To direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia to establish a District of Columbia National Guard Educational Assistance Program to encourage the enlistment and retention of persons in the District of Columbia National Guard by providing financial assistance to enable members of the National Guard of the District of Columbia to attend undergraduate, vocational, or technical courses.

Summary

Amends the District of Columbia Code to direct the Mayor of the District of Columbia, in coordination with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, to establish a program that allows the Mayor to provide educational assistance to members of the District of Columbia National Guard who have satisfactorily completed their initial active duty service and agree to serve for at least six years. Requires such assistance to be used by members for expenses incurred in pursuing their first undergraduate, master's, vocational, or technical degree or certification at an approved institution of higher education. Prohibits members who are receiving a Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship from receiving this Act's assistance.

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Timeline

1. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E533-534)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 March 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 1 April 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 17 March 2011 · Official file

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Sponsors

• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
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