Higher Education
US Congress 115th Congress
100 Years of Women in Congress Act [HB-382]
[Science ]
[Education ]
[Agriculture ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
100 Years of Women in Congress Act (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to designate as Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grants the current research and extension grants to increase participation by women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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Utah 2017 General Session
Student Right to Active Counsel [HB-284]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Student Right to Active Counsel
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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session
Revise the eligibility requirements for the opportunity scholarship program. [SB-132]
[Education ]
Revise the eligibility requirements for the opportunity scholarship program.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher education; in-state tuition. [SB-1087]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Inflation ]
Higher education; in-state tuition. Prohibits, without the prior statutory approval of the General Assembly, any percentage increase in in-state tuition or instructional fees for undergraduate students at Virginia's public institutions of higher education that exceeds twice the annual percentage increase, as determined by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, from January 1
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Higher educational institutions, public; fixed four-year tuition rate. [SB-1088]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Student Loans ]
Public institutions of higher education; fixed four-year tuition rate. Requires the governing boards of baccalaureate public institutions of higher education to annually establish an in-state tuition rate class cap that identifies the annual amount that the cost of in-state tuition will not exceed for each of the following four years. The bill prohibits the cost of in-state tuition from exceeding the class rate cap for an in-state student in the relevant class.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Reimbursements for Public Safety Officers [SB-165]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reimbursements for Public Safety Officers
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Career and College Readiness Mathematics Competency Revisions [SB-168]
[Education ]
Career and College Readiness Mathematics Competency Revisions
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [HB-302]
[Insurance ]
[Sports ]
[Healthcare ]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 [HB-254]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
REAL Act of 2017 Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the provision that prohibits Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.
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Veterans' Education Equity Act [HB-245]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
Veterans' Education Equity Act This bill provides that the monthly housing allowance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 educational assistance program shall be based on the location of the campus where an individual physically participates in a majority of classes rather than the location of the institution of higher learning at which an individual is enrolled.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Higher educational institutions; possession and administration of epinephrine. [HB-1746]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
Institutions of higher education; possession and administration of epinephrine, insulin, and glucagon. Authorizes and provides liability protection for employees of a public or private institution of higher education who are authorized by a prescriber and trained in the administration of epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon to possess and administer such epinephrine, insulin, or glucagon. This bill is identical to SB 944.
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Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act [HB-283]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (i.e., 529 plans) to pay student loan indebtedness.
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Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-271]
[Housing ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Assets for Independence Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and otherwise amends the Assets for Independence Act, which provides for demonstration projects to fund individual development accounts (IDAs). (IDAs are matched savings accounts through which low-income individuals may save targeted amounts for qualifying purposes such as first-time home ownership or post-secondary education.) With respect to IDAs, the bill expands: (1) qualifying educational expenses; and (2) qualifying expenses for
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HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-244]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Construction ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Taxes ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Safety ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 6) Provides
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Utah 2017 General Session
Financial Education and Savings Plan to Benefit At-risk Children [SB-149]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Poverty ]
Financial Education and Savings Plan to Benefit At-risk Children
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; State Council of Higher Ed. for Va; applied baccalaureate degrees at community colleges. [HJR-611]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Study; State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; applied baccalaureate degrees at comprehensive community colleges; report. Requests that the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia study the feasibility and benefits of comprehensive community colleges offering applied baccalaureate degrees by analyzing and making recommendations on (i) the affordability of obtaining an applied baccalaureate degree at a comprehensive community college as compared to a baccalaureate public institution of higher education, including the extent to which
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Student Job Protection Act of 2017 [HB-287]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
Student Job Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude students who are employed by an institution of higher education (IHE) and carrying what the school considers a full-time academic workload at the IHE from being counted as full-time employees in calculating the IHE's shared responsibility regarding health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Higher Education Financial Literacy Amendments [HB-249]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
[Finance ]
Higher Education Financial Literacy Amendments
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Campus Advocate Confidentiality Amendments [HB-251]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Campus Advocate Confidentiality Amendments
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Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act [HB-51]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant program within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for scholarships for students at 1890 land-grant colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities established under the Second Morrill Act of 1890). USDA may award the scholarships to students who: (1) are seeking to attend such a
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