§21.4236. Tutorial assistance.
38 C.F.R. § 21.4236
Enrollment. A veteran or eligible person may receive supplemental monetary assistance to provide tutorial services if he or she:
Is pursuing a post-secondary educational program on a half-time or more basis at an educational institution, and
Has a deficiency in a subject which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education.
Approval. The Department of Veterans Affairs will grant approval when:
The educational institution certifies that—
Individualized tutorial assistance is essential to correct a deficiency in a specified subject or subjects required as a part of, or which is prerequisite to, or which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education;
The tutor selected—
Is qualified, and
Is not the parent, spouse, child, brother or sister of the veteran or eligible person; and
The charges for this assistance do not exceed the customary charges for such tutorial assistance; and
The assistance is furnished on an individual basis.
Limits on tutorial assistance.
VA will authorize the cost of tutorial assistance in an amount not to exceed $100 per month.
The total amount of all tutorial assistance provided under this section will not exceed $1200.
Entitlement charge. VA will make no charge against the veteran's or eligible person's entitlement to educational assistance for any amount of tutorial assistance authorized.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[48 FR 37989, Aug. 22, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 19935, May 13, 1985; 55 FR 28027, July 9, 1990; 61 FR 26114, May 24, 1996; 74 FR 14670, Mar. 31, 2009]
Authority
Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2141 note, ch. 1606; 38 U.S.C. 501(a), chs. 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and as noted in specific sections.
Source
Source: 31 FR 6774, May 6, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[48 FR 37989, Aug. 22, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 19935, May 13, 1985; 55 FR 28027, July 9, 1990; 61 FR 26114, May 24, 1996; 74 FR 14670, Mar. 31, 2009]