"Rep. Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (R-Cal.) introduced legislation Tuesday that would address one, California-specific inequity in the funding formula under the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. Maximum benefits payable under the new GI Bill, which goes into effect in August, are tied to the maximum charges assessed by public colleges in each state," Inside Higher Ed reports. "In California, which by a quirk of state law calls tuition 'fees,' that trick of semantics leaves veterans exactly $0 that they could apply toward a private college tuition bill (they can apply $6,586.54 per term toward their fees, but that does them little good at most private institutions)."

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Additional Media Coverage

Proposed Legislation Would Help Veterans Attending California's Private Colleges The Chronicle of Higher Education

Veterans Educational Equity Act Introduced By McKeon KHTS Radio

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