Sec. 3. Limitation on number of certifications made by school certifying officials
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The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in consultation with the State approving agencies, set forth requirements for covered educational institutions offering courses of education approved under chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, to employ one school certifying official for every 500 unduplicated certifications made during a fiscal year. If a covered educational institution does not ensure that enough school certifying officials are employed by the educational institution to meets such requirements, the Secretary may disapprove any course of education offered by such educational institution.
In this section: The term covered educational institution means an educational institution that has enrolled 20 or more individuals using educational assistance under title 38, United States Code. The term school certifying official means an employee of an educational institution with primary responsibility for certifying veteran enrollment at the educational institution. The term State approving agency means a department or agency of a State designated under section 3671 of title 38, United States Code.