3.0.0 4594 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z 2023-01-11T13:32:06Z House HR 2016-02-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIS:H.R. 4594.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H855]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2016-09-19T14:20:20Z Referred to 2016-02-23T19:02:25Z Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016 114 2560 S 2016-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2016-09-19 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2016-02-23 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2016-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-02-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 N R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2016-02-23 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2016-04-13 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2016-04-13 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2016-04-15 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2016-04-21 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2016-04-21 False K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2016-04-21 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-04-28 False J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2016-04-28 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2016-07-07 False Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Rural conditions and development Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2016-02-23 Introduced in House 2016-05-25T15:37:46Z Making College Affordable and Accessible Act of 2016

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to: (1) extend the authorization of appropriations for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education through FY2022, and (2) authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to institutions of higher education to carry out credit-based academic transition programs established through partnerships between high schools and such institutions that utilize dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that enable students to earn college credits while in high school.

ED shall give priority in awarding grants to institutions that serve students from low-income families, students from rural communities, or students who are the first in their family to receive postsecondary education.

Institutions shall use grant funds to:

  • provide teachers, principals, and other school leaders with professional development activities that enhance or enable the provision of the appropriate coursework through such programs; and
  • support activities including curriculum design, establishment of a course articulation process, outreach programs to provide elementary school and secondary school students information about and academic preparation for the transition programs, helping students meet eligibility criteria for the postsecondary courses, and coordinating secondary and postsecondary support services and academic calendars.

Institutions may use grant funds for costs associated with carrying out such transition programs, including the costs of: (1) tuition and fees, books, and required instructional materials; and (2) transportation to and from such programs.

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