To prevent institutions from charging late fees or preventing facility access to student veterans due to delay in payment for Chapter 33 Post 9/11 and Chapter 31 Vocational Rehab by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the following policy has been adopted. This policy addendum took effect on August 1, 2019. Stark State College is in compliance with all requirements.
In accordance with Section 103 of the Veteran’s Benefits Act of 2018, Stark State College will not impose any penalty including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries or other institutional facilities, or the other requirement that recipients of Chapter 31 or Chapter 33 of the GI Bill borrow additional funds to cover the individual’s inability to meet his/her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement of a payment by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.