Bill > HB1613

This bill amends the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program by adding a new reporting requirement for the Department of Veterans Services and the State Council of Higher Education. Specifically, the bill requires these agencies to submit an annual report by December 1st to the chairmen of the House and Senate appropriations committees. The report must include two key pieces of information: (1) the number of qualified survivors and dependents who have been determined eligible for tuition and fee waivers at public higher education institutions but have not yet enrolled, and (2) an estimate of the number of qualified survivors and dependents currently enrolled with tuition and fee waivers at each public institution as of November 1st of the current fall semester. The bill builds upon an existing program that provides tuition and mandatory fee waivers to spouses and children of military service members who were killed, went missing in action, became prisoners of war, or were rated as totally or permanently disabled due to their military service. The program has specific eligibility requirements related to Virginia domicile and age, with provisions for dependents over 29 in certain circumstances, and aims to support military families by reducing the financial burden of higher education.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1613