BillCam

Academic Performance And Assessments

Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
SR-571	Federal	A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 21st annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2020. This resolution congratulates the students, families, teachers, administrators, and staff of public charter schools across the United States for (1) making ongoing contributions to public education, (2) making impressive strides in closing the academic achievement gap in U.S. schools, and (3) improving and strengthening the public school system. The resolution supports the ideals and goals of the 21st annual National Charter Schools Week. Democrat: 17% (5) Republican: 82% (23) 17% Democrat support 82% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Commemorative Events And Holidays Congressional Tributes Education Of The Disadvantaged Elementary And Secondary Education School Administration Teaching, Teachers, Curricula
HB-4674	Federal	College Affordability Act This bill reauthorizes and revises the Higher Education Act of 1965, including to revise federal student financial aid programs, consolidate federal student loans and expand loan forgiveness, increase college access and success for certain students, and revise accountability measures. Specifically, the bill revises financial aid programs, including to (1) increase the maximum federal Pell Grant award, (2) provide incentives for states to fund public institutions of higher education (IHEs), and (3) increase and make permanent funding for minority-serving IHEs. The bill also revises federal student loan programs, including to (1) replace existing student loan repayment plans with one income-based repayment plan and one fixed repayment plan, (2) allow existing borrowers to lower their payments by switching to the new plans, and (3) expand public service loan forgiveness programs (e.g., TEACH grants) and create appeal processes for denied applications. In addition, the bill increases college access and success for certain students (e.g., students with low-income, children, or the disabled) through investments and practices, such as student support services and accelerated learning opportunities. Finally, the bill revises accountability measures for IHEs (including for-profit IHEs), job training programs, college accrediting agencies, and lenders. In particular, the bill updates the performance goals of the Office of Federal Student Aid and requires the Department of Education to be responsible for the oversight of the office. Democrat: 99% (157) Independent: 0% (1) 99% Democrat support 0% Independent support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Adoption And Foster Care Advisory Bodies Assault And Harassment Offenses Computer Security And Identity Theft Congressional Oversight Consumer Affairs Department Of Education
HB-4525	Federal	Student Support Act This bill requires the Department of Education to make matching grants to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, thereby reducing the student-to-provider ratios in elementary and secondary schools to specified minimum levels recommended by the leading counseling, guidance, and mental health organizations. Grants to states and state allocations to LEAs must be made pursuant to specified formulas that take into account a state's and school district's share of children in poverty. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Child Care And Development Child Health Education Programs Funding Elementary And Secondary Education Employee Hiring Government Information And Archives Mental Health Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations
HB-4422	Federal	Fellowships to Prepare the Next Generation of Teachers Act This bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that will fund fellowships for graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in teacher education. To be eligible for such fellowships, graduate students must be preparing for the professorate in order to educate other individuals who will become elementary and secondary school science, technology, engineering, and math teachers, special education teachers, and English language teachers. Democrat: 100% (3) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Education Programs Funding Elementary And Secondary Education Foreign Language And Bilingual Programs Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Higher Education Science And Engineering Education Special Education Student Aid And College Costs
HB-4414	Federal	E-BOOK Act of 2019 Electronic Books Opening Opportunity for Knowledge Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to up to 10 institutions of higher education for pilot programs that reduce the cost of attendance for undergraduate students by expanding student access to digital course materials. A preference is given to applications that demonstrate a commitment to serving disadvantaged students. Grant recipients must make digital course materials available to undergraduate students in at least two different academic departments. Democrat: 66% (2) Republican: 33% (1) 66% Democrat support 33% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Educational Technology And Distance Education Higher Education Performance Measurement Student Aid And College Costs Teaching, Teachers, Curricula
HB-4308	Federal	CAMPUS Act Cost Assistance Made Possible for Undergraduate Students Act This bill establishes a grant program whereby the Department of Education shall make grants to eligible higher education institutions to provide emergency finanical aid to students. Democrat: 93% (14) Republican: 6% (1) 93% Democrat support 6% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Food Assistance And Relief Fraud Offenses And Financial Crimes Higher Education Performance Measurement Right Of Privacy
HB-4288	Federal	Teacher Diversity and Retention Act This bill revises and consolidates certain grant programs intended to (1) recruit, train, and retain diverse candidates into the teaching profession; and (2) develop teacher preparation programs that embed certification in special education and training on social and emotional learning competencies and behavior management practices. Democrat: 100% (7) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Disability And Paralysis Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Educational Technology And Distance Education Elementary And Secondary Education Government Information And Archives Higher Education
HB-4098	Federal	Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2019 This bill revises requirements governing the financing and accreditation of postsecondary education. Specifically, the bill makes postsecondary education courses and programs (e.g., apprenticeship programs) that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education. The bill also requires institutions to publish certain enrollment and financial aid information, such as (1) the percentage of former financial aid recipients who are employed at various intervals following graduation, and (2) the average amount of total federal student loan debt accrued upon graduation. The Government Accountability Office must compile and study all such information published by institutions and submit a report containing the results. In addition, the bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and eliminates loan forgiveness for borrowers. Lastly, the bill requires an institution that receives federal student aid funding to pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students. Republican: 100% (44) 100% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Employment And Training Programs Financial Literacy Government Information And Archives Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Government Studies And Investigations
HB-4220	Federal	Chronic Absenteeism Reduction in Every School (CARES) Act Democrat: 94% (33) Republican: 5% (2) 94% Democrat support 5% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Educational Guidance Elementary And Secondary Education Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations Student Records Teaching, Teachers, Curricula
S.2250	Federal	America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill provides funding and establishes grants for states, Native American tribes, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and Native American tribes to pay the federal share (75% of the average resident community college tuition and fees per student) of a program that provides funds to community colleges for waiving resident tuition and fees. The bill also requires each state to ensure that a participating institution offers academic credits that are fully transferable to a four-year institution. In addition, the bill establishes a grant program to encourage certain minority group students to enroll in and complete baccalaureate programs by requiring a university that receives grant funding to waive or significantly reduce tuition and fees for such students. Democrat: 100% (9) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Appropriations Congressional Oversight Department Of Education Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Elementary And Secondary Education
