On June 16, Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine signed several General Assembly bills providing assistance to military personnel and their Families and honoring the Commonwealth’s veterans, demonstrating Virginia’s continued support for active duty service members, guardsmen and reservists, veterans and their Families.
Among the bills signed was the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (HB 1727/Cole). The compact, which has been signed into law in at least 10 other states, will allow for the uniform treatment, at the state and local district level, of military children transferring between school districts and states, and will also address the timely sharing of their educational records. Virginia currently has more school-aged children of active duty military than any state in the nation (76,352).
Other bills provide tuition assistance for members of the National Guard that have a minimum of 2 years remaining on their service requirement, increase the homestead exemption for veterans with a 40% or greater service connected disability rating, and make it easier for military and overseas voters and their families to vote absentee.
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