3.0.0 5281 2023-09-01T18:45:21Z 2023-09-01T18:45:21Z Senate S 2022-12-15 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-12-15T20:53:40Z Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act 117 9604 HR 2022-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Identical bill CRS 2022-12-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2022-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2022-12-15 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2022-12-15 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-12-15 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2022-12-15 True Education Education 00 2022-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2023-09-01T18:39:13Z Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to

  • award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs;
  • award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and
  • collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students.

The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.

]]> Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act Display Title Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote the matriculation, and increase in the graduation rates, of individuals with disabilities within higher education. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5281is/xml/BILLS-117s5281is.xml 2022-12-15 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.