Higher Education

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US Congress 115th Congress

Supporting the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day. [HR-19] [Arts and Culture ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day. Recognizes the contributions of the Jubilee Singers to the musical landscape of the United States. Supports the goals and ideals of Jubilee Day.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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America RISING Act of 2017 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 [HB-56] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
America RISING Act of 2017 America Realizing the Informational Skills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services to jointly establish a grant program to defray the costs paid by: (1) employers to compensate recent college graduates; and (2) recent college graduates to enroll in postsecondary education courses in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Introduced In House on 01/03/2017

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Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. [HR-332] [Human Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of an International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Encourages: (1) health care providers to offer culturally and clinically competent care to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) community; (2) schools to support the creation of gay-straight alliances to achieve safer learning environments; (3) individuals to learn about national resources for those who identify as LGBT; and (4) the federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/19/2017

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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [HB-2477] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Education ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that allows eligible students with loans under the Federal Direct Loan program (a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan) to refinance their loans down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. In addition, the bill allows student (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act [S.1162] [Student Loans ]
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S3015) on 05/17/2017

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Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 [HB-2482] [Student Loans ] [Education ]
Federal Perkins Loan Program Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the Federal Perkins Loans program through September 30, 2019.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 05/17/2017

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Working Students Act [S.1155] [Education ] [Student Loans ]
Working Students Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify the income protection allowance levels used to calculate a student's expected family contribution and need for financial assistance. (An income protection allowance is an amount for basic living expenses that is protected from being considered income available for postsecondary educational expenses.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/17/2017

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Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act [HB-2486] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Human Rights ]
Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to allow private civil causes of action for disparate impact violations (to the same extent as intentional violations) of federal regulations of general applicability that prohibit discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Education programs that receive financial assistance authorized or extended by the Department of Education (ED) must designate at least one compliance coordinator (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/07/2017

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Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2017 [S.1135] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Pell Grant Restoration Act of 2017 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to restore a student's Pell Grant eligibility for any period of time during which the student qualified for, or would have qualified for, federal student loan forgiveness due to school closure, assertion of a defense against repayment, or institutional fraud or misconduct. Specifically, this bill provides that Pell Grants received by a student during that period of time do not count toward the student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/16/2017

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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act [S.1136] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act This bill amends the title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, it: converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program; increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2019-2020 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation; allows federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/16/2017

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Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 [S.1129] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ]
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes: (1) appropriations for the Coast Guard for FY2018-FY2019, and (2) a specified level of end-of-year strength for active duty personnel and military training student loads for such fiscal years. The bill addresses: (1) training for public safety personnel, (2) service member benefits for Coast Guard personnel, (3) contracts to procure three National Security Cutters, and (4) the Coast Guard Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. The bill revises or sets forth policies relating to the Coast (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Nelson Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Thune With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-89. on 06/05/2017

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Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act [HB-2451] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act This bill amends the title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, it: converts the Pell Grant program into a mandatory spending program; increases the maximum Pell Grant award for academic year 2019-2020 and adjusts it in subsequent award years to account for inflation; allows federal financial aid for higher education to be given to dreamer students (students who entered the country when they were under the age of 16 and who meet (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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College Transparency Act [HB-2434] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
College Transparency Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must: evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post-collegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid at the student level; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici Introduced In House on 05/16/2017

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College Transparency Act [S.1121] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ]
College Transparency Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students. Specifically, the data system must: evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and post-collegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid at the student level; provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/15/2017

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Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017 [S.1125] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Student Loans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Children and Youth ] [Military ]
Protect Our Gold Star Families' Education Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to move the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants under the Pell Grant program. ED must award the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grants to each eligible veteran's dependent for assisting with the costs of attending colleges and universities. Students are eligible for an award if: (1) their parent or guardian died as a result of military service in Iraq or Afghanistan after September 11, 2001, and (2) they (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2934) on 05/15/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Southern Virginia Higher Education Center; members of board of trustees, powers and duties. [SB-949] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center. Requires the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (the Center) to encourage the development and delivery of workforce training in collaboration with educational institutions serving the region, with a focus on critical shortage areas and the needs of industry. The bill replaces the superintendent of the Halifax County Public Schools as an ex officio member of the board of trustees of the Center with a superintendent of a public school division located in the Southside region appointed by the Governor. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Frank M. Ruff Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0305) on 03/03/2017

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South Dakota 2017 Regular Session

Revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard and to declare an emergency. [HB-1013] [Education ] [Military ] [Veterans ]
Revise certain provisions regarding the payment of tuition for members of the South Dakota National Guard and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. State Affairs Signed By The Governor On March 2, 2017 H.j. 618 on 03/06/2017

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FAIR Student Credit Act of 2017 Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2017 [S.1066] [Student Loans ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ]
FAIR Student Credit Act of 2017 Federal Adjustment in Reporting Student Credit Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to allow a person to request the removal of a previously reported default regarding a qualified education loan from a consumer report if: (1) the lender chooses to offer a loan-rehabilitation program that requires a number of consecutive on-time monthly payments equal to the number of payments specified in a default reduction program under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and (2) the consumer of the loan successfully (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/08/2017

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Pay for Student Success Act [S.1043] [Student Loans ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Pay for Student Success Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to contract with eligible entities for pay-for-success projects that develop, implement, evaluate, and promote innovative strategies for increasing the postsecondary education retention and completion rates of students who receive Pell Grants and first-generation postsecondary students. Each entity that receives a contract must provide 90% of the project costs up front. ED may reimburse an entity for no more than 75% of the total (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/04/2017

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Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act [HB-2353] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Sec. 4) The effective date for this bill is July 1, 2018. (Sec. 7) This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to revise and introduce definitions, including common definitions for terms already defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. The bill divides career and technical education (CTE) students into CTE concentrators and CTE participants. The term "CTE concentrators" means: at the secondary school level, a student served (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Became Public Law No: 115-224. on 07/31/2018

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