Section 21.4236 - Tutorial assistance(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: (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.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 Authority: 10 U.S.C. 16131(h) ; 38 U.S.C. 3019 , 3314 , 3492 , 3533(b)