Transcript Department of Veterans Affairs The Post 9/11 Veterans

Post 9/11 GI Bill
Chapter 33
 Where are we now?
 Yellow Ribbon Program
 Fry Scholarship (Marine GYSGT. John David Fry)
 Tuition and Fee Return Payments to the VA
 Pending Legislation
 Questions
Payment History
 August 1, 2009 to March 11, 2010 VA has authorized
payment of $2,328,162,796 for Chapter 33 education
benefits
 Amount of payments issued to schools
$1,068,976,341;
 Amount of payments issued to veterans
$1,259,186,455.
Application Process
 Chapter 33 original applications completed as of
March 11, 2010 --465,409
 Chapter 33 Supplemental applications completed
as of March 11, 2010 –372, 713
 Pending claims: 6,055 for original and 4,643 for
supplemental
State of Kentucky 09/10
 VA pays schools in the state of Kentucky up to a
maximum of $430.30/per credit hour
 VA Pays a maximum of $11,235 per semester for fees
 Tuition & fees payments are sent to the school.
 Book & Housing stipends are send directly to the
student.
Yellow Ribbon Program
 Institutions within the U.S. may voluntarily enter into
an agreement with VA to fund tuition and fee costs
that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate
tuition and fees.
 Provides additional funding for:Training at private
institutions, Graduate training, Out-of-state tuition.
 Institutions must enter into an agreement with VA
each year to participate. Deadline for 10/11 is May 21,
2010.
Yellow Ribbon Program
Who qualifes for Yellow Ribbon?
 Veterans at 100% benefit level
 Dependent children
 Spouse of Veteran
Claimant’s tuition and fees must exceed the
highest in-state course at a state college or
university. School enters into an agreement to
split excess tuition charges over $430.30/hr with
VA
Yellow Ribbon Program
 VA will match each additional dollar that an
institution contributes, up to 50% of the difference
between the student’s tuition benefit and the total
cost of tuition and fees;
 The combined amounts may not exceed the full cost of
the school’s established charges;
 Yellow Ribbon payments will be issued to the school
on behalf of each student via EFT;
 Payments will include student identification
information and the semester, quarter or term the
payment is covering.
Example of Yellow Ribbon
Calculation
Bellarmine student @ 100% VA benefits enrolled in 16 hours
Fulltime Tuition
=
$13,900.00
Fees
=
$ 650.00
Total Tuition & Fees
=
$14,550.00
16 x $430.30 = $6,884.80
$13900 less $6884.80 = $7015.20
$7015.20/2 = $3507.60
VA pays $6,884.80 +$650 + $3507.60 = $11,042.40
BU pays
$ 3,507.60
Total
$14,550.00
Fry Scholarship
 What is the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David
Fry Scholarship?
 Public Law 111-32, the Marine Gunnery Sergeant
John David Fry Scholarship, amends the Post-9/11
GI Bill (Chapter 33) to include the children of
service members who die in the line of duty after
September 10, 2001
Fry Scholarship
Who is eligible?
Children of an active duty member of the Armed Forces who has died in
the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, are eligible for this
benefit. A child may be married or over 23 and still be eligible.
Eligible children:
** are entitled to 36 months of benefits at the 100% level; ** have 15
years to use the benefit beginning on his/her 18th birthday;
** may use the benefit until his or her 33rd birthday;
** cannot use benefit before age 18, even if he or she has completed
high school;
** are not eligible for the Yellow Ribbon Program
Fry Scholarship
When will benefits be paid?
VA will begin accepting applications for this benefit
May 1, 2010, and will begin issuing payments to
eligible children by 8/1/10. Children enrolled from
8/1/09 through 7/31/10 may receive retroactive
payments for that time
Where to send money back?
1. Returning the electronically received Automated
Clearinghouse (ACH) payment using ACH return
code R31.
Note: Schools may only return a full payment to VA
using the R31 ACH return code. If a student died
during a term and would have only been eligible
for a partial refund, the school must send the
appropriate amount to the RPO of jurisdiction.
Tuition & Fees Return
Tuition and fee payments should be returned to VA by the
institution if:
–The student died during the term and would have been due
a refund;
–The student never attended;
–The institution received a payment for an individual that is
not a student at the school;
–The institution received a duplicate payment for a student.
Note: All other overages of funds on a student’s account
should be refunded in accordance with the institution’s
established refund policies.
Where to send money back?
2. Return a paper check to :
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Financial Management Service
P. O. Box 51318
Philadelphia, PA 19115-6316
Institutions should only return government issued
paper checks received for a student to the
Department of Treasury. All other checks for return
of tuition and fees should be forwarded to the
appropriate Agent Cashier.
Where to send money back?
3. Sending a check to the Agent Cashier of the
Regional Processing Office (RPO) of jurisdiction.
The check must include student’s full name and
social security number.
St. Louis Regional Processing Office
400 S. 18th Street
St. Louis, MO 63103
Attn: Agent Cashier
Pending Legislation
 Approximately 25 new education bills amending
the Post-9/11 GI Bill currently on the floor.
 •H. R. 4064--Distance Learning (Online) Students
to receive Monthly Basic Allowance for Housing
(BAH);
 •H. R. 3337--Add OJT/Apprenticeship training to
Chapter 33;
 •H. R. 3554--Expand Chapter 33 to Title 32 AGR and
service connected release vet from Reserve duty.
Questions / Discussion