HCS HB 441, 94 & 244 -- VETERANS' RECOGNITION

SPONSOR:  Boucher (Holt)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass" by the Committee on Public
Safety, Law Enforcement and Veteran Affairs by a vote of 19 to 0.

This substitute requires the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, with the cooperation of the Missouri
Veterans Commission, to develop a program to award honorary high
school diplomas to all honorably discharged World War I, World
War II, and Korean War veterans who did not complete their
education after the war.  The department and commission must
jointly develop the program, to be known as Operation
Recognition.  These diplomas may be awarded posthumously.

FISCAL NOTE:  Cost to General Revenue Fund of $32,085 in FY
2002, $11,824 in FY 2003, and $0 in FY 2004.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that this bill will show veterans
how much the sacrifice they made in service to their country is
appreciated.

Testifying for the bill were Representatives Holt, Shields, and
Treadway; Ralph Libby; Veterans of Foreign Wars; and Missouri
Association of Veterans Organizations.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Bob Dominique, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated November 26, 2001 at 11:44 am