This law defines key terms related to veterans for certain benefits or services. A "veteran" includes anyone who served in the U.S. military and died or was totally disabled due to service, including those missing or captured. It also applies to those in specific military organizations like the Philippine Scouts during specified periods. A "dependent of a veteran" includes the veteran's children, an unmarried surviving spouse, or a spouse of a totally disabled veteran. Lastly, the "induction period" refers to specific historical periods when people were drafted into the military.

This law states that a claimant seeking a disabled veterans’ benefit in California won't be disqualified due to lack of certification if there's an ongoing application with the USDVA, and if the eventual certification qualifies the veteran for the benefit. The claimant must provide written proof of the pending application when submitting the claim.

Additionally, if a veteran's pending certification would have qualified them for a property tax exemption, any assessed taxes on the property, along with interest or penalties, will be canceled or refunded once the certification is received and sent to the county assessor, provided a return is also filed as required.

This law section outlines the eligibility criteria and benefits for dependents of veterans seeking educational aid in California. To qualify, dependents must be over 14 or in ninth grade, and need to have lived in the state for at least five of the last nine years. Dependents who qualify before 21 can keep receiving benefits until their training is finished or they turn 27. However, these age limits don't apply to spouses or partners of veterans, who are limited to 48 months of full-time or equivalent part-time training. Dependents who served honorably in the Armed Forces can extend their training eligibility through age 30. Certain other eligibility exemptions may apply as outlined in another section of the code.

If a veteran's dependent wants to continue their education, they can apply to a department for help. If the department decides the dependent's educational needs can be met at schools in-state or elsewhere, it can oversee the dependent's education. The department may also offer guidance and help with school admissions. The state can pay for tuition at private schools only if there's no suitable option in public or semi-public schools.

This law section allows the department to cover tuition and fees, as well as provide a monthly allowance to students for books, supplies, and living expenses, if funding is available. Students can begin receiving their allowance after registering for school, and the department can create a revolving fund to speed up these payments if needed.

This law sets a limit on how much living expense allowance can be provided to students. College, community college, business, and trade school students can receive up to $100 per month. High school students can receive up to $50 per month while attending day school. If a student misses class due to illness, those days still count as days in attendance.

This law section talks about limits on how much money can be spent on tuition and fees for different types of students under a certain program. For college, community college, business, or trade school students, the spending limit is based on an amount set by another law, with an allowance for higher costs during summer or full year courses. High school students have specific limits, with $450 set for regular courses and $550 for summer or full year courses.

This section explains that applications are processed in the order they're received. However, if there's not enough money to cover all applications for guardianship, the department will prioritize those who need further education the most. They will look at both the applicant's academic performance and financial situation to decide who gets help first.

This law states that dependents of veterans cannot receive state educational benefits while they are eligible for certain federal educational benefits or other duplicate government assistance.

If a dependent of a veteran applies to the department, the department must reimburse them for tuition and fees they paid at a public or private school. The repayment amount follows what's specified in a different section, Section 895.

This section of the law states that if someone is getting reimbursed by the department for their tuition and fees, they cannot receive any other educational benefits from this article if they're already getting education help under Chapter 35, Title 38 of the U.S. Code or any other similar government assistance at the same time.

This law section states that $300,000 is set aside each year from oil royalties collected (excluding those from state school land) to be used for specific purposes related to this article. The money goes into the General Fund.

This law allows the department to use its funds meant for educating veterans, as specified in another section of the Military and Veterans Code, to support activities or needs related to this article.