3.0.0 3880 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z 2023-01-11T13:21:22Z Senate S S 2010-09-29 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-09-29T19:23:59Z 2010-09-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2010-09-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Education Education programs funding Emergency medical services and trauma care Family relationships Fires Health personnel Higher education Law enforcement officers Student aid and college costs Education 00 2010-09-29 Introduced in Senate 2010-10-13T19:01:27Z Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining a student's need for title IV assistance in the case of a student applicant who is eligible for a Pell Grant and whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing service as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew.

Requires such student to be less than 24 years old and enrolled at an institution of higher education at the time of his or her parent's or guardian's death.

Gives financial aid administrators the responsibility of verifying that such students are eligible to have their expected family contribution adjusted (or eliminated), and of adjusting (or eliminating) it, unless the Secretary of Education establishes an alternate method of adjusting their expected family contribution.

Prohibits the total Pell Grant of a student whose Pell Grant is increased by reason of this Act from being considered in calculating that student's educational assistance benefits under the Public Safety Officer's Benefits program.

Alters the source of the annual Pell Grant increase for such students to require that it be provided only to the extent that funds are specifically provided in advance to such students in an appropriation Act for that award year.

]]> Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010 Display Title Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase Federal Pell Grants for the children of fallen public safety officers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Officer Daniel Faulkner Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3880is/xml/BILLS-111s3880is.xml 2010-09-29 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.