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Military family tuition waiver program is budget priority, Gov. Youngkin says

Post Date:12/20/2024 10:20 AM
capital"Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his budget priorities for the next legislative session Wednesday.

One of his priorities is to allocate millions of dollars to a tuition waiver program for military spouses and children whose loved ones were killed or disabled while on duty, the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, also known as VMSDEP.

'I am proposing an additional $120 million dollars, 60 million each year, to allow heroes and their families to pursue their educational dreams at Virginia schools,' Youngkin said.

Youngkin announced this proposal during his annual budget address to the Joint Money Committee on Wednesday," reports NBC Washington.
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