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Committee advances bill to let National Guard use tuition waiver for certificates and credentials
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance House Bill 1005, a bill introduced by Representative David Ray that would allow members of the state National Guard to use the existing tuition waiver to obtain non-degree postsecondary certificates and credentials in addition to degree programs.
The Senate Education Committee voted to advance House Bill 1005, a bill introduced by Representative David Ray that would allow members of the state National Guard to use the existing tuition waiver to obtain non-degree postsecondary certificates and credentials in addition to degree programs.
Representative David Ray (state representative, District 69) told the committee the 2017 tuition waiver program has supported about "400 to 500 guardsmen a year" and that HB 1005 would improve the benefit by letting guardsmen apply it to short-term certificates and workforce credentials—examples he cited included HVAC, EMT, welding, CNC machining and diesel technician training. Ray said the change would better align the benefit with employer…
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