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WELCOMEForever GI Bill - Your Questions Answered
Forever GI Bill – Your Questions AnsweredSeptember 21, 2017
Moderator
• Sara AppelMCMC Project CoordinatorMidwestern Higher Education Compact
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OverviewThe mission of the Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit (MCMC) is to facilitate an interstate partnership of 13 states, and to translate competencies acquired by veterans through military training and experiences toward college credentials. States will exchange information and share best practices in the areas of articulation of credit, certification and licensure, communication, and data and technology.
Project Goals• To assist student veterans with completing postsecondary
education and the transition into civilian employment, MCMC has established the following three goals: 1. Assist states and postsecondary institutions in aiding military
connected students with critical life transitions from the military to postsecondary education and then from postsecondary education to civilian employment.
2. Increase postsecondary education completion rates by creating models for the consistent, transparent, and effective awarding of credit for military training and experience that can be scaled regionally and nationally, thereby lowering the cost of education and reducing the time to completion.
3. Establish a strong network of support, communication, documentation, and data collection among institutions and organizations for the purpose of promoting shared interests and tracking the efficacy of efforts to enhance military connected students’ educational success.
Four Work Groups
• Articulation of Academic Credit • Communication and Outreach • Data, Systems, and Technology • Licensure and Certification
Today’s Presenter
• Mr. Will HubbardVice President of Government Affairs at Student Veterans of America
YESTERDAY’S WARRIORS | TODAY’S SCHOLARS | TOMORROW’S LEADERS
Veterans in Higher Education Policy Initiatives
An Look at 2017
September 2017
Presented by Will HubbardVice President, Government Affairs
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A Look at Student Veterans of America
The heart of SVA is the student-led peer-based
chapter. bit.ly/svachapterdirectory
SVA’s chapter network−1,459 chapters representing nearly
575,000 student veterans on their campuses
−All 50 states and 4 countries−About 140,000 active chapter
members SVA empowers veterans to be informed
consumers of higher education and leverage G.I. Bill benefits for education success, and then transition to careers SVA invests in high-impact programs
that sustain chapters and build student veteranleaders, assisting veterans achieve academic goals
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Our Government Affairs
The Department of Government Affairs represents student veterans by serving as subject matter experts on veterans in higher education. We seek to advocate on behalf of student veterans by informing policy makers in both the legislative and executive branches and change laws and policies to benefit veterans.
SVA team on the Hill for Forever GI Bill testimony. Left to right: Barrett, Laura, Lindsey, Jared, Olivia, Tanner, Ian, Maya, and Torie.
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We Work With Many Partners
Legislative Executive External
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The Role We Have in Policy
Education & Informing ▪ Work to inform policy makers about the successes of student veterans
and the issues they continue to face—the majority of what we do
Information Gathering and Exchange▪ Seek to gather relevant information that pertains to our projects, and
that of our many partners
Hearings▪ Invited to testify on multiple occasions to serve as subject matter
experts for student veterans
Lobbying ▪ Work with policy makers in both the legislative and executive branch to
implement laws and policy that works for the benefit of student veterans—a small portion of our overall efforts
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Called to Testify As Subject Matter Experts
Delivering testimony to House Minority Leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
Delivering testimony before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on the Forever GI Bill
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The “Forever GI Bill”
APR MAY JUN JUL AUG
HVAC HEARINGPOSTPONED
COMMUNITYROUNDTABLE 1
SVACHEARING
COMMUNITYROUNDTABLE 2,
PRESSER
FLOORVOTES
“Discussion of the GI Bill is off the table for six months at least”
--Congress, April 26
HVAC ROUNDTABLERESCHEDULED
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Forever GI Bill Highlights
SVA was able to capture the widespread energy surrounding the idea of creating a streamlined GI Bill and brought over 40 different VSOs, MSOs, and Higher Education organizations to a roundtable that we lead. Out of the roundtable, a consensus on the following priorities:
▪ Purple Heart Equity: Grants full GI Bill benefits to Purple Heart recipients regardless of total time in service
▪ Yellow Ribbon for Survivors: Removes technical oversight that excludes survivors from the Yellow Ribbon Program
▪ Reservist Equity: Addresses technical oversight and adds 12304b and 12301h order codes to VA's definition of "active duty service”
▪ School Closure Equity: All students using the GI Bill would now have a chance for restitution, just like their civilian counterparts using Dept. of Ed. programs
▪ Making It "Forever": Ends the arbitrary 15-year use-it-or-lose-it time limit and recognizes we shouldn't punish veterans and family members who go back to school later in life
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Connect With Us
www.studentveterans.org
https://www.linkedin.com/company/student-veterans-of-america
Facebook.com/StudentVets
@StudentVets
Email SVA: [email protected]
Call SVA: 202-223-4710
@hubbard_wj
Email Will: [email protected]
Call Will: 847-987-7400
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