§ 21.4236. Tutorial assistance.
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(a)Enrollment. A veteran or eligible person may receive supplemental monetary assistance to provide tutorial services if he or she:
(1)Is pursuing a post-secondary educational program on a half-time or more basis at an educational institution, and
(2)Has a deficiency in a subject which is indispensable to the satisfactory pursuit of an approved program of education.
(b)Approval. The Department of Veterans Affairs will grant approval when:
(1)The educational institution certifies that:
(i)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;
(ii)The tutor selected:
(A)Is qualified, and
(B)Is not the parent, spouse, child, brother or sister of the veteran or eligible person; and
(iii)The charges for this assistance do not exceed the customary charges for such tutorial assistance; and
(2)The assistance is furnished on an individual basis. (Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16131(h); 38 U.S.C. 3019, 3234, 3314, 3492, 3533(b))
(c)Limits on tutorial assistance.
(1)VA will authorize the cost of tutorial assistance in an amount not to exceed \$100 per month.
(2)The total amount of all tutorial assistance provided under this section will not exceed \$1200. (Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16131(h); 38 U.S.C. 3019, 3314, 3492, 3533(b))
(d)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. (Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16131(h); 38 U.S.C. 3019, 3314, 3492, 3533(b)) \[48 FR 37989, Aug. 22, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 19935, May 13, 1985; 55 FR 28027, July 9, 1990; 61 FR 26114, May 24, 1996; 74 FR 14670, Mar. 31, 2009\]
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