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Committee Hears Support for Military Community Advocate Expansion in House Bill 95

Workforce and Higher Education Committee · May 6, 2025
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Witnesses including university veterans offices and program alumni said House Bill 95 would replicate Ohio State’s Military Community Advocate model statewide to improve retention and integration of military-connected students, at modest per-institution cost.

Supporters of House Bill 95 told the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee that campus-based Military Community Advocate (MCA) programs reduce attrition among military-connected students and can be scaled affordably across Ohio institutions.

Michael Carroll, chief operations officer of the National Veterans Leadership Foundation and retired U.S. Air Force colonel, described how MCA-style programs have operated at more than 75 campuses nationwide and…

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