Sec. 10a-12. (Formerly Sec. 10-324f). Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education.
Sec. 10a-12. (Formerly Sec. 10-324f). Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher
Education. There shall be an Office of Veterans Affairs for Higher Education within
the Department of Higher Education. Said office shall assist veterans seeking a postsecondary education by providing administrative services for veteran affairs programs,
including but not limited to: (1) Promoting a comprehensive state-wide outreach program which coordinates existing funds and programs, (2) collecting and disseminating
information on the availability of public and private funds for educational programs for
veterans, (3) advising and counseling organizations and institutions applying for funds
to aid veterans in their pursuit of higher education, and (4) acting as a clearinghouse for
such other information as may be helpful to veterans seeking a postsecondary education.
(P.A. 77-573, S. 9, 30; P.A. 82-218, S. 38, 46.)
History: P.A. 82-218 reorganized state system of higher education, here used as authority for replacing board of higher
education with department of higher education, effective March 1, 1983; Sec. 10-324f transferred to Sec. 10a-12 in 1983.