Bill > S2998

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits the misrepresentation of federal tuition benefits to service members and veterans and requires the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education to establish a public awareness campaign on certain higher education benefits available to service members and veterans. The bill provides that it is an unlawful practice and a violation of the State consumer fraud act P.L.1960, c.39 (C.56:8-1 et seq.) for an institution of higher education, degree-granting proprietary school, private career school, or a third party entity with an agreement to provide educational programs, marketing, advertising, recruiting, or admissions services on behalf of an institution or school, to misrepresent or engage in any unfair or deceptive practice toward a service member or veteran regarding: · the costs of enrollment at the institution or school; · the applicability of any federal tuition benefits for which the service member or veteran is eligible under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program, the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty program, the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve program, or any other federal higher education benefits towards program costs at the institution or school; or · the availability or nature of any financial assistance offered to students. The bill also directs the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, to establish a GI Bill public awareness campaign to educate service members and veterans about the applicability of any federal tuition benefits for which service members or veterans are, or will be, eligible under the Post-9/11 GI Bill program, the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty program, or the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve program. The campaign is required to include information about how a service member or veteran may:· determine eligibility for GI Bill benefits through the State Approving Agency;· verify that GI Bill benefits can be used at an institution, school, or program; and · access additional funding though other sources of financial aid or loans.

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Sandra Cunningham (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Higher Education Committee (on 09/22/2022)

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