3.0.0 1267 2022-02-03T05:34:57Z 2022-02-03T05:34:57Z Senate S S 2005-06-16 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-06-16T23:10:05Z 2005-06-16 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6764-6766) IntroReferral 2005-06-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6763-6764) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS N Education Academic performance Curricula Dropouts Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational counseling Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Higher education Scholarships Secondary education Social Welfare Teacher education Education 00 2005-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-27T18:59:42Z Gearing Up for Academic Success Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).

Revises fund allocation to provide, under certain conditions, for formula grants to states and competitive grants to partnerships. Requires partnerships, through a cohort approach, to provide activities designed to ensure: (1) secondary school completion and college enrollment of students at risk of dropping out; and (2) systemic changes in schools, so future cohorts of children will benefit. Requires such activities to include: (1) enrollment in college preparation curricula; (2) professional development for college preparation course instructors; and (3) curriculum development. Requires states to provide: (1) policy leadership to promote college readiness of students, especially those at risk of dropping out and those who are economically disadvantaged; and (2) services to promote coordination and information sharing among grantees.

Eliminates authority for a scholarship program component and for 21st Century Scholar Certificates.

]]> Gearing Up for Academic Success Act Short Titles as Introduced Gearing Up for Academic Success Act Display Title Gearing Up for Academic Success Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-06-16T04:00:00Z 2005-06-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6764-6766) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.