Spring 2008
Committee:
President
Whereas, The total maximum educational benefit of the Montgomery GI Bill available to veterans who served with active duty units is $39,636 and nation-wide the average four-year cost of attending a public college/university as an in-state student is $65,428; a public college/university as an out-of state student $105,216; and a private college/university $133,204;
Whereas, A Congressional study found that for every $1 invested in education under the original GI Bill of 1944, the nation received between $5 and $12 in new economic activity and increased tax revenue; and
Whereas, 16,000 of the 21,000 veterans and their dependents using GI Bill benefits at California public colleges and universities are in the California Community College System and;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support the creation of a national financial aid program for veterans of the US Armed Forces that would fully fund the costs of a bachelors degree in a public post-secondary educational institution.
Whereas, A Congressional study found that for every $1 invested in education under the original GI Bill of 1944, the nation received between $5 and $12 in new economic activity and increased tax revenue; and
Whereas, 16,000 of the 21,000 veterans and their dependents using GI Bill benefits at California public colleges and universities are in the California Community College System and;
Resolved, That the Student Senate for California Community Colleges support the creation of a national financial aid program for veterans of the US Armed Forces that would fully fund the costs of a bachelors degree in a public post-secondary educational institution.
Status
Completed. The Post 9/11 GI Bill was passed and includes provisions that address this resolution.