Requiring the dept of veterans' services to provide veterans with outreach and education on issues related to higher education.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to providing veterans with outreach and engagement on issues related to higher education

This bill would require the Department of Veterans’ Services to provide outreach and engagement to veterans about issues related to higher education, including government programs and other resources available to veterans, how to minimize student debt, student loan repayment options, the risks of for-profit or fraudulent colleges and trade schools and how to identify them, and lower-cost alternatives to for-profit higher education. The Department would make the educational materials available on its website, at each Veterans Resource Centers, and in printed form upon request.