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State Representative

Jesse WhiteCapitol offiCe:

102B East Wing • P.O. Box 202046

Harrisburg, PA 17120-2046

Phone: (717) 783-6437 • Fax: (717) 780-4781

DiStRiCt offiCeS:

Cecil:

3855 Millers Run Road

P.O. Box 285 • Cecil, PA 15321

Phone: (724) 746-3677 • Fax: (724) 746-3799

Burgettstown:

1425 Burgettstown Plaza #5

Burgettstown, PA 15021

Phone: (724) 947-4422 • Fax: (724) 947-5386

Canton Township:

2403 Jefferson Ave. • Suite C

Washington, PA 15301Phone: (724) 222-4192 • Fax: (724) 222-4194

WeBSite: www.pahouse.com/white

A guide

for 

Pennsylvania

veterans and

their families.

 benets

to state

County Veterans AffairsFor information on all benets that may be due you

or your dependents and to obtain current local fees and

eligibility requirements, contact the county Veterans

Affairs Ofce at the following address and telephone

number:

Free Fishing LicensesDisabled veterans are eligible for a free shing license

if they meet certain criteria.They must be a Pennsylvania resident who is dis-

abled as the result of an armed conict or war injury

consisting of a loss of, or loss of use of one or more

limbs, total blindness or certied by the U.S. Veterans

Administration as being 100 percent disabled.

Eligible veterans can obtain more information about thefree shing licenses at the county treasurer’s ofce or thePennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000,Harrisburg, PA 17106, or by calling (717) 705-7800.

Applicants should have their VA certication, d ischarge papers and proof of wartime service.

Physicians certicate of disability is not acceptable.

Free Hunting Licenses

Disabled veterans are eligible for a free hunting licenseif they meet certain criteria.

They must be a Pennsylvania resident who is dis-

abled as the result of an armed conict or war injury

consisting of a loss of, or loss of use of one or more

limbs or certied by the U.S. Veterans Administration

as being 100 percent disabled.

Eligible veterans can obtain more information about

the free hunting license at the county treasurer’s of-fice or the Pennsylvania Game Commission, 2001Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110, or by calling(717) 787-4250. Applicants should have their phy-sicians certificate, discharge papers and proof of wartime service.

Guaranteed Antlerless Deer License

Disabled veterans who are Pennsylvania residents canobtain an antlerless deer license even if a county hasallocated all of its licenses.

The fee for the license is the same as the fee for aregular or military antlerless deer license. The difference

here is that disabled veterans are guaranteed a license.Contact your county treasurer’s office for more

information.

RECREATION

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Veterans EmergencyAssistance

Veterans, their widows, infantsor dependents are provided upto three months of temporary,emergency nancial assistance. Theaid must be used for food, clothing,fuel or shelter. To be eligible,honorably discharged veterans musthave served in the U.S. ArmedForces during established war 

service dates or during hostile reor terrorist attack in peacetime asdetermined by the state Departmentof Military and Veterans Affairs.Upon the recent death of a veteran,the veteran’s surviving spouse,children or parents may be eligiblefor assistance if the deceasedveteran qualied prior to death andif the surv ivors meet dependenteligibility requirements.For information, call 

(800) 54-PA-VET.

Real Estate TaxExemption

Honorably discharged veteranswho are residents of Pennsylvaniaand are certied by the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs as

 being 100 percent disabled froma wartime service are eligiblefor exemption from real estatetaxes on a principal dwelling. TheState Veterans Commission also

must determine the need for theexemption. If the veteran dies,the exemption can pass onto thesurviving spouse if he or she hasnot remarried.For information, call 

(800) 54-PA-VET.

Blind Veterans PensionHonorably discharged veterans

are eligible for a Blind VeteransPension of $150 a month. Theveteran must have been a residentof Pennsylvania at the time of 

entering the Armed Forces and

while performing service dutiessuffered an injury or incurred adisease which resulted in blindness.The blindness is described ashaving vision at 3/60 or 10/200 or less.For information, call (800) 54-PA-VET.