HB-3933	Federal	America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill provides funding and establishes grants for states, Native American tribes, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and Native American tribes to pay the federal share (75% of the average resident community college tuition and fees per student) of a program that provides funds to community colleges for waiving resident tuition and fees. The bill also requires each state to ensure that a participating institution offers academic credits that are fully transferable to a four-year institution. In addition, the bill establishes a grant program to encourage certain minority group students to enroll in and complete baccalaureate programs by requiring a university that receives grant funding to waive or significantly reduce tuition and fees for such students. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Appropriations Congressional Oversight Department Of Education Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Elementary And Secondary Education
HB-3827	Federal	Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019 Democrat: 95% (44) Republican: 4% (2) 95% Democrat support 4% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Educational Technology And Distance Education Elementary And Secondary Education Government Studies And Investigations Higher Education Minority Education Performance Measurement
HB-4073	Federal	Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act This bill provides incarcerated individuals with access to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill authorizes participating institutions to award Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals, and it repeals a provision that denies eligibility to individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses. The bill also requires the Department of Education to streamline the forms and processes for incarcerated individuals to apply for Pell Grants, and it prohibits any questions relating to whether applicants have convictions for drug-related offenses. Additionally, the bill requires that institutions offering Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (1) make certain information available to prospective students, and (2) demonstrate that academic credits earned by incarcerated students are treated by the institution as equivalent to credits earned by non-incarcerated students. Democrat: 80% (8) Republican: 20% (2) 80% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Congressional Oversight Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Detention Of Persons Detention Of Persons Educational Technology And Distance Education
HB-4073	Federal	Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act This bill provides incarcerated individuals with access to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill authorizes participating institutions to award Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals, and it repeals a provision that denies eligibility to individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses. The bill also requires the Department of Education to streamline the forms and processes for incarcerated individuals to apply for Pell Grants, and it prohibits any questions relating to whether applicants have convictions for drug-related offenses. Additionally, the bill requires that institutions offering Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals (1) make certain information available to prospective students, and (2) demonstrate that academic credits earned by incarcerated students are treated by the institution as equivalent to credits earned by non-incarcerated students. Democrat: 80% (8) Republican: 20% (2) 80% Democrat support 20% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Congressional Oversight Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Detention Of Persons Detention Of Persons Educational Technology And Distance Education
S.2163	Federal	Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act This bill establishes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director to conduct a systematic study of the conditions affecting black men and boys. Republican: 84% (11) Democrat: 15% (2) 84% Republican support 15% Democrat support	Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues Academic Performance And Assessments Child Health Commission On Civil Rights Correctional Facilities And Imprisonment Criminal Investigation, Prosecution, Interrogation Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use Elementary And Secondary Education Executive Agency Funding And Structure Government Studies And Investigations
HB-4012	Federal	Safeguarding Student Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to share information about certain educational institutions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and it requires the VA to undertake a risk analysis for such institutions. Specifically, the bill requires ED to provide notice to the VA when it places an institution on heightened cash monitoring status due to a determination that the institution does not meet specific standards for the administration of a program of student financial aid. Further, the bill requires the VA to conduct an analysis of the risk posed by such an institution to students who use educational assistance provided by the VA. The VA must then notify any individual pursuing a course or program of education at the institution and also publish such notice on online. Democrat: 25% (1) Republican: 75% (3) 25% Democrat support 75% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Education Programs Funding Government Information And Archives Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Government Studies And Investigations Higher Education School Administration Student Aid And College Costs Veterans' Education, Employment, Rehabilitation
HB-4212	Federal	America's College Promise Act of 2019 This bill provides funding and establishes grants for states, Native American tribes, historically black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education to award grants to eligible states and Native American tribes to pay the federal share (75% of the average resident community college tuition and fees per student) of a program that provides funds to community colleges for waiving resident tuition and fees. The bill also requires each state to ensure that a participating institution offers academic credits that are fully transferable to a four-year institution. In addition, the bill establishes a grant program to encourage certain minority group students to enroll in and complete baccalaureate programs by requiring a university that receives grant funding to waive or significantly reduce tuition and fees for such students. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Alaska Natives And Hawaiians Appropriations Congressional Oversight Department Of Education Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Elementary And Secondary Education
HB-3578	Federal	Community College Student Success Act This bill requires the Department of Education to carry out a community college student success grant program that awards grants to public, two-year institutions of higher educations (IHEs) for planning and implementing programs designed to increase the rate at which their students graduate or transfer to a four-year IHE. Democrat: 100% (11) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Congressional Oversight Education Programs Funding Government Information And Archives Higher Education Performance Measurement School Administration Student Records
HB-3489	Federal	Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019 Democrat: 58% (10) Republican: 41% (7) 58% Democrat support 41% Republican support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Advisory Bodies Congressional Oversight Disability And Health-based Discrimination Disability And Paralysis Educational Guidance Government Information And Archives Health Care Coverage And Access Higher Education
HB-3472	Federal	College for All Act of 2019 Democrat: 100% (21) 100% Democrat support	Education Academic Performance And Assessments Education Of The Disadvantaged Education Programs Funding Educational Guidance Government Lending And Loan Guarantees Higher Education Indian Social And Development Programs Interest, Dividends, Interest Rates Minority Education

Title: A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and leaders of charter schools across the United States for making ongoing contributions to education and supporting the ideals and goals of the 21st annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 10 through May 16, 2020.