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                                  7921

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 1, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

            CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

proposing an amendment to section 18 of article 7 of  the  constitution,
  in  relation  to  providing  for  payment of bonuses to members of the
  armed forces from this state for service  during  the  period  of  the
  Korean war

  Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 18 of article
7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
  S  18. (A) The legislature may authorize by law the creation of a debt
or debts of the state to provide for the payment of a bonus to each male
and female member of the armed forces of the United States, still in the
armed forces, or separated or discharged under honorable conditions, for
service while on active duty with the armed forces at  any  time  during
the  period  from  December  seventh,  nineteen hundred forty-one to and
including September second, nineteen hundred forty-five, who was a resi-
dent of this state for a period of at least six months immediately prior
to his or her enlistment, induction or call  to  active  duty.  The  law
authorizing  the  creation of the debt shall provide for payment of such
bonus to the next of kin of each male and female  member  of  the  armed
forces  who,  having  been  a resident of this state for a period of six
months immediately prior to his or her enlistment, induction or call  to
active  duty,  died  while  on active duty at any time during the period
from December seventh,  nineteen  hundred  forty-one  to  and  including
September  second,  nineteen  hundred  forty-five;  or who died while on
active duty subsequent to September second, nineteen hundred forty-five,
or after his or her separation or discharge under honorable  conditions,
prior to receiving payment of such bonus. An apportionment of the moneys
on the basis of the periods and places of service of such members of the
armed forces shall be provided by general laws.
  (B) THE LEGISLATURE MAY ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF A DEBT OR DEBTS
OF  THE  STATE  TO  PROVIDE  FOR THE PAYMENT OF A BONUS TO EACH MALE AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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FEMALE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED  STATES,  STILL  IN  THE
ARMED FORCES, OR SEPARATED OR DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, FOR
SERVICE  WHILE  ON  ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES AT ANY TIME DURING
THE  PERIOD  FROM  JUNE  TWENTY-SEVENTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED FIFTY TO AND
INCLUDING JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE.    THE  LAW
AUTHORIZING  THE  CREATION OF THE DEBT SHALL PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF SUCH
BONUS TO THE LEGATEES OR DISTRIBUTEES OF EACH MALE AND FEMALE MEMBER  OF
THE ARMED FORCES WHO, WAS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE
DUTY  AT  ANY  TIME DURING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE TWENTY-SEVENTH, NINETEEN
HUNDRED FIFTY TO AND INCLUDING JANUARY  THIRTY-FIRST,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
FIFTY-FIVE; OR WHO DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY SUBSEQUENT TO JANUARY THIR-
TY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, RESPECTIVELY, OR AFTER HIS OR HER
SEPARATION  OR  DISCHARGE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, PRIOR TO RECEIVING
PAYMENT OF SUCH BONUS.  IN THE EVENT SUCH MEMBER IS DECEASED, SUCH BONUS
MAY BE APPLIED FOR AND SHALL BE PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS:
  (1) IF THE QUALIFIED PERSON LEFT A VALID WILL THAT  PROVIDES  FOR  THE
DISPOSITION  OF SUCH BONUS, EITHER SPECIFICALLY OR BY RESIDUARY DISPOSI-
TION, THEN PURSUANT TO SUCH WILL, WHETHER OR NOT  THE  ESTATE  HAS  BEEN
CLOSED; OR
  (2)  IN  THE  ABSENCE OF A VALID WILL MAKING A DISPOSITION AS PROVIDED
FOR IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THEN PURSUANT TO THE  LAWS  OF
INTESTATE  SUCCESSION,  AS IN EFFECT AND APPLICABLE AS OF THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH.
  AN APPORTIONMENT OF THE MONEYS ON THE BASIS OF THE PERIODS AND  PLACES
OF  SERVICE  OF  SUCH MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY
GENERAL LAWS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE  PAID  TO
ANY  SUCH  MEMBER  ENTITLED TO SUCH BONUS WITH OVERSEAS SERVICE SHALL BE
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT  TO  BE  PAID  TO  ANY  SUCH
MEMBER  ENTITLED  TO  SUCH  BONUS  WITH STATESIDE SERVICE SHALL BE THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  (C) The aggregate of ALL OF the debts authorized by this section shall
not exceed [four] SIX hundred million dollars.
  (D) The  provisions  of  this  article,  not  inconsistent  with  this
section,  relating  to  the issuance of bonds for a debt or debts of the
state and the maturity and payment thereof, shall apply  to  a  debt  or
debts  created  pursuant  to  this  section;  except  that [the] ANY law
authorizing the contracting of such debt  or  debts  shall  take  effect
without  submission  to  the  people  pursuant to section eleven of this
article.
  (E) Proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to law, as authorized by  SUBDI-
VISION  (A) OF this section as in force prior to January first, nineteen
hundred fifty AND PROCEEDS OF BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO LAW,  AS  AUTHOR-
IZED  BY  SUBDIVISION  (B)  OF THIS SECTION AS IN FORCE PRIOR TO JANUARY
FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN shall be available and may be  expended  for
the  payment of such bonus to persons qualified therefor as now provided
by this section.
  S 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in
conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.