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PA SB870
Bill
Status
6/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tracy Pennycuick
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "approved program of education" for Pennsylvania National Guard educational assistance grants to include refresher, remedial, deficiency, preparatory, and special education training courses, not just degree or certificate programs required for a specific career
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Removes the requirement that members cannot already possess a baccalaureate degree to qualify for full-time educational assistance grants
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Allows members who receive an other-than-dishonorable discharge before completing their six-year service obligation to retain a proportional share of educational benefits if discharged for medical reasons, at the convenience of the department, or due to other compelling circumstances
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Changes grant repayment requirements so members who fail to complete their six-year service obligation are only liable for a proportional share based on time served, rather than full repayment
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Permits eligible members to receive successive educational assistance grant certificates for additional six-year commitments after completing their initial obligation, and requires the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to issue implementation policy within 60 days of enactment
Legislative Description
In Educational Assistance Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility and for recoupment of grant payments; and, in Military Family Education Program, further providing for definitions, for eligibility, for limitations and for recoupment of Military Family Education Program grant payments.
Last Action
Referred to Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness
6/18/2025