Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 Compliance Form
Summary: A provision within the recently enacted Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 requires Missouri's State Approving Agency (SAA) to disapprove all courses at educational institutions that have a policy inconsistent with the following criteria for recipients of Chapter 31 and Chapter 33 of the G.I.Bill™ by August 1, 2019. The policy is limited to tuition funds paid by the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs and enforced at Institutions of Higher Learning, Non-College Degree Programs, and Flight Schools.
Educational institutions must have a policy that ensures that they will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 recipient borrow additional funds to cover the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S.Department of Veterans Affairs.
This form will serve as a temporary recognition that the educational institution identified below will create a policy addendum in its course catalog and abide by Section 103 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 until the SAA can update the institution's approval.