Veteran Education Empowerment Act
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Veteran Education Empowerment Act Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to award up to 30 four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) or consortia of IHEs to establish, maintain, and improve Veteran Student Centers. Permits a grantee to use a portion of the grant to provide veteran students with supportive instruction services. Requires a grantee to be an IHE or consortium that: (1) enrolls in undergraduate or graduate courses a significant number or percentage of veterans or members of the Armed Forces, and (2) presents a sustainability plan demonstrating that its Veteran Student Center will be maintained and will continue to operate after the grant ends. Defines a "Veteran Student Center" as a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with: (1) a lounge or meeting space for themselves, their spouses or partners, and veterans in the community; (2) a centralized office for veteran services that is staffed by trained employees and volunteers and serves as a single point of contact to coordinate veterans support services; and (3) comprehensive academic and tutoring services to veterans. Requires that office to provide such students with assistance in: transitioning from the military to student life, transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce, networking with other veteran students and veterans in the community, understanding and obtaining benefits provided by the IHE and federal and state government for which they may be eligible, understanding how to succeed in the IHE, and understanding their disability-related rights and protections under specified federal laws. Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a website for veteran student services at IHEs, which details best practices for serving veteran students at IHEs.
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2015 · second_quarter · Veterans
H.R. 303 "Retired Pay Restoration Act" S. 271 "Retired Pay Restoration Act" H.R. 1399 "Veteran Education Empowerment Act" S.604 "Veteran Education Empowerment Act" H.R. 1384 "Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act" S.743 "Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act"
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Education
Graduate Medical Education (in 113th, HR1201) - AZ faces a physician shortage and GME reform is necessary relief. Higher Education Act Reauthorization - UA support several initiatives in this legislation which is expected in 2015/114th Congress, including support for Title VI centers, financial (Pell Grant), competency-based education programs (HR3136 in 113th); and veterans education legislation (S 604 newly introduced in 114th).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE