Veteran Education Empowerment Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 18, 2014)
Veteran Education Empowerment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award four-year grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish, maintain, and improve a veteran student center.
Requires grantees to be IHEs that:
- have a population of at least 15,000 students, of which at least 1% are veterans or members of the Armed Forces;
- are located in a region or community that has a significant veteran population;
- carry out programs or activities that assist veterans in the local community; and
- present a sustainability plan demonstrating that their veteran student center will be maintained and will continue to operate after the grant ends.
Defines a "veteran student center" as a dedicated space on a campus that provides students who are veterans or members of the Armed Forces with: (1) a lounge or meeting space for such students and veterans in the community, and (2) a centralized office for veteran services that is staffed by trained employees and volunteers.
Requires that office to provide such students with assistance in:
- transitioning from the military to student life,
- transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce,
- networking with other students,
- understanding and obtaining the federal and state benefits for which they may be eligible, and
- understanding how to succeed in the IHE.
What just happenedNov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 18, 2014
- Nov 17, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Sep 18, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Sep 18, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House