3.0.0 1277 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z 2023-01-11T13:36:22Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2017-06-15T14:00:08Z Referred to 2017-05-25T20:09:58Z VET TEC Act 115 1989 HR 2017-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Related bill CRS 2017-06-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. Committee 2017-05-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2017-05-25 True C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-05-25 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2017-05-25 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2017-06-08 False C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2017-06-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology Public contracts and procurement Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Vocational and technical education Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2017-12-05T21:36:14Z Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act of 2017 or the VET TEC Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education, which are programs that are offered by entities other than institutions of higher learning, do not lead to a degree, and provide instruction in computer programming, computer software, media application, data processing, or information sciences.

The VA shall enter into contracts with multiple qualified providers of such programs, under which the VA shall pay: (1) 25% of the cost of providing the program upon the enrollment of an eligible veteran, (2) 25% of such cost when the veteran completes the program, and (3) 50% of such cost upon the veteran's employment following completion in a field related to the course of study.

A provider of a high technology program of education is qualified if the provider: (1) has offered, for at least two years, the credential it plans to provide under the pilot; (2) verifies that each such credential has demonstrated market value based on the employment and earnings of participants; and (3) has the ability to evaluate job placement rates and earnings through means other than survey or self-reported data.

The VA shall give preference to a qualified provider that offers tuition reimbursement for any student who completes the program and does not find full-time meaningful employment within 180 days.

The bill limits tuition and provides for removal of providers that increase tuition by more than 10% from the previous year.

The VA shall pay a monthly housing stipend to each eligible veteran enrolled full-time in such a program.

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VET TEC Act of 2017 Display Title VET TEC Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a high technology education pilot program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced VET TEC Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1277is/xml/BILLS-115s1277is.xml 2017-06-15 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215. 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.