Issue Position: Veterans and Military

Issue Position

Legislation passed by the Assembly will allow disabled veterans who are permanent residents of Rhode Island and who are eligible for waivers for free admission into competitive college programs to register for classes during the regular enrollment period.

The legislature OK'd bills to allow honorably discharged veterans and National Guard reservists to use the skills they learned during their military service to fulfill requirements when they seek apprenticeships in various trades.

The Assembly approved and the governor signed legislation to create a commission to study the establishment of a Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial at the Veterans' Cemetery in Exeter. Also approved by the Assembly was legislation to place inside the State House a POW/MIA Chair of Honor to pay tribute to those who were prisoners or war or listed as missing in action.

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