GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 262

 
 
Short Title:	State Veterans Cemetery Eligibility-AB.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Smith;  Goodwin and Wainwright.	
Referred to:	Military, Veterans and Indian Affairs.	
February 27, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MODIFY THE ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERMENT IN A STATE VETERANS CEMETERY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 65‑43.1(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The following persons are eligible for interment at a State veterans cemetery:
(1)	A qualified veteran.
(2)	The spouse, widow, or widower of a qualified veteran, or a minor child who is unmarried and dependent on the qualified veteran at the time of his death. For purposes of this subdivision "minor child" includes a child under 21 years of age or under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution.
(3)	An unmarried adult child of a qualified veteran when the child became permanently incapable of self‑support because of a physical or mental disability before attaining the age of 18 years.
(4)	Any person who at the time of death was entitled to retired pay under Chapter 67[1] of Title 10, U.S. Code, Title 28, U.S. Code § 2402, or would have been entitled to retired pay under that Chapter but for the fact that the person was under 60 years of age."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.