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VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the criteria for approval of certain independent study programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
Summary
Veterans Education and Technical Skills Opportunity Act of 2025 or the VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
This bill modifies which independent study programs are covered under veterans’ educational assistance benefits.
The bill requires independent study programs that lead to a certificate that reflects graduation from a course of study to include regular and substantive interaction between students and instructors.
The bill allows such independent study programs to be offered by any institutions of higher education, including for-profit institutions, that are approved to participate in the Department of Education’s financial assistance programs.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Apr 4, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Apr 4, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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