NEW CERTIFYING OFFICIALS What do you need to

NEW CERTIFYING OFFICIALS What do you need to know? What are your responsibilities? Who do you turn to for help?

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

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 -1999 b - Notice of Change of Student Status 1990 t - Tutorial Assistance

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

NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY • Determine eligibility to education benefits • Determine rate of pay • Lump term dates together to make it easier for us to pay

SMOOTH CERTIFICATION • • Use VACERT Don’t put unnecessary remarks in 1999/b Don’t 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

SMOOTH CERTIFICATION • 1999 b - 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

SMOOTH CERTIFICATION • Change of Program – Put in Remarks “ 1995 on file” • Mitigating Circumstances – Put the circumstances in Remarks

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

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