Section 702 Veterans Access, Choice, & Accountability Act for Non-Resident G.I.Bill® Students

For Spring 2024 and Academic Year 2024-2025.

PLEASE NOTE – You should not apply for a section 702 if you have been admitted as an Idaho resident or are not eligible for G.I.Bill® benefits.

Section 702 provides Non-Resident Tuition Waivers for students admitted as ‘Non-Idaho Resident’ who have been found eligible for Chapter 30 Montgomery G.I.Bill®, Chapter 31 Veterans Readiness & Employment, Chapter 33 Post 9/11 G.I.Bill® Benefits, or CH 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance benefits. and will be living in the same state where he/she is attending school.

Section 702 also applies to students admitted as ‘Non-Idaho Resident’ who are eligible family members utilizing transferred Chapter 33 Post 9/11 G.I.Bill® Benefits or Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship benefits and will be living in the same state where he/she is attending school.

Note: Section 702 of the Choice Act does not grant you Idaho residency: it only affects the way your tuition and fees are assessed for pursuing your education. Taking advantage of existing Idaho law already in place to assist Veterans and dependents with gaining residency is a more viable and permanent option.

For further information or to determine eligibility, please contact:
Mr. Kerry Larsen
Military Education Benefits Coordinator
Office of the Registrar
Phone: (208) 282-2676
E-mail: VCO@isu.edu

Background: In an effort to ensure our nation’s recently discharged Veterans utilizing Chapter 30 Montgomery G.I.Bill®, Chapter 31 Veterans Readiness & Employment, Chapter 33 Post 9/11 G.I.Bill® Benefits, or CH 35 Survivors’ and Dependents’ Education Assistance benefits and their eligible family members will not bear the cost of out-of-state tuition while pursuing their education at Idaho State University, ISU has worked diligently with state representatives to ensure compliance with Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 and more recently the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020.

Section 702 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (i.e. Choice Act), requires VA to disapprove programs of education for payment of benefits under the Montgomery G.I.Bill® -Active Duty and Post-9/11 G.I.Bill® components of VA Education Benefits, as well as payment of benefits under Veterans Readiness & Employment at public institutions of higher learning (IHLs) if the school charges qualifying Veterans and dependents tuition and fees in excess of the rate for resident students while utilizing CH 30 MGIB, CH 31 VR&E, and CH 33 Post 9-11 benefits.

G.I.Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.