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Committee hears bill giving Guard and Reserve members 15 days to make up missed coursework
Summary
House Bill 553 would amend the Montana Military Service Higher Education Act to require colleges to allow service members who miss graded work for inactive duty training (IDT) or annual training (AT) at least 15 days to make up missed assignments or exams; the Department of Military Affairs and the National Guard testified in support.
House Bill 553, sponsored by Representative George Nikolicakos, would amend the Montana Military Service Higher Education Act to require that members of the National Guard and Reserve who miss an assignment, exam, midterm or final because of inactive duty training (IDT) or annual training (AT) have 15 business days to make up the missed work.
Representative Nikolicakos said the bill reflects the reality that many guard and reserve service members balance full-time civilian jobs, families and military obligations; he argued a statutory…
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