295.018 Children of servicemembers who died in Newfoundland air tragedy; educational opportunity.
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(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.
(2)The provisions of ss. 295.03 - 295.05 and 1009.40 shall apply.