PRINTER'S NO. 3424
No. 2358 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY GOODMAN, MELIO, FAIRCHILD, ARGALL, BELFANTI,
BEYER, BIANCUCCI, BISHOP, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CARROLL, COHEN, DALEY, DePASQUALE, DeWEESE,
FABRIZIO, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRELL,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HICKERNELL,
HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA,
LEACH, LENTZ, MAHONEY, MANN, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
McILVAINE SMITH, MENSCH, MILLARD, MILNE, MOYER, MURT, MYERS,
NAILOR, PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, QUINN,
RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SEIP,
SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
SWANGER, THOMAS, WALKO, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND
K. SMITH, MARCH 17, 2008
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, MARCH 17, 2008
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for blind veteran's
3 pension.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 7701 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 7701. Blind veteran's pension.
9 (a) Definition.--As used in this section the term "blind
10 veteran" shall mean any person who served in the military or
11 naval forces of the United States, or any woman's organization
12 officially connected therewith, at any time, and who gave the
1 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as his or her place of residence
2 at the time of entering the military or naval forces of the
3 United States, and who while performing duties connected with
4 such service suffered an injury or incurred a disease which
5 resulted in blindness to the extent that he or she has 3/60 or
6 10/200 or less normal vision. The term "blind veteran" shall not
7 include any person separated from the military or naval forces
8 of the United States, or any woman's organization officially
9 connected therewith, under other than honorable conditions.
10 (b) Amount and eligibility.--In addition to any other
11 assistance provided by the Commonwealth and in addition to any
12 compensation provided by the Federal Government, every blind
13 veteran shall be paid a pension of [$150] $200 per month.
14 Applications for such pensions shall be made to and in the form
15 prescribed by the department. The Adjutant General shall have
16 the power, and it shall be his duty to determine the eligibility
17 of every applicant for a pension, and his decision in the matter
18 shall be final.
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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