Economic Opportunity Subcommittee (Chairman Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D.) of House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on State Approving Agencies (SAA). Federal law requires that each state designate an SAA to be responsible for approving and supervising programs in educational institutions and training establishments, including all public and private schools and all establishments offering apprenticeship and other on-the-job training, that offer education and training to veterans and other eligible persons under provisions of the Veterans Education Assistance Program. These programs must have SAA approval before veterans and other eligible persons may receive educational benefits (GI Bill) from Department of Veterans Affairs.

Listen to it Live at 1 PM Eastern at http://vetaudio340.house.gov/340

• Mark Walker – deputy director, Economic Division, The American Legion
• Raymond C. Kelley – national legislative director, AMVETS
• Patrick Campbell – legislative director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
• Justin Brown – legislative associate, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

• Charles Rowe – president, National Association of State Approving Agencies
• Dan Wellman – veterans education specialist, state of Illinois, and deputy legislative director, National Association of State Approving Agencies
• Skip Gebhart – administrator, Office of Veterans Education and Training Programs, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, and deputy legislative director, National Association of State Approving Agencies
• Keith M. Wilson – director, Office of Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

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