NEW CERTIFYING OFFICIALS

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NEW CERTIFYING
OFFICIALS

• What do you need to know?
• What are your responsibilities?
• Who do you turn to for help?

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CHAPTERS

• 30 - Active duty after 1985
• 1606 - Actively drilling in reserves/guard
• 35 - Dependents of permanently/totally disabled
• 32 - Active duty between 1/77 6/85
• 34/30 - Active duty during Vietnam Era
  continuing through 1988

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FORMS

• 22-1990 - Application - all other chapters
• 22-5490 - Application for CH 35
• 22-1995 - Request/change of program
• 22-5495 - Request/change of program CH 35
• 22-1999 - Enrollment Certification
• 22-1999b - Notice of Change of Student Status
• 1990t - Tutorial Assistance

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YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

• Provide information and assistance to veterans,
  reservists, dependents
• Be knowledgeable about your program approval
• Certify enrollment information accurately and
  timely to DVA
• Certify changes in enrollment accurately and
  timely

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NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

• Determine eligibility to education benefits
• Determine rate of pay
• Lump term dates together to make it easier for us
  to pay

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SMOOTH CERTIFICATION

• Use VACERT
• Dont put unnecessary remarks in 1999/b
• Dont send unsolicited faxes
• Use payee number for CH 35
• Give tuition fees for active duty/-1/2 time
• Report prior credit on next enrollment
• 1995 on file - give new address

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SMOOTH CERTIFICATION

• 1999b - drop/add period no more than 30 days
• Reduction/Termination - Give mitigating
  circumstances if on VACERT
• Transient enrollment - Visiting student letter
  on file - Student also enrolled at ABC School

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SMOOTH CERTIFICATION

• Change of Program
• Put in Remarks 1995 on file
• Mitigating Circumstances
• Put the circumstances in Remarks

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WHEN TO CERTIFY?

• CH 30/1606 - 120 DAYS BEFORE TERM
• NON CH 30/1606 - CONTINUING ENROLLMENT - 60 DAYS
  BEFORE TERM
• NON CH 30 - 1ST ENROLLMENT - MUST BE A CONFIRMED
  ENROLLMENT (20 days)

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HELP??

• SAA - Program Approval
• ELR - Approval issues (liaison with SAA),
  certification training, VACERT information,
  compliance surveys
• Atlanta RPO - Payment problems
• Other School Officials - Information