Bill > HR8661

This bill, the Reforming Education for Veterans Act, aims to make certain improvements to the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to educational assistance. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It allows covered members (i.e., veterans and service members) to withdraw from, take a leave of absence from, or enter into an agreement with an institution to complete a course of certain education programs after receiving orders to enter a period of covered service (e.g., military deployment). 2. It requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that educational institutions or training establishments with multiple campuses only need to complete one annual compliance survey, and it provides different timelines for these surveys depending on whether the institution has a time stamp database collection feature. 3. It requires the VA to provide notice to all school certifying officials (i.e., employees of educational institutions responsible for certifying veteran enrollment) within 14 business days of updating the school certifying official handbook. The bill is intended to provide more flexibility and support for veterans and service members pursuing educational programs, while also streamlining some of the administrative requirements for educational institutions that participate in VA education benefits programs.