{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-8703","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 8703","heading":"Eligibility and qualification requirements.","body":"(a) Eligibility standards.--The following requirements shall be used to determine the eligibility of applicants for educational gratuity payments. The applicant shall be:\n(1) Not less than 16 years of age nor more than 23 years of age.\n(2) The child of an eligible disabled or deceased veteran.\n(3) A resident of this Commonwealth for a period of five years immediately preceding the date the application was filed.\n(b) Qualification determination.--The commission shall determine qualified applicants based on the following requirements:\n(1) The applicant meets the requirements of subsection (a).\n(2) The applicant is attending an approved educational institution.\n(3) The applicant demonstrates a financial need for the educational gratuity.\n(c) Appeal.--Any aggrieved applicant may appeal the decision of the commission to the Adjutant General under the provisions of Title 2 (relating to administrative law and procedure).","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 87 EDUCATIONAL GRATUITY PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=87\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"1a7a71ff92676d56afdaa4ef97eaba973e88cdf3371a7f1bb85df26375adcfb1","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-8702","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-8901"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}