3.0.0 4139 2023-01-11T20:12:18Z 2023-01-11T20:12:18Z House H HR 2007-11-09 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2008-01-22T17:48:28Z Referred to 2007-11-09T14:02:35Z CURE Act 110 2580 S 2008-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2008-01-22 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. Committee 2007-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001173 Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] Zachary Space D OH T. 18 N H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2007-11-09 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2007-11-09 True H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2007-11-14 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2007-12-19 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2008-01-15 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2008-01-15 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2008-01-15 False P000422 Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] EARL POMEROY D ND 0 2008-01-15 False G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2008-01-15 False J000285 Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] TIMOTHY JOHNSON R IL V. 15 2008-01-28 False C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2008-02-06 False B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 2008-02-07 False O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2008-02-25 False W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2008-02-25 False R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 23 2008-02-25 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2008-02-25 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2008-02-25 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2008-02-25 False B000420 Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1] MARION BERRY D AR 1 2008-03-04 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-03-04 False S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 2008-03-13 False D000599 Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] Lincoln Davis D TN 4 2008-03-31 False R000573 Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] MIKE ROSS D AR 4 2008-04-02 False W000801 Rep. Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6] Charles Wilson D OH A. 6 2008-05-21 False Education Career education College costs Colleges Community and school Community colleges Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Dropouts Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Elementary and secondary education Employee selection Families Federal aid to education Higher education Housing and Community Development Industry-university relations Labor and Employment Nonprofit organizations Rural economic development Rural education School districts Secondary education Single-parent families Social Welfare Student aid Student employment Student enrollment Student transportation Transportation and Public Works Vocational and technical education Education 00 2007-11-09 Introduced in House 2007-12-21T16:01:26Z College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural high school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage regional businesses to employ rural IHE graduates.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to rural IHEs to create or strengthen academic programs that prepare graduates to enter high-need occupations in the regional and local economies.

Requires the General Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate, and make recommendations to Congress regarding the improvement of, rural access to four-year IHEs and degree programs.

]]> College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve participation in higher education of, and increase opportunities in employment for, residents of rural areas. Introduced in House IH Display Title College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4139ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4139ih.xml 2008-01-22 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.