Regulations promulgated by the Adjutant General or the Department of Military Affairs heretofore shall remain in full force and effect as regulations of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and references in such regulations to the department or the Department of Military Affairs shall be deemed a reference to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Within 30 days of enactment of this act, the Adjutant General shall cause notice of the change of the name of the department to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. 1996, JUNE 19, P.L.344, NO.56 Preamble The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) The Pennsylvania National Guard must recruit thousands of young Pennsylvanians each year to attain and sustain its required troop strength to meet Federal manning requirements and to provide the Governor with a well-trained and organized military force to respond to emergencies in this Commonwealth. (2) The men and women of the Pennsylvania National Guard face increasing leadership and technical challenges and the percentage of members of the National Guard with post-high school, college and technical education must be increased to meet these challenges. (3) Currently available programs are not adequate to meet the financial needs of National Guard personnel who are pursuing a higher education or to attract young men and women into the National Guard who are high school graduates with the desire and ability to pursue their higher education in Commonwealth colleges and universities or business, trade and technical schools. (4) The Pennsylvania National Guard needs a cadre of well-educated leaders to lead the Guard now and in the future. (5) An innovative education assistance program will provide public service educational grants for members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and will keep Pennsylvania student soldiers in this Commonwealth and benefit Pennsylvania communities. (6) An educational assistance program will reward those young Pennsylvanians who volunteer to serve their nation and Commonwealth as part of the Pennsylvania National Guard and will make this Commonwealth more competitive with other states and regular forces in the educational benefits offered to military personnel. (7) The Educational Assistance Program is designed to provide public service educational grants to members of the Pennsylvania National Guard by means of grants administered by the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.
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