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Committee hears bill to codify veterans education approvals under Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services
Summary
Lawmakers and department officials told the State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs Committee that HB 120 would move statutory authority over the state approving agency for VA educational benefits from the Department of Education to the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services (DMAVS) to match current practice.
Representative Jim Creighton introduced HB 120 to transfer statutory responsibility for the state approving agency — the office that reviews and approves educational and training programs for veterans using VA benefits — from the Department of Education to the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services. "When the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services was stood up ... they were doing the job now," Creighton said, and the bill…
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