Paralyzed VeteransPension

Honorably discharged veteransare eligible for a Paralyzed VeteransPension of $150 a month. Theveteran must have been a residentof Pennsylvania at the time of entering the armed forces. Veteransqualify if they are residents of the state now and if they sufferedan injury or disease resulting inthe loss of use of two or moreextremities during a war conict or hostilities during peacetime.For information, call 

(800) 54-PA-VET.

Birth and Death RecordsCertied copies of birth and

death certicates are issued toveterans and their dependentswithout cost by the Division of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1528,101 S. Mercer St., New Castle,PA 16103.For information, call (724) 656-3100.

veterans

Civil Service Preference

Honorably discharged veteransreceiving a passing score ona Pennsylvania Civil Serviceexamination are given an additional10 points on initial appointmentonly. Widows of veterans andspouses of disabled service-connected veterans also areextended the same preferentialrating.

For information, contact the

 Pennsylvania Civil Service

Commission, P.O. Box 569, Harrisburg, PA 17108 or call 

(717) 783-3058

Veterans Hiring

Veterans employmentrepresentatives are locatedthroughout the state. Therepresentatives will help veteranswith job counseling and placementinformation.

For information, contact your 

local Job Service Ofce.

State RetirementHonorably discharged veterans

employed by the state for threeyears or more may buy back their time spent in the U.S. ArmedForces (not to exceed ve years) for retirement purposes.

For information, contact your 

 personnel department or the State

 Employees’ Retirement System

at (800) 633-5461. SERS will 

automatically connect you to the

retirement counseling center in your county.

Educational GratuityPayments of educational

gratuities are given to children of honorably discharged veterans.To be eligible, veterans must becertied by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having wartimeservice-connected disabilities

rated as totally or permanentlydisabling. Children of veteranswho died in service during a war or armed conict also are eligible.Children must be between 16 and23, a resident of Pennsylvania for a period of ve years immediately

 preceeding the application date andattending a Pennsylvania school to

 be entitled to the gratuity.For information, call (800) 54-PA-VET.

Grants for Veterans and

POW/MIA DependentsQualied veterans of the U.S.Armed Forces are eligible for stategrants while they are full-time

undergraduate students. Veteransmust comply with Pennsylvania’sresidency requirements and other requirements of the PennsylvaniaHigher Education AssistanceAgency.

Dependent children of membersor former members of the U.S.

Armed Forces who served on activeduty af ter Jan. 31, 1955, who areor have been listed as missing inaction or prisoners of war also areeligible for state grants.For information, call PHEAA (800)692-7392.

Persian Gulf VeteransBonus Program

Eligible current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces,the reserve or the Pennsylvania

 National Guard, or their 

 beneciaries may receive a one-time benet of $75 for each monthof active service in the rst PersianGulf War, up to $525. An additional

$5,000 benet is available for thosewho were a prisoner of war or diedwhile on active service.Veterans must have:

Served on active duty inthe Persian Gulf Theater of Operations from Aug 2, 1990 toAugust. 31, 1991

Received the Southwest AsiaService Medal for the same periodBeen a legal resident of Pennsylvania during the time of active duty in the Persian Gulf Theater of OperationsBeen honorably discharged, if not currently on active duty

The deadline for submittingapplications for this bonus is Aug.31, 2015.For more information or toobtain an application, visit the

 Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Web site at www.milvet.state.pa.us.

state benefts

EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT

Vehicle Registrationfor Disabled andSeverely DisabledVeterans

Disabled and severelydisabled veterans are eligiblefor special license plates if they are certied by the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairsas being disabled as the result of a service injury.For information, call 

(800) 932-4600.

Purple HeartRecipients or Ex-Prisoner of War Vehicle Registration

Any former POW or PurpleHeart recipient may apply for this special red, white and bluelicense plate. Veterans will needcertication of imprisonmentfrom the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.For information, call 

(800) 932-4600.

Parking Placard for Disabled Veterans

Disabled veterans may receivefree parking placards for their vehicles which would allow themto park in spaces designatedfor handicapped persons. To beeligible for a parking placard,veterans must have a letter fromthe U.S. Department of VeteransAffairs explaining the nature andextent of their disability.For information, call 

(800) 932-4600.

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