Miscellaneous Veterans' Bills: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, Second Session, on S. 801, S. 2812, S. 2869, S. 3024, and H.R. 5939, Bills Relating to Various Veterans' Programs. March 28, 1962U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962 - 68 pages Considers. S. 801, to provide veterans medical care through private facilities in Alaska and Hawaii. S. 2812, to remove dollar ceiling on annual appropriations for VA prosthetic device research. S. 2869, to extend dates for vocational rehabilitation for blind veterans. S. 3024, to extend period of repayment on veteran loans. H.R. 5939, to authorize state approving agencies to approve war orphans educational assistance requests. |
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35 of title 35-year loan 87th Congress additional Administration hospital Alaska and Hawaii American Legion Anchorage appropriation approval of courses approving agency areas authority beds believe blinded veterans BOWERS BROWNSTEIN Budget Bureau Chairman chapter 31 Committee on Labor Congress cost D.C. DEAR Department of Alaska direct loans education and training educational assistance eligible person Elmendorf enacted ERNEST GRUENING favorable fiscal year 1963 foreclosures Foreign Wars guaranteed home loan hospitals in Alaska increase Ketchikan Korean conflict Korean GI bill Labor and Public legislation LISTER HILL March 29 maximum maturity ment monthly payment mortgage Mount Edgecombe non-service-connected disabilities orphans patients percent private contract facilities private hospitals Public Welfare questions RALPH YARBOROUGH Resolution Senator BURDICK Senator Gruening Senator MURPHY Senator YARBOROUGH service-connected disability statement subcommittee tion title 38 U.S. Senate United States Code VA hospitals veterans in Alaska Veterans of Foreign veterans with non-service-connected Washington World War II
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Page 11 - ... (10) A description of the available space, facilities, and equipment; (11) A course outline for each course for which approval is requested, showing subjects or units in the course, type of work or skill to be learned, and approximate time and clock hours to be spent on each subject or unit ; and (12) Policy and regulations of the institution relative to granting credit for previous educational training.
Page 10 - Administrator shall publish a list of nationally recognized accrediting agencies or associations which he determines to be reliable authority as to the quality of training offered. (2) The term "academic year" means an academic year or its equivalent, as determined by the Administrator.
Page 4 - In order that the unique investigative materials and research data in the possession of the Government may result in improved prosthetic appliances for all disabled persons, the Administrator may make available to any person the results of his research.
Page 10 - Approval of accredited courses "(a) A State approving agency may approve the courses offered by an educational institution when — "(1) such courses have been accredited and approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association...
Page 11 - Educational and experience qualifications of directors, administrators, and instructors are adequate. (4) The institution maintains a written record of the previous education and training of the eligible person...
Page 9 - Designation (a) Unless otherwise established by the law of the State concerned, the chief executive of each State is requested to create or designate a State department or agency as the "State approving agency" for his State for the purposes of chapters 34 and 35 of this title.
Page 11 - The institution does not exceed its enrollment limitations as established by the State approving agency. (12) The institution's administrators, directors, owners, and Instructors are of good reputation and character. (13) The institution has and maintains a policy for the refund of the unused portion of tuition, fees, and other charges in the event the eligible person fails to enter the course or withdraws or is discontinued therefrom at any time prior to completion and such policy must provide that...
Page 9 - Administrator with a current list of educational institutions and training establishments, specifying courses which it has approved, and. in addition to such list, it shall furnish such other information to the Administrator as it and the Administrator may determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Page 10 - ... this policy will define the grading system of the institution, the minimum grades considered satisfactory, conditions for interruption for unsatisfactory grades or progress and a description of the probationary period, if any, allowed by the institution, and conditions of reentrance for those students dismissed for unsatisfactory progress. A statement will be made regarding progress records kept by the institution and furnished the student...
Page 10 - State department of education for credit toward a high school diploma ; "(3) such courses are conducted under sections 11-28 of title 20; or "(4) such courses are accepted by the State department of education for credit for a teacher's certificate or a teacher's degree.