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West Virginia HIGHER EDUCATION Policy Commission
The Buck Stops HereAn Update on Student
Veterans, WVASFAA, Spring 2015
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Contact
L.G. CorderDirectorOffice of Veterans Education and TrainingStudent Affairs Division(304) 558-0263• [email protected] ([email protected] being phased out)www.wvhepc.edu
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The Buck Stops Here• Application
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Objective?• To better serve a special
population of students as they embark on a new trail.
• Why?• How?
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Who Then?• Diverse
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Who Now?
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Old Stuff• VA Education Benefits:
– Post 9/11 GI Bill – Ch. 33• Fry Scholarship – children of fallen Post 9/11 • Yellow Ribbon – all undergrad programs
req’d participation– Montgomery GI Bill – Ch. 30– GI Bill SR (Reservists and Nat’l Guard) –
Ch. 1606– REAP (Reservists) – Ch. 1607– VEAP (Vietnam) – Ch. 32– Dependent’s Ed Assist. – Ch. 35
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Old Stuff Cont’d• Other VA Assistance – VOCREHAB• Other Fed Military Benefits –
DOD TA• Other State Mil Benefits – STATE
TA• Other – Scholarships (Pat
Tillman???)
• Most student veterans in WV are either Ch. 33 or 1606
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New Stuff• Fry Scholarship – Spouses now
included• WV War Orphans• DOD MOU• WVa Code§18B-4-9. Development
of services and facilities for student veterans
• Section 702 CHOICE Act – July 1, 2015
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Fry Scholarship• Previously only available to
surviving children• Surviving spouses on Jan. 1,
2015• Generally, irrevocable election
from Ch. 35 DEA• Children lose eligibility at age 33• Spouses lose eligibility 15 years
after the loss or upon remarriage• Fry is paid under Ch. 33 but no
Yellow Ribbon
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Fry Scholarship Cont’d
• How to help?
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WV War Orphans
• WVa Code§18-19-1• How to help?
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DOD MOU
• All WV public institutions signed the MOU
• Prohibits certification of both Federal DOD TA in conjunction with 1606/1607
• Does NOT impact State TA through the WV Army National Guard nor through the WV Air National Guard
• How to help?
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§18B-4-9• Essentially, a law to ensure our
public campuses increase the likelihood of success for our student veterans
• Legislative report• How to help?
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Section 702
• July 1, 2015• In state tuition for “covered
individuals”• Noncompliance = no more GI Bill • How to help?
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GET SOME!!!
• Welcome to your military basics crash course
• 702 dilemma
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Thank You
• My supervisor:– Dr. Adam Green– [email protected]– 304-558-1112