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Bill seeks to let dependents use Guard tuition aid, expands graduate benefits
Summary
House Bill 2185 would let dependents of Kansas National Guard members access state tuition assistance for undergraduate study, expand the Emerge graduate program to professional and doctorate degrees with longer service commitments, and require DEERS verification; sponsors say no new funding is requested.
A legislative committee heard testimony on House Bill 2185, a proposal to expand state education assistance tied to the Kansas National Guard.
Tamara, the committee reviser, told members the bill would amend the Kansas National Guard Educational Assistance Act to permit dependents of Guard members to receive undergraduate tuition assistance when the sponsoring Guard member elects to sponsor a dependent. Dependents would be required to hold a high school diploma or equivalency, be enrolled at a Kansas postsecondary institution, not hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, and complete the Kansas student aid application. The reviser said assistance for dependents would be made available only after Guard members’ benefits have been funded.
The bill would also expand the Emerge (Educational Masters for Enhanced Readiness and Global…
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