Higher education; creating the Veterans Entering Teaching (VET) Act to provide certain tuition and fee assistance. Effective date. Emergency.

SB 242 creates Oklahoma's Veterans Entering Teaching (VET) Act, providing tuition and mandatory fee assistance to honorably discharged veterans enrolled in approved teacher preparation programs at Oklahoma public colleges or universities. To qualify, veterans must agree to teach in an Oklahoma school district for three consecutive years after earning their teaching degree, maintain academic progress, and use federal education benefits first. The program covers tuition/fees for degree completion (up to five years post-enrollment) but excludes excess courses, and funds come from a new VET Revolving Fund. Veterans receiving this aid cannot also participate in the Inspired to Teach Program.