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House Education reviews proposal to extend Vermont National Guard tuition benefit in H.480
Summary
Witnesses told the House Education Committee section 11 of H.480 would repeal a sunset and resolve inconsistent statutory language for the National Guard Tuition Benefit administered by VSAC; witnesses said the program supports recruitment and has not historically exhausted appropriations.
Witnesses told the House Education Committee on Wednesday that section 11 of H.480 would remove a sunset and resolve inconsistent language in the VSAC statute governing the Vermont National Guard Tuition Benefit Program. Tom Little, representing VITSEC, described the benefit as a forgivable loan program administered under VSAC statute §2857 that conditions tuition forgiveness on subsequent service and said the Guard requests making a recent temporary expansion…
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