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AZ HB2631
Bill
Status
2/11/2015
Primary Sponsor
Bob Thorpe
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Post-9/11 Veteran Education Relief Program administered by the Arizona Board of Regents to provide tuition grants to qualifying military veterans pursuing a first baccalaureate degree at Arizona universities after federal Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits are exhausted.
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Defines qualifying military veterans as those with in-state tuition status, maintaining a 2.2 GPA or higher, eligible for Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, who have not transferred benefits to dependents, and are within one year (full-time) or two years (part-time) of completing their first bachelor's degree.
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Tuition grants match the amount charged in the veteran's last year of federal Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and are distributed quarterly or semiannually until degree completion or 12-24 months of funding expires.
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Requires 40 percent of quarterly balances in the Military Family Relief Fund to be transferred to fund the veteran education program, with the remaining fund administered through December 31, 2018.
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Allocates 10 percent of Military Family Relief Fund quarterly balances to cemeteries in Arizona that serve military veterans; the education relief program terminates on July 1, 2025.
Legislative Description
Veteran education; tuition grants; cemeteries
Last Action
Referred to House MAPS Committee
2/12/2015