Details Meeting Name: Committee on Veterans Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 12/13/2018 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final   Meeting location: 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl. Jointly with the Committee on Higher Education Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Meeting video: Video   Attachments: CLICK ANY FILE # BELOW (in blue) TO ACCESS LEGISLATION AND ATTACHMENTS Meeting Items (6) 6 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: All agenda items Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Prime Sponsor Agenda # Agenda Note Name Type Summary Action Result Action Details Multimedia                     Roll call Not available T2018-3301 *       Oversight - Veterans and Access to Higher Education Oversight   Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available T2018-3301 *       Oversight - Veterans and Access to Higher Education Oversight   Filed, by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1047-2018 * Chaim M. Deutsch     Requiring the dept of veterans' services to provide veterans with outreach and education on issues related to higher education. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services to provide outreach and engagement to veterans about issues related to higher education, including government programs and other resources available to veterans, how to minimize student debt, student loan repayment options, the risks of for-profit or fraudulent colleges and trade schools and how to identify them, and lower-cost alternatives to for-profit higher education. The Department would make the educational materials available on its website, at each Veterans Resource Centers, and in printed form upon request. Hearing Held by Committee   Action details Not available Int 1047-2018 * Chaim M. Deutsch     Requiring the dept of veterans' services to provide veterans with outreach and education on issues related to higher education. Introduction This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services to provide outreach and engagement to veterans about issues related to higher education, including government programs and other resources available to veterans, how to minimize student debt, student loan repayment options, the risks of for-profit or fraudulent colleges and trade schools and how to identify them, and lower-cost alternatives to for-profit higher education. The Department would make the educational materials available on its website, at each Veterans Resource Centers, and in printed form upon request. Laid Over by Committee   Action details Not available                     Not available