Fall 2007
Committee:
President, Consultation Council Representative
Whereas, The current GI Bill for returning military and veterans only allows two years from the time of discharge to begin one’s college education and access GI Bill benefits;
Whereas, The current GI Bill does not provide any funding for less than 12 units per semester and it only provides funding for transferable courses;
Whereas, Nearly 60% of our returning military have acquired brain injuries, including concussive disorders and emotional barriers such as post traumatic stress disorder, as well as a variety of physical injuries; and
Whereas, The vast majority of these affected veterans will need more than two years of recovery time before being able to begin or resume their college education, due to the high stress level of taking a “full load”, 12 units would not be realistic or possible and the necessity of taking basic skills classes is guaranteed;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to expand time limits or eliminate the two year limit all together, thus allowing veterans to access their educational monies when their recovery is sufficient to allow them to begin their education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to allow affected veterans to take and/or retake any basic skills courses and undergo any possible retraining to reach their individual goals;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to allow affected veterans to take less than 12 units if needed, to allow for academic success relative to the individual’s level of functioning; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support changes so that all veterans formal occupational training received during their military service be evaluated per individual situations to be used as course credit.
Whereas, The current GI Bill does not provide any funding for less than 12 units per semester and it only provides funding for transferable courses;
Whereas, Nearly 60% of our returning military have acquired brain injuries, including concussive disorders and emotional barriers such as post traumatic stress disorder, as well as a variety of physical injuries; and
Whereas, The vast majority of these affected veterans will need more than two years of recovery time before being able to begin or resume their college education, due to the high stress level of taking a “full load”, 12 units would not be realistic or possible and the necessity of taking basic skills classes is guaranteed;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to expand time limits or eliminate the two year limit all together, thus allowing veterans to access their educational monies when their recovery is sufficient to allow them to begin their education;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to allow affected veterans to take and/or retake any basic skills courses and undergo any possible retraining to reach their individual goals;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support legislative changes made to the GI Bill to allow affected veterans to take less than 12 units if needed, to allow for academic success relative to the individual’s level of functioning; and
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support changes so that all veterans formal occupational training received during their military service be evaluated per individual situations to be used as course credit.