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Committee hears bipartisan support for expanding veterans dependent tuition waiver to age 31
Summary
Witnesses told the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs that House Bill 3920 would raise the maximum eligible age for Oregon's veterans' dependent tuition waiver from 23 to 31, remove a one-year time limit for master's degree waiver applications, and retain the program's last-dollar structure.
Representative Thuy Tran, a member of the Oregon House representing House District 45, opened public testimony in support of House Bill 3920, saying the measure “honors the service and sacrifices made by Oregon's veterans and their families, removing barriers and empowering the children of disabled or deceased service members to access higher education and advanced career opportunities.”
The bill would raise the maximum eligible age for specified tuition waivers from 23 to 31 for those eligible for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program (chapter 35) and would remove the one-year time limit for eligible dependents to apply for a waiver for a master's degree after earning a bachelor's degree. Tran told the committee the change aligns Oregon law with recent federal updates and “recognize[s] delays in processing and…
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