3.0.0 2179 2019-02-20T23:26:12Z 2019-02-24T01:47:21Z Senate S S 2012-03-08 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-13T19:16:40Z Referred to 2012-03-08T21:54:44Z 2012-06-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. Committee 2012-03-08 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-03-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1541-1542) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" N H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2012-03-08 True B001268 Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] Scott Brown R MA P. 2012-03-08 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2012-03-08 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2012-03-08 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2012-03-13 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-03-14 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-03-19 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2012-03-26 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-04-16 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2012-05-07 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2012-05-07 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2012-05-14 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-05-17 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2012-05-23 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2012-06-21 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2012-06-28 False Armed Forces and National Security Academic performance and assessments Employment and training programs Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-05T19:30:49Z Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012 - Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) or a state approving agency (SAA) to approve, for purposes of veterans' educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a course that leads to an associate or higher degree only when such course is an eligible program offered by an institution of higher education that has entered into and is complying with a program approved by the Secretary of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Provides conditions under which the Secretary or a SAA may approve a course that does not lead to an associate or higher degree.

Prohibits the approval of a non-degree course of education unless, among other things, the course is determined to further the purposes of the VA program. Provides additional requirements for the VA approval of nonaccredited courses. Requires additional requirements imposed by SAAs to be approved by the Secretary prior to use under the VA program.

Provides additional requirements for the approval of programs of educational assistance for persons enlisting for active duty.

Requires educational institutions to inform participants on matters relating to accreditation and educational outcomes as a condition of approval under educational assistance programs offered by the VA and Department of Defense (DOD).

Directs an educational institution with 20 or more VA program participants enrolled, prior to approval, to provide adequate academic and student support services, including remediation, tutoring, and job placement counseling.

Requires each SAA, as a condition of receiving VA reimbursement for program approval activities, to conduct education and outreach activities to assist participants in making well-informed choices about their education and successful transition into an educational environment. Requires SAAs to conduct annual audits of institutions that have VA program participants. Directs the Secretary to conduct mandatory annual compliance reviews of such institutions.

Directs the Secretary to provide individualized, one-on-one counseling to veterans and members of the Armed Forces who are considering a program of education with assistance through the VA or DOD.

Requires the Secretaries of VA and DOD to each establish a process whereby individuals are able to submit complaints regarding educational institutions relevant to the provision of educational assistance, including complaints regarding misrepresentation, fraud, waste, and abuse.

]]> Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012 Display Title Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2179is/xml/BILLS-112s2179is.xml 2012-06-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.