Committee hears HB 55 on Selective Service compliance; lawmakers pause for additional consideration

Representative Tom Manion introduced House Bill 55, which would move portions of the Selective Service Compliance Act out of the higher education statute and under the chapter for military benefits, while removing the state requirement that students register with Selective Service to receive state-administered higher-education assistance. Manion said the change followed a January federal decision that FAFSA no longer denies federal student aid to applicants who have not registered for Selective Service, and he argued the state should not continue to require student registration when the federal government no longer does.