With colleges and universities cancelling in-person classes and moving to remote or online courses to limit the spread of COVID-19, Steve Gonzalez, Senior Vice President of Government, Military & Veterans Relations at Career Education Colleges made the following statement: “CECU’s encourages Congress to ensure student veterans’ existing GI Bill® benefits and housing allowances are not negatively impacted due to the health-related situation outside of the school or student veterans’ control.” “We strongly urge Congress to pass legislation to protect student veterans' education benefits during a health-related situation. Congress must grant the Secretary of VA the authority to continue paying student veterans their education benefits and monthly housing allowance if a postsecondary institution transitions from in-person classes to remote or online-only class during an emergency or health-related situation.”
“Without clear action from the federal government, students using GI Bill® benefits will be faced with questions, concerns, and challenges about the impact on their benefits and monthly housing allowances (MHA) administered through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).” Comments are closed.
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