3.0.0 3508 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z 2020-02-10T17:02:40Z Senate S S 2008-09-17 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-09-17T18:00:45Z Fast Track to College Act of 2008 110 6926 HR 2008-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2008-09-17 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 S8952-8954) IntroReferral 2008-09-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8952) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N Education College costs College teachers Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational innovations Elementary and secondary education Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Rating of teachers Secondary education Social Welfare Education 00 2008-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-22T18:58:21Z Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students to simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree or certificate.

Gives grant priority to applicants: (1) that propose to establish or support a dual enrollment program for a student body at least 40% of which is impoverished; and (2) from states that provide assistance to dual enrollment programs, such as assistance defraying the costs of higher education.

Requires applicants to make assurances that students will not be required to pay tuition or fees for postsecondary courses, and that those courses will be taught by faculty that meet their partner IHE's normal standards.

Authorizes the Secretary to award six-year grants to states to: (1) plan and implement statewide strategies to make dual enrollment programs more accessible to students who are underrepresented in postsecondary education; and (2) provide technical assistance to local dual enrollment programs.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract for an independent evaluation of this Act's programs; and (2) provide technical assistance to LEAs and their partners, and disseminate information concerning best practices in dual enrollment programs.

]]> Fast Track to College Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Fast Track to College Act of 2008 Display Title Fast Track to College Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs. Introduced in Senate 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3508is/xml/BILLS-110s3508is.xml 2008-09-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8952-8954) 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.