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Bill to create Armed Forces Reserve education grant receives sponsor and reserve testimony

Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee · February 4, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 24‑43 would create an Armed Forces Reserve postsecondary education grant administered by the Office of Student Financial Assistance; sponsors and a U.S. Army Reserve representative urged parity with National Guard benefits and highlighted reservists’ role in disaster response.

Saranda Ross, counsel to the Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee, described House Bill 24‑43 as creating an Armed Forces Reserve Postsecondary Education Grant to help reservists, their spouses and dependents pay for postsecondary education.

Ross said eligible reservists must be domiciled or stationed in the state, be active drilling reservists in good standing, enroll in an accredited state…

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