Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-764
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2017-03-29
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

National Guard and reserves

Student aid and college costs

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act</strong> <b>of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.</p> <BR>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 764 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2017 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enrollment of veterans in certain courses of education, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 . 2. Priority enrollment for veterans in certain courses of education (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3680A the following new section: 3680B. Priority enrollment in certain courses (a) In general With respect to an educational assistance program provided for in chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, if an educational institution administers a priority enrollment system that allows certain students to enroll in courses earlier than other students, the Secretary or a State approving agency may not approve a program of education offered by such institution unless such institution allows a covered individual to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time pursuant to such priority enrollment system. (b) Covered individual defined In this section, the term covered individual means an individual using educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, or 35 of this title or chapter 1606 or 1607 of title 10, including— (1) a veteran; (2) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty or a member of a reserve component (including the National Guard); (3) a dependent to whom such assistance has been transferred pursuant to section 3319 of this title; and (4) any other individual using such assistance. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3680A the following new item: 3680B. Priority enrollment in certain courses. .