(NASHVILLE) – The Census Bureau estimated in 2020…Tennessee had over 37,000 veterans…with at least a 70% disability rating or higher.
Soon, many of them with kids could be getting a boost. At the capitol…a bill, to give most dependents of veterans with a 100% disability rating a “waiver of tuition, maintenance fees and student activity fees has been drawn up…and the student can go to any public state university or college for free.
Generally, a veteran who has a 100% disability rating is someone who was injured while serving. They cannot work and are mostly unable to take care of themselves because of their condition. The bill is likely to garner bipartisan support…the debate continues.