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SENATE BILL 5477
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Senators Conner, Rasmussen, Bauer and Nelson.
Read first time February 1, 1991. Referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.
AN ACT Relating to veterans; and amending RCW 41.04.005 and 72.36.035.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 41.04.005 and 1984 c 36 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in RCW 41.04.005, 41.04.010, 41.16.220, and 41.20.050 "veteran" includes every person, who at the time he or she seeks the benefits of RCW 28B.40.361, 41.04.005, 41.04.010, 41.16.220, 41.20.050, 41.40.170, 73.04.110, or 73.08.080 has received an honorable discharge or received a discharge for physical reasons with an honorable record and: (1)(a) Has served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, or (b) has served as a member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots, or as the master, an officer, or a crew member of a merchant vessel commissioned in the navy or in the service of the army or the navy and has received a certificate of release or discharge from active duty (also known as "DD Form 214"), between World War I and World War II or during any period of war; or (2)(a) has served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States, or (b) has served as a member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots, or as the master, an officer, or a crew member of a merchant vessel commissioned in the navy or in the service of the army or the navy and has received a certificate of release or discharge from active duty (also known as "DD Form 214"), and has received the armed forces expeditionary medal, or Marine Corps and Navy expeditionary medal, for opposed action on foreign soil. A "period of war" includes World War I, World War II, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam era, and the period beginning on the date of any future declaration of war by the congress and ending on the date prescribed by presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the congress. The "Vietnam era" means the period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1975.
Sec. 2. RCW 72.36.035 and 1977 ex.s. c 186 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
For purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "actual bona fide residents of this state" shall mean persons who have a domicile in the state of Washington immediately prior to application for membership in the soldiers' home or colony or veterans' home. The term "domicile" shall mean a person's true, fixed, and permanent home and place of habitation, and shall be the place where the person intends to remain, and to which the person expects to return when the person leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere; and "veteran" includes, but is not limited to, a person who has served as a member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots, or as the master, an officer or a crew member of a merchant vessel commissioned in the navy or in the service of the army or the navy and has received a certificate of release or discharge from active duty (also known as "DD Form 214").