes a technical correction. Striker has been adopted that has changed the content of the bill.

HB 2519 health spa contracts; military members
Allows an active duty member of the U.S. military or the member’s legally designated representative to cancel or suspend a health spa contract within 90 days of receiving notice of active duty deployment outside of Arizona.

HB 2720 compact; educational opportunity; military children
Establishes the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Compact) and the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Commission) to address the educational transition issues of children of military families.

HB 2803 GPLET; military use zones
Establishes new notification and economic analysis requirements for leases and development agreements between a prime lessee and a government lessor that are entered into after May 31, 2008. Additionally, government property improvements located in military use zones are exempted for up to eight years from the Government Property Lease Excise Tax (GPLET).
Amendments
· Exempts leases or development agreements involving rental residential housing from the economic estimate analysis requirements of the Act.
· Narrows the definition of military use zone.

HB 2815 veterans’ home facility; appropriation extension
Extends the $10,000,000 appropriation for the state veterans’ home from lapsing until June 30, 2010.

HB 2821 accommodation schools; military reservations; board
Expands the definition of accommodation school. Establishes the requirements for the governing board of an accommodation school. Allows the board to include P.L. 81-874 assistance allocated for children with disabilities to children living within the boundaries of an accommodation school. Modifies the equalization assistance for education for accommodation schools.

HB 2846 tuition waivers; disabled veterans; spouses
The bill would provide tuition waivers to military veterans spouses or dependents who received a purple heart to attend an Arizona community college or public university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents.

HCR 2002 property tax exemption; disabled veterans
Establishes a constitutional property tax exemption for disabled veterans or their unmarried surviving spouse.
Amendments
Replaces the term household income with income from all sources.
Adds surviving spouses of those killed in action or a combat zone to those who qualify for a tax exemption.
Makes technical and conforming changes. Fiscal Note Available

HCR 2012 veterans’ honors
Resolves that the state legislature recognize the Black Star and Silver Star Service Banners to honor those veterans who have been wounded or disabled.

HCR 2031 military personnel; technical correction
Amends the constitution to state that any military personnel stationed in Arizona are not considered residents of the state.