All the information shared during April Office Hours can be found in the presentation. As a reminder, you can obtain credit for attending April Office Hours in the SCO Training Portal. If you received this as a forwarded message, please sign up for the GovDelivery subscription to receive future announcements directly to your inbox. Please ensure that you subscribe to the EDU School Certifying Officials topic.

Note: Additional guidance will be provided regarding Rounding Out.

Office Hours Questions and Answers: Questions and Answers from the Office Hours sessions can be found at this website. Please bookmark, as this site will be updated regularly.

April Office Hours Recording: If you weren’t able to attend the live sessions, or you would like to review the information, you can view the recording here.

On April 14, 2022, Education Service held the first ever GI Bill Summit where VA leadership connected directly with Veterans, Service Members, their families and other stakeholders nationwide to talk about exciting updates to the GI Bill experience and answer education benefits questions.

To view the recordings of the session, please visit here.

As part of the 2022 GI Bill Summit, we hosted a special usability testing session with over 600 Certifying Officials to provide feedback on Enrollment Manager features. Thank you for your feedback and participation! If you are interested in providing more feedback in future sessions, please sign up here for future usability testing sessions. 

On June 1, 2022, COVID-19 legislation permitting students to receive the Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) at the resident (in person) rate, while taking approved courses converted to online training due to COVID-19 will end.

If your institution is operating in an unapproved modality, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you must return to the approved modality before COVID-19 provisions were effective. Returning to your approved modality must occur on or before June 2, 2022.

Note: Corrections will need to be made to all certifications previously submitted for terms:

1. Spanning June 1, 2022, and
2. Containing the remark "COVID-19 Residence Courses Taken Online"

Guidance on correcting these certifications in VA-ONCE will be forthcoming. 

For more information, you can go to this website to review additional frequently asked questions.

For additional information on the 85/15 rule, reference the 85/15 Frequently Asked Questions Page, the 85/15 Checklist and the 85/15 Rule Page, which provides in-depth information on the following topics: 85/15 FAQs, Full-Time Equivalency, Suspension and Review, Restricted Aid, Supported and Non-Supported Students, Reporting Requirements, 35 Percent Exemption, DoD Exemption and the Education Service Waiver.

You can also  contact your Education Liaison Representative for any specific 85/15 questions.

Internet Explorer will no longer be available starting in June 2022. You can follow the instructions here to assist you in changing the compatibility settings within the Edge browser.

For additional information about SCO requirements, navigate to the updated School Certifying Officials Handbook, the School Certifying Officials Resource Page and the School Certifying Official Training. 

For more information or questions about this event, please contact the Training Corporate Mailbox. For specific information about GI Bill benefits, please visit the GI Bill website.