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Committee hears support for reservist education grant; staff clarifies coverage
Summary
Witnesses and the sponsor urged extending Washington College‑style education grants to members of the Armed Forces Reserve; staff clarified the bill covers all reserve components and emphasized administration and repayment rules including wage garnishment for unmet service obligations.
House Bill 24‑43 would create the Armed Forces Reserve Postsecondary Education Grant to provide tuition assistance to reservists and eligible spouses or dependents, an official from the committee staff told lawmakers.
Saranda Ross, counsel to the committee, said the Office of Student Financial Assistance would administer the grant with support from the Washington Military Department; awards would be available to active drilling reservists enrolled in…
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