SERVE Act

Bill: 118-s-2076
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act or the SERVE Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the definition of <i>service in the uniformed services</i> as the term relates to readmission requirements for servicemembers. </p> <p>Current law requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to readmit students who take a leave of absence to perform active military service at the same academic status they had attained prior to such service. This readmission requirement currently applies to servicemembers who perform service in the uniformed services for a period of more than 30 days under a call or order to active duty of more than 30 days. This bill removes the 30-day requirement, thereby allowing a student who is serving for less than 30 days to be readmitted to their IHE.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2076 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2023 Mrs. Hyde-Smith (for herself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To adjust the definition of service in the uniformed services with respect to readmission requirements for servicemembers under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Enrollment and Readmission for Valuable Education Act or the SERVE Act . 2. Readmission requirements for servicemembers Section 484C(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091c(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) Definition of Service in the Uniformed Services In this section, the term service in the uniformed services means service (whether voluntary or involuntary) on active duty in the Armed Forces, including such service by a member of the National Guard or Reserve on active duty, active duty for training, or National Guard duty under State order or Federal authority. .