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Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 S.2248 Section 103.1. (b)

A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or chapter 33, Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits.

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  • MPTC Police Academy's ensures that your educational institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution due to the delayed disbursement funding from VA under chapter 31 or 33.
  • MPTC Police Academy permits any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 31 or 33 a "certificate of eligibility" can also include a "Statement of Benefits" obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) website – e-Benefits, or a VAF 28-1905 form for chapter 31authorization purposes) and ending on the earlier of the following dates: The date on which payment from VA is made to the institution. Ninety (90) days after the date the institution certified tuition and fees following the receipt of the certificate of eligibility.
  • A Covered Individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 31, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, or chapter 33, Post- 9/11 GI Bill® benefits. In order to be considered covered under Randolph Police Academy's Section 103 policy, a recruit must complete the following actions:• Provide academy director with a copy of their Certificate of Eligibility or statement of benefit• Provide a written request via the Municipal Police Training Committee's approved Veteran Benefits form.

GI Bill® Trademark Policy

  • The GI Bill® trademark is not to be incorporated or included in company or product names, trademarks, logos or internet domain names.
  • The term ‘‘GI Bill®’’ is to be used solely to promote official VA benefit programs and services and must include the proper trademark symbol. 
  • Use of the trademark attribution notice, indicating that the mark and all associated services belong to VA, is required and shall be taken as evidence that use of the mark is in good faith.
  • No entity shall use the GI Bill® trademark in any manner that directly or indirectly implies a relationship, affiliation, or association with VA that does not exist. 

Disparagement or misrepresentations of VA services through use of the mark, or by the use of confusingly similar wording, are strictly prohibited.

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