Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT EXTENDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE DEPENDENTS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE, MILITARY, FIRE AND JAIL BUREAU
Date filed
February 4, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4337, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXTENDING COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO THE DEPENDENTS OF THE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE, MILITARY, FIRE AND JAIL BUREAU |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Due to the limited budget of the government, it is unfortunate, however, that the men and women in the active service receive only meager salaries despite their devoted service to the citizenry. Constrained by their compensation, they areconsequently unable to afford a college education for their children. In recognition of the valiant service of these uniformed personnel, and in order to assist them in providing their children a tertiary education, this bill proposed that a collegescholarship assistance be extended to their dependents. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VELOSO, EDUARDO K. |
| DATE FILED : 2002-02-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (052 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY ON 2002-02-11 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON NATIONAL DEFENSE, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Due to the limited budget of the government, it is unfortunate, however, that the men and women in the active service receive only meager salaries despite their devoted service to the citizenry. Constrained by their compensation, they areconsequently unable to afford a college education for their children. In recognition of the valiant service of these uniformed personnel, and in order to assist them in providing their children a tertiary education, this bill proposed that a collegescholarship assistance be extended to their dependents.
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