{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-295.018","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 295.018","heading":"Children of servicemembers who died in Newfoundland air tragedy; educational opportunity.","body":"(1) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for the dependent children of those servicemembers killed in the crash of a military transport airplane in Gander, Newfoundland, on December 12, 1985, while returning from Mideast peacekeeping duties in the Sinai Desert, which servicemembers entered the military service from this state. A certified copy of a death certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the dependent children of the servicemembers are eligible for such benefits.\n(2) The provisions of ss. 295.03-295.05 and 1009.40 shall apply.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 86-177; s. 29, ch. 89-207; s. 246, ch. 95-148; s. 952, ch. 2002-387.","path":["CHAPTER 295 LAWS RELATING TO VETERANS: GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0200-0299/0295/0295.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:02:41Z","sha256":"b3a70322ee8efde9b985f4a9c398aa9894697d9be9e8f9b9671486139a087f51","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-295.017","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-295.0185"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}