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                                   7310
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 21, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Veterans' Affairs
 
             CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 
 proposing  an  amendment to section 18 of article 7 of the constitution,
   in relation to providing for payment of a  bonus  to  members  of  the
   armed  forces  from  this  state  for service during the period of the
   Korean, Vietnam or Persian Gulf hostilities
 
   Section 1. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That section 18 of article
 7 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 18. (A) The legislature may authorize by law the creation of a  debt
 or debts of the state to provide for the payment of a bonus to each male
 and female member of the armed forces of the United States, still in the
 armed forces, or separated or discharged under honorable conditions, for
 service  while  on  active duty with the armed forces at any time during
 the period from December seventh,  nineteen  hundred  forty-one  to  and
 including September second, nineteen hundred forty-five, who was a resi-
 dent of this state for a period of at least six months immediately prior
 to  his  or  her  enlistment,  induction or call to active duty. The law
 authorizing the creation of the debt shall provide for payment  of  such
 bonus  to  the  next  of kin of each male and female member of the armed
 forces who, having been a resident of this state for  a  period  of  six
 months  immediately prior to his or her enlistment, induction or call to
 active duty, died while on active duty at any  time  during  the  period
 from  December  seventh,  nineteen  hundred  forty-one  to and including
 September second, nineteen hundred forty-five;  or  who  died  while  on
 active duty subsequent to September second, nineteen hundred forty-five,
 or  after his or her separation or discharge under honorable conditions,
 prior to receiving payment of such bonus. An apportionment of the moneys
 on the basis of the periods and places of service of such members of the
 armed forces shall be provided by general laws.
   (B) THE LEGISLATURE MAY ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF A DEBT OR DEBTS
 OF THE STATE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF A  BONUS  TO  EACH  MALE  AND
 FEMALE  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, STILL IN THE
 ARMED FORCES, OR SEPARATED OR DISCHARGED UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, FOR
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89107-01-7

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 SERVICE WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES AT  ANY  TIME  DURING
 THE  PERIOD  FROM  JUNE  TWENTY-SEVENTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED FIFTY TO AND
 INCLUDING JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, DURING  THE
 PERIOD  FROM  DECEMBER  TWENTY-SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE TO AND
 INCLUDING MAY SEVENTH, NINETEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE,  OR  DURING  THE
 PERIOD  FROM  AUGUST  SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY TO THE END OF SUCH
 HOSTILITIES, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE.  THE LAW  AUTHORIZING  THE
 CREATION  OF  THE  DEBT  SHALL  PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT OF SUCH BONUS TO THE
 LEGATEES OR DISTRIBUTEES OF EACH MALE AND FEMALE  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED
 FORCES  WHO,  WAS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY AT
 ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE  TWENTY-SEVENTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
 FIFTY  TO  AND  INCLUDING  JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-
 FIVE, DURING THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER  TWENTY-SECOND,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
 SIXTY-ONE  TO  AND INCLUDING MAY SEVENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE,
 OR DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY TO  THE
 END  OF SUCH HOSTILITIES; OR WHO DIED WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY SUBSEQUENT TO
 JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE, MAY SEVENTH, NINETEEN
 HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE, OR THE END OF SUCH HOSTILITIES,  RESPECTIVELY,  OR
 AFTER  HIS  OR  HER  SEPARATION OR DISCHARGE UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS,
 PRIOR TO RECEIVING PAYMENT OF SUCH BONUS.  IN THE EVENT SUCH  MEMBER  IS
 DECEASED, SUCH BONUS MAY BE APPLIED FOR AND SHALL BE PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS:
   (1)  IF  THE  QUALIFIED PERSON LEFT A VALID WILL THAT PROVIDES FOR THE
 DISPOSITION OF SUCH BONUS, EITHER SPECIFICALLY OR BY RESIDUARY  DISPOSI-
 TION,  THEN  PURSUANT  TO  SUCH WILL, WHETHER OR NOT THE ESTATE HAS BEEN
 CLOSED; OR
   (2) IN THE ABSENCE OF A VALID WILL MAKING A  DISPOSITION  AS  PROVIDED
 FOR  IN  PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THEN PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF
 INTESTATE SUCCESSION, AS IN EFFECT AND APPLICABLE AS OF  THE  DECEDENT'S
 DATE OF DEATH.
   AN  APPORTIONMENT OF THE MONEYS ON THE BASIS OF THE PERIODS AND PLACES
 OF SERVICE OF SUCH MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES SHALL  BE  PRESCRIBED  BY
 LAW;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO ANY SUCH
 MEMBER ENTITLED TO SUCH  BONUS  WITH  OVERSEAS  SERVICE  SHALL  BE  FOUR
 HUNDRED  DOLLARS  AND  THE  MAXIMUM AMOUNT TO BE PAID TO ANY SUCH MEMBER
 ENTITLED TO SUCH BONUS WITH STATESIDE SERVICE  SHALL  BE  THREE  HUNDRED
 DOLLARS.
   (C) The aggregate of ALL OF the debts authorized by this section shall
 not exceed [four] SIX hundred million dollars.
   (D)  The  provisions  of  this  article,  not  inconsistent  with this
 section, relating to the issuance of bonds for a debt or  debts  of  the
 state  and  the  maturity  and payment thereof, shall apply to a debt or
 debts created pursuant to  this  section;  except  that  [the]  ANY  law
 authorizing  the  contracting  of  such  debt or debts shall take effect
 without submission to the people pursuant  to  section  eleven  of  this
 article.
   (E)  Proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to law, as authorized by SUBDI-
 VISION (A) OF this section as in force prior to January first,  nineteen
 hundred  fifty  AND PROCEEDS OF BONDS ISSUED PURSUANT TO LAW, AS AUTHOR-
 IZED BY SUBDIVISION (B) OF THIS SECTION AS IN  FORCE  PRIOR  TO  JANUARY
 FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN shall be available and may be expended for
 the payment of such [bonus] BONUSES to persons qualified therefor as now
 provided by this section.
   § 2. RESOLVED (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment  be
 referred  to  the  first regular legislative session convening after the
 next succeeding general election of members of  the  assembly,  and,  in

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 conformity  with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution, be
 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.