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Committee OKs waiver for Guard tuition benefits when training delays block eligibility
Senate Education Committee · January 20, 2021
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Summary
SB 35 won committee approval to allow regulatory waivers for Arkansas National Guard members who cannot complete required training on schedule, a problem the sponsors linked to pandemic-related quarantines and reduced training slots.
Senator English presented SB 35 and called Colonel Jeff Wood of the Arkansas National Guard to explain the measure. The committee voted to pass the bill by voice vote.
“Basically, this involves our Arkansas National Guard tuition waiver program,” Colonel Jeff Wood told the…
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