All the information shared during May Office Hours can be found in the presentation. As a reminder, you can obtain credit for attending May 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. 

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

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 ended. 

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 should have occurred 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. Included converted courses taken online.

Guidance on correcting these certifications in VA-ONCE is included in the COVID-19 FAQs.

For more information, review the COVID-19 frequently asked questions.  

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.