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Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act [HB-1635]
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Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify loan counseling requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) that participates in federal student aid programs. Currently, an IHE must provide entrance counseling to a student who is a first-time federal student loan borrower. This bill replaces required entrance counseling with required annual counseling. Also, it expands the required recipients of such annual counseling to include,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/06/2018
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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 [HB-1391]
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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services. Such counseling shall be provided by VA employees who provide educational and vocational counseling services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Messer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/27/2017
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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 [HB-1331]
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Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) provide educational and vocational counseling services for veterans at VA-selected institutions of higher learning, and (2) select locations where the maximum number of veterans would have access to such services. Such counseling shall be provided by VA employees who provide educational and vocational counseling services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/09/2017
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Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act [HB-977]
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Put School Counselors Where They're Needed Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education to implement a demonstration project providing competitive, 4-year grants to at least 10 secondary schools that have a 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 60% or lower, for the provision of additional school counselors and counselor resources. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that grantees should provide one additional counselor for every 250 students at risk. The additional school
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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Expressing support for designation of the week of February 6, 2017, through February 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". [HR-108]
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Expressing support for designation of the week of February 6, 2017, through February 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". Honors the contributions of school counselors to the success of students in elementary and secondary schools. Encourages the observation of National School Counseling Week with ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of the crucial role school counselors play in preparing students for fulfilling lives as contributing members of society.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/07/2017
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A resolution designating February 6 through 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". [SR-44]
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A resolution designating February 6 through 10, 2017, as "National School Counseling Week". Designates February 6-February 10, 2017, as National School Counseling Week.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1092) on 02/10/2017
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A resolution recognizing January 2017 as National Mentoring Month. [SR-43]
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A resolution recognizing January 2017 as National Mentoring Month. Recognizes: (1) January 2017 as National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential. Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it encourages educational achievement and self-confidence, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities. Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the United States, and (2) initiatives
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S661; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S660) on 02/02/2017
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Recognizing January 2017 as "National Mentoring Month", and for other purposes. [HR-66]
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Recognizing January 2017 as "National Mentoring Month", and for other purposes. Recognizes: (1) National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential. Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it encourages educational achievement and self-confidence, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities. Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the United States, and (2) initiatives
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/27/2017
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Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act [HB-647]
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Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize educational programs that assist at-risk middle school students. The bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or certain community-based nonprofit organizations to provide school-based mentoring programs and assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Grantees must assign each at-risk student in his or her
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
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GEAR UP for Counseling [HB-415]
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GEAR UP for Counseling This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase requirements for grant recipients under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). Specifically, it requires state and partnership GEAR UP grantees to also provide academic and mental health counseling services to participating students. The bill reauthorizes GEAR UP for FY2018-FY2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/10/2017
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24, 2017, through April 28, 2017, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week. [HR-265]
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 24, 2017, through April 28, 2017, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week. Expresses support for the designation of National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Awareness Week. Recognizes that such personnel implement evidence-based practices to improve student outcomes. Commends the National Alliance of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel for its efforts to promote and improve the availability of specialized instructional support services.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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College for All Act of 2017 [HB-1880]
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College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP),
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017
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College for All Act of 2017 [S.806]
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College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/03/2017
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Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act [HB-1864]
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Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies to use specified federal funds for mentoring programs and other activities that address chronically absent students (i.e., students who miss 10% or more of school days).
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Introduced In House on 04/03/2017