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Bass, Elizabeth – Congressional Budget Office, 2019
Beginning August 1, 2009, the Post-9/11 GI Bill extended educational benefits to service members who were on active duty in the military on or after September 11, 2001. This GI Bill (officially the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008), the latest version of a law that helps veterans pay for higher education, provides more…
Descriptors: Veterans, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Student Financial Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1987
This congressional report contains testimony that was given in reference to proposed amendments to improve the Veterans' Job Training Program. Testimony by representatives of the following agencies, businesses, and organizations is included: the Chicago Veterans Administration Regional Office, the Peoria Vet Center, the Quad Cities Vet Center, J…
Descriptors: Educational Benefits, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Employment Level
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1983
These Congressional hearings contain testimony reviewing the vocational rehabilitation program for service-connected disabled veterans that originated as a result of legislation passed in March 1943. Included among those agencies and organizations represented at the hearings were the following: the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans'…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1981
These Congressional hearings contain testimony given in Nashville, Tennessee, concerning the administration, execution, and effectiveness of four rehabilitation, education, and training programs relating to veterans and their dependents that are administered by the Veteran's Administration. Programs reviewed are Vocational Rehabilitation; the G.I.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1983
These Congressional hearings contain testimony pertaining to the extension and modification of two federal programs for veterans, the Veterans' Readjustment Appointment Act (VRA) and the GI Bill. During the testimony, witnesses reviewed the effectiveness of VRA appointments. (A VRA is a noncompetitive appointment to a federal civilian job that…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Needs, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Johnston, Janet W. – 1987
With minor exceptions, the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program is working well and is meeting its legislative mandates. The public-private partnerships that have emerged at the local community level and the strong leadership role assumed by the private sector representatives on the State Job Training Coordinating Councils and Private…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers, Educational Legislation