S. 4890 · 117th Congress
Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
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This bill authorizes covered individuals who are utilizing Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits to withdraw or take a leave of absence after they receive orders for active service, inactive-duty training, or state active duty.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 20, 2022
Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
This bill authorizes covered individuals who are utilizing Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance benefits to withdraw or take a leave of absence after they receive orders for active service, inactive-duty training, or state active duty. A covered individual means a member of the Armed Forces (including reserve components) or the spouse of such a member.
Institutions of higher education are prohibited from taking adverse actions against such individuals for withdrawing or taking a leave of absence, including
- assigning a failing grade,
- reducing the individual's grade point average,
- characterizing any absence as unexcused, or
- assessing financial penalties.
The bill requires institutions of higher education to refund all tuition and fees (including for housing) for the academic term for which the individual withdraws.
In situations where the individual takes a leave of absence, the institution of higher education must assign a grade of incomplete for the applicable term and permit the individual to complete the academic term after the period of service.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protections for Student Veterans Act of 2022
Latest action (Sep 20, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 20, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.