3.0.0 1716 2023-01-11T13:30:11Z 2023-01-11T13:30:11Z Senate S 2015-07-08 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-07-08T19:12:15Z America's College Promise Act of 2015 114 2962 HR 2015-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS In the Red Act of 2016 114 2677 S 2016-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS In the Red Act of 2016 114 5106 HR 2016-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2015-07-08 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2015-07-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-07-08 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-07-08 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-07-08 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-07-08 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-07-08 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-07-08 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2015-07-08 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-07-08 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-07-08 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-07-08 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-07-08 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2015-07-09 False B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-07-09 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-07-13 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-09-29 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2015-10-05 False Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Higher education Minority education Student aid and college costs Education 00 2015-07-08 Introduced in Senate 2015-11-23T17:19:19Z America's College Promise Act of 2015

This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to states and Indian tribes to waive tuition and fees at community colleges. To receive a grant, states and Indian tribes must agree to waive tuition and fees at all their community colleges and for all eligible students.

An eligible student is a first-time student who: (1) qualifies for resident tuition; (2) enrolls at least half-time; (3) maintains satisfactory academic progress; and (4) enrolls in an academic program with credits that are fully transferable to any public institution of higher education in the state or enrolls in a training program that leads to credentials in an in-demand industry.

The bill appropriates $1.4 billion in FY2016 and $79.7 billion over FY2016-FY2025 to make grants under this community college program.

This bill also authorizes ED to award grants to four-year historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to waive or reduce tuition and fees for up to 60 credits for low-income students.

HBCUs and MSIs that participate must: (1) enroll a student body that contains at least 35% low-income students; (2) maintain or adopt reforms and practices to improve completion rates and student outcomes; (3) set performance goals; and (4) execute an articulation agreement with community colleges, if accepting transfer students.

It appropriates $55 million for FY2016 and $10.1 billion over FY2016-FY2025 to make grants under this HBCU/MSI program.

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