The Buck Stops Here

An Update on Student Veterans, WVASFAA, Spring 2015

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Contact

L.G. Corder

Director Office of Veterans Education and Training Student Affairs Division (304) 558-0263• [email protected] ( [email protected]

being phased out) www.wvhepc.edu

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The Buck Stops Here

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Application

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Objective?

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To better serve a special population of students as they embark on a new trail.

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Why?

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How?

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Who Then?

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Diverse

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Who Now?

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Old Stuff

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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

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Other VA Assistance – VOCREHAB

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Other Fed Military Benefits – DOD TA

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Other State Mil Benefits – STATE TA

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Other – Scholarships (Pat Tillman???)

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Most student veterans in WV are either Ch. 33 or 1606

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New Stuff

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Fry Scholarship – Spouses now included

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WV War Orphans

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DOD MOU

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WVa Code

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18B-4-9. Development of services and facilities for student veterans

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Section 702 CHOICE Act – July 1, 2015

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Fry Scholarship

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Previously only available to surviving children

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Surviving spouses on Jan. 1, 2015

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Generally, irrevocable election from Ch. 35 DEA

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Children lose eligibility at age 33

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Spouses lose eligibility 15 years after the loss or upon remarriage

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Fry is paid under Ch. 33 but no Yellow Ribbon

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Fry Scholarship Cont’d

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How to help?

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WV War Orphans

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WVa Code

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18-19-1

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How to help?

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DOD MOU

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All WV public institutions signed the MOU

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Prohibits certification of both Federal DOD TA in conjunction with 1606/1607

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Does NOT impact State TA through the WV Army National Guard nor through the WV Air National Guard

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How to help?

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18B-4-9

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Essentially, a law to ensure our public campuses increase the likelihood of success for our student veterans

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Legislative report

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How to help?

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Section 702

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July 1, 2015

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In state tuition for “covered individuals”

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Noncompliance = no more GI Bill

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How to help?

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GET SOME!!!

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Welcome to your military basics crash course

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702 dilemma

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Thank You

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My supervisor:

– Dr. Adam Green – [email protected]

– 304-558-1112

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