3.0.0 2594 2022-02-03T05:11:18Z 2022-02-03T05:11:18Z Senate S S 2008-02-06 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-02-06T16:30:53Z 2008-02-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-02-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N Education College costs Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education Labor and Employment Scholarships Student aid Student employment Student loan funds Education 00 2008-02-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-08T20:09:17Z Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to: (1) prepare a report for specified congressional committees on the adequacy of the financial aid offer forms issued by federally-assisted institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) develop model financial aid offer formats based on the report's findings.

Requires such formats to include, in a consumer-friendly manner, specified information regarding: (1) the student's total and net cost of attending the IHE; (2) available scholarships, loans, and work assistance; and (3) where to obtain additional information on the financial aid offered.

Directs each IHE to use one of the model formats as part of its financial aid offer form, and provide such form to current or prospective students and their parents in time for them to consider the format information before applying for or selecting an educational loan.

]]> A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements. Display Title A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding institution financial aid offer form requirements. Introduced in Senate 2008-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2594is/xml/BILLS-110s2594is.xml 2008-02-06 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.