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Proposed Bill Cuts Federal Funding for School Abusing G.I. Bill Incentives

One of the benefits granted to veterans through the bill is financial support and funding for continuing education. Veterans who utilize the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill funding are a sure-bet for a tuition payment, since the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is funding their education. This is an attractive situation for many universities as they don’t have to worry about delinquent student accounts.

The guaranteed tuition from the VA for military veteran students has resulted in some schools focusing on veteran recruitment over civilian students. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, there have been cases where veterans believe they’re not getting the quality of education the G.I. Bill funding is paying for at some schools.

A new bill is making its rounds in the nation’s capitol that seeks to alter the current restrictions on how colleges obtain their funding. Currently, the federal law doesn’t allow schools to obtain more than 90% of their overall funding from the grants and loans serviced by the Department of Education; however, since veterans’ tuition comes from the VA, this amount doesn’t factor into that percentile.

If the new legislation passes, it’ll include VA loans and grants in the 90% total, and yet another bill may be lowering that percentile to 85%. The hope is that schools that have been found to target veteran enrollment without reciprocating with quality educational programs will no longer have as much incentive to lure in service members.

If you are a veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits contact our veteran’s disability rights firm today – 1-888-234-5758.