3.0.0 1360 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z Senate S S 2007-05-10 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-10T19:02:55Z 2007-05-10 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-05-10 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-05-10 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-05-10 True Education Accreditation (Education) Charities College administration College costs Commerce Community development banking Congress Congressional reporting requirements Dislocated workers Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational statistics Educational technology Federal aid to education Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Higher education Housing and Community Development Industry-university relations Job hunting Labor and Employment Law Licenses Public-private partnerships Recruiting of employees Rural education Scholarships Science, Technology, Communications Small business Social Welfare Standards Student aid Student loan funds Teacher education Teacher supply and demand Vocational and technical education Education 00 2007-05-10 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-26T17:17:39Z Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan program for workforce development for high-growth occupations or industries.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) job skill training in high-growth occupations or industries to partnerships of community colleges and workforce investment boards; and (2) training and job skills for small business owners or operators to partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and entities that help small business development.

Prohibits, under the student loan program, IHEs and accrediting agencies and associations from restricting transfers of credits in specified ways.

Requires studies and dissemination of comparative data on college costs and related matters.

Revises requirements for teacher quality enhancement grants with respect to high-need local educational agencies and eligible partnerships.

Allows states to submit applications, under the leveraging educational assistance partnership program, with philanthropic organizations and public or private IHEs.

]]> Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 Display Title Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for higher education affordability, access, and opportunity. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1360is/xml/BILLS-110s1360is.xml 2007-05-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.