when was the post 911 gi bill passed
June 30, 2008
title: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 text: This bill was written, introduced and guided to passage by Senator Jim Webb of Virginia, who introduced it on his first day in the Senate in January 2007. Webb's hope was that these benefits would help current veterans as much as the original G.I. Bill helped the Greatest Generation in shaping America. The original Post-9/11 GI Bill's provisions went into effect on August 1, 2009. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 improves educational benefits for certain individuals serving on active duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 11, 2001. The main benefits include: In December 2010 title: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 text: current references calling it simply the new G.I. Bill. President George W. Bush signed into law on June 30, 2008. The law is an effort to pay for veterans' college expenses to a similar extent that the original G.I. Bill did after World War II. The main provisions of the act include funding 100% of a public four-year undergraduate education to a veteran who has served three years on active duty since September 11, 2001. The act also provides the ability for the veteran to transfer benefits to a spouse or children after serving (or agreeing to serve) ten years. title: Chapter 33 (G.I. Bill of Rights) text: Chapter 33 (G.I. Bill of Rights) In July 2008 the Post-9/11 GI Bill was signed into law, creating a new robust education benefits program rivaling the WWII Era GI Bill of Rights. The new Post 9/11 GI Bill, which went into effect on August 1, 2009, provides education benefits for service members who served on active duty for 90 or more days since September 10, 2001. These benefits are tiered based on the number of days served on active duty, creating a benefit package that gives current and previously activated National Guard and Reserve members the same benefits as active title: Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 text: so-called GI Bill 2.0 includes a new $17,500 a year cap on tuition and fees coverage for veterans attending private universities, prorates the housing stipend based on the student's rate of pursuit, and removes the "interval pay" which allowed veterans to continue to receive payments during scheduled school breaks (i.e. winter and spring breaks). The bulk of these changes go into effect August and October 2011. The eligibility requirements include: The transferability provisions may include, depending on final regulations currently being drafted by the DoD (in consultation with the VA and Coast Guard): Beginning in August 2011. the Department of title: G.I. Bill text: build a new foundation for the 21st century. August 3, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127024308/https://www.whitehouse.gov/video/President-Obama-Launches-Post-9/11-GI-Bill#transcript In December 2010 Congress passed the Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2010. The new law, often referred to as G.I. Bill 2.0, expands eligibility for members of the National Guard to include time served on Title 32 or in the full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR). It does not, however, cover members of the Coast Guard Reserve who have served under Title 14 orders performing duties comparable to those performed by National Guard personnel under Title 32 orders. The new law also includes: enrollment periods. In