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Panel advances bill to close CalVet fee-waiver and California GI Bill loopholes for extended-education programs
Summary
SB 60 would clarify application of the Cal Vet fee waiver and the California GI Bill so military spouses, children and eligible National Guard members are not denied benefits for extended-education programs; the bill passed committee and was referred to Appropriations after supportive testimony from veterans service officers and local officials.
Senate Bill 60, aimed at clarifying legislative intent for the Cal Vet fee waiver and the California GI Bill so those benefits apply to extended-education degree programs at public universities, passed the subcommittee and was referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee after a 4-0 vote.
Senator Cialdo, the bill’s author, said some public universities have used a wording gap to deny fee waivers and GI Bill eligibility for extended-education programs because those programs are self-funded and not defined as "systemwide tuition and…
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