BATON ROUGE, La. — It could become easier for veterans to get a college degree in Louisiana, under a bill that has received final legislative passage.
The bill by Rep. Henry Burns, R-Haughton, will create a “Governor’s Military and Veteran Friendly Campus” designation for schools that meet a list of requirements intended to ease the transition to campus for students with a military background.
For veterans, the campus will be required to waive application fees, provide specialized orientation programs, offer priority class scheduling and adopt policies that allow for quick readmission after deployment, among other things.
The Board of Regents will handle the application review. The designation will apply for one year and will need to be renewed annually.
The House gave final passage to the bill with an 85-0 vote Thursday, sending the measure to Gov. Bobby Jindal, who was pushing the legislation and is expected to sign it into law.
