Veterans Choice Act Section 702 & 301
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Veterans Choice Act
Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 (“Choice Act”), requires VA to disapprove programs of education for payment of benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill® or Montgomery GI Bill®-Active Duty at public institutions of higher learning (IHLs) if the school charges qualifying Veterans and dependents tuition and fees in excess of the rate for resident students for terms beginning after July 1, 2015.
Section 301 modified the "Choice Act" to include Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) for "covered individuals" beginning after March 31, 2019.
The Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-68) amended Section 702 to include Chapter 35 beneficiaries beginning August 1, 2022.
Under the provisions of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, the following individuals shall be charged a rate of tuition not to exceed the in-state rate for tuition and fees purposes:
- A Veteran using educational assistance under either Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I. Bill – Active Duty Program), Chapter 31 (Veteran Readiness and Employment), Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 G.I. Bill), or Dependents Education Assistance (chapter 35) who lives in Wisconsin while attending a school located in Wisconsin (regardless of their formal State of residence) and enrolls in the school.
- Any student using transferred Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, 38 U.S.C. § 3319) who lives in Wisconsin while attending a school located in Wisconsin (regardless of their formal State of residence).
- Any student using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C. § 3311(b)(9)) or Chapter 35 (Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program [DEA]) of title 38, United States Code, who lives in Wisconsin while attending a school located in Wisconsin (regardless of their formal State of residence).
- Any student described above while they remain continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters, or terms) at the same school.
You may read the UW System Non-Resident Coverage for In-State Tuition here
WHAT WE REQUIRE:
- A Certificate of Eligibility for Post 9/11 (CH33), MGIB (CH30), Fry Scholarship, or DEA (CH35) or an authorization for VR&E (CH31)
- A cert request that allows certification to the VA to use benefits during that semester or term
- A Wisconsin address listed in WINGS
If you feel you are eligible for this benefit, please contact the Veterans Services office.
