April 2010 April 2010 April 12 th , 2013 Maryland State Approving Maryland State Approving Agency Agency VETERANS AFFINITY GROUP MEETING HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE APRIL 12, 2013 Trish Gordon-McCown State Approving Agency Director/ VA Coordinator Brian Gibbons State Approving Agency Senior Analyst Shawn Grove State Approving Agency Analyst
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April 2010 April 2010 April 12th, 2013
Maryland State Approving Maryland State Approving AgencyAgency
VETERANS AFFINITY GROUP MEETING
HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGEAPRIL 12, 2013
Trish Gordon-McCownState Approving Agency Director/ VA Coordinator
Brian GibbonsState Approving Agency Senior Analyst
Shawn GroveState Approving Agency Analyst
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Staff DirectoryStaff Directory
Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Maryland State Approving Maryland State Approving AgencyAgency
Financial Offset Tuition Assistance
& Sequestration Update
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TREASURY OFFEST PROGRAMTREASURY OFFEST PROGRAM
How does an offset occur?
What should I do?
Who should I contact?– Debt Management Center (800) 827-0648
Debt Management Center website: Debt Management Center website: www.va.gov/debtmanwww.va.gov/debtman
– SCO Hotline (855) 225-1159Must have your facility code & file number available
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DEBT COLLECTION NOTICEDEBT COLLECTION NOTICE
Institution receives a debt collection notice from the Debt Management Center– Do not take action until you receive a Do not take action until you receive a
letterletter
Submit checks to Debt Management Center in Minneapolis– Keep a copy of the transaction in the
student’s VA file
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22ndnd NOTICE NOTICE
If you do not respond, the VA will notify If you do not respond, the VA will notify the Treasury which will pull money from the Treasury which will pull money from
Notification from Department of Defense Notification from Department of Defense (DoD) of Tuition Assistance Suspension(DoD) of Tuition Assistance Suspension
Included Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and Included Marine Corps, Army, Air Force and the Coast Guardthe Coast Guard
Navy did not suspend Tuition AssistanceNavy did not suspend Tuition Assistance
Army lifted its suspension on April 10, 2013Army lifted its suspension on April 10, 2013
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CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATION
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DoD)WWW.DODMOU.COM
Maryland State Approving Maryland State Approving AgencyAgency
THANK YOU!!!
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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Compliance surveys are conducted in order to ensure that schools and training establishments, and their approved courses, are in compliance with all applicable provisions of the laws administered by VA.
(Public Law 111-377, Section 3673)
Assist the school and beneficiaries in understanding laws as they apply to VA beneficiaries
Verify and assure the correctness of VA educational benefit payments
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WHY COMPLIANCE WHY COMPLIANCE SURVEYSSURVEYS
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Academic Records
– Application for Admissions
– VA applications and Certificates of Eligibility (COE)
– All Enrollment Certifications & Change in Student Status
Forms
– Students Unofficial Transcripts
– Registration Information
– Drop/Add Slips
– Prior Credit Evaluation• Proof of an evaluation process, documentation and/or waiver(s)