---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 68.1"
title: "32"
number: "68.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/68.1"
---

# §68.1. Purpose.


This part:

- (a) Implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the operation of voluntary education programs in the DoD.
- (b) Establishes policy stating the eligibility criteria for tuition assistance (TA) and the requirement for a memorandum of understanding (MOU) from all educational institutions providing educational programs through the DoD TA Program.
- (c) **Establishes policy that—**
  - (1) All educational institutions providing education programs through the DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) Program:
    - (i) Will provide meaningful information to students about the financial cost and attendance at an institution so military students can make informed decisions on where to attend school.
    - (ii) **Will not use unfair, deceptive, and abusive recruiting practices.**
    - (iii) **Will provide academic and student support services to Service members and their families.**
  - (2) Creates rules to strengthen existing procedures for access to DoD installations by educational institutions.
  - (3) Requires an annual review and notification process of uniform semester-hour (or equivalent) TA caps and annual TA ceilings.
  - (4) Requires the Military Departments to provide their Service members with a joint services transcript (JST).
  - (5) Implements the DoD Postsecondary Education Complaint System for Service members, spouses, and adult family members to register student complaints.
  - (6) Authorizes the Military Departments to establish Service-specific TA eligibility criteria and management controls.
- (d) **Establishes the Interservice Voluntary Education Board.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2005, 2006a, 2007.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 27737, May 15, 2014, unless otherwise noted.