A bill to extend the effective date for the limitation on colocation and administration of veterans educational assistance State approving agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-s-1377
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2021-04-27
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education

State and local government operations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill extends until September 30, 2022, the effective date for a statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from recognizing a state department or agency as the State Approving Agency (SAA) if the department or agency is administered at or colocated with a university or university system that offers courses or programs of education that are subject to approval by the SAA for that state. (Generally, a SAA is responsible for reviewing, evaluating, and approving courses and programs of education for veterans using their VA education benefits.)</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 27, 2021 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To extend the effective date for the limitation on colocation and administration of veterans educational assistance State approving agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Extension of effective date for limitation on colocation and administration of veterans educational assistance State approving agencies Section 1024(b) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ) is amended by striking on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting on September 30, 2022 .