3.0.0 4067 2023-01-11T20:16:34Z 2023-01-11T20:16:34Z House H HR 2007-11-01 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2008-01-15T15:19:13Z Referred to 2007-11-01T14:05:10Z 2008-01-15 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2007-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 N A000362 Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] Jason Altmire D PA 4 2007-11-01 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2007-11-01 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-11-01 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-11-08 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2007-11-15 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-03 False Education Adult education Compensatory education Curricula Distance education Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational counseling Educational innovations Elementary and secondary education English language Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Labor and Employment Literacy programs Mathematics Reading School administration Science, Technology, Communications Teacher education Vocational and technical education Education 00 2007-11-01 Introduced in House 2008-01-31T19:51:22Z Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help remedial students progress into and through for-credit occupational programs.

Gives grant priority to IHEs: (1) in which at least 50% of the first-year students are enrolled in remedial courses designed to give them collegiate reading, writing, or mathematics skills; and (2) that propose to collaborate with adult education providers and replicate practices that have proven effective with adults.

]]> Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion. Introduced in House IH Display Title Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act Short Titles as Introduced Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act Introduced in House 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4067ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4067ih.xml 2008-01-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. 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.