HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

Amendments

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), S3295, S3301 [16AP]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043), H10953 [13NO]

———protect speech and association rights of students (see H.R. 980), H803 [6MR]

———reform methods for calculating graduation rates (see H.R. 914), H724 [4MR]

———reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (see H. Res. 145), H2589 [13MY]

Colleges and university: exempt certain institutions of higher education serving minorities from default-based ineligibility for student loan programs (see H.R. 717), H522 [12FE]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 715), H522 [12FE]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (see S. 1534), S12575 [13NO]

Education: eligibility standards for short-term educational programs (see H.R. 675), H452 [11FE]

———grants to create partnerships between post-secondary and elementary or secondary schools to instruct teachers (see H.R. 3085), H10955 [13NO]

———improve access to and affordability of higher education (see H.R. 1435, 2546), H1890 [24AP], H7910 [25SE]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers (see H.R. 2852), H10171 [6NO]

———improve teacher quality (see S. 1169, 1201, 1209, 1484), S9198 [11SE], S9785 [23SE], S12119 [8NO]

———increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students (see S. 1199), S9726 [19SE]

———increase postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic and other under-represented student populations (see H.R. 2495), H7599 [18SE]

———prevent Federal student assistance need analysis from penalizing parents for investing in prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 2672), H8833 [9OC]

———provide administrative support and information to establish State prepaid tuition programs (see H.R. 855), H669 [26FE]

———support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care (see S. 1151), S8870 [5SE]

Federal aid programs: improve accountability and reform certain programs (see H.R. 2140), H5131 [10JY]

Financial institutions: allow certain small, nonprofit, banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see S. 1036), S7710 [17JY]

———allow certain small, nonprofit banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (see H.R. 2311), H6406 [30JY]

Reauthorize (see H.R. 6), H66 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (see H.R. 2530), H7729 [23SE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (see H.R. 777), H587 [13FE]

Letters

Increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students: Stanley O. Ikenberry, American Council on Education, S9727 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), H846, H847 [11MR], E365 [4MR]

———reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), concur with Senate amendments (H. Res. 145), H2541-H2547 [13MY]

Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at institutions of higher education (H.R. 715), E230 [12FE]

Education: improve access to and affordability of higher education (H.R. 1435), E755 [24AP]

———improve and strengthen recruitment and training of teachers (H.R. 2852), E2203 [7NO]

Proprietary institutions: financial responsibility for refunds during provisional certification and change of ownership (H.R. 2981), E2301 [10NO]

Reauthorize (H.R. 6), E54 [7JA]

Student Loan Marketing Association: treatment of tax-exempt municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (H.R. 2511), E1794 [18SE]

———treatment of tax-exempt municipal bonds relative to waiver of redemption premiums (H.R. 2530), E1826 [23SE]

TRIO Upward Bound Program: funding, H594 [25FE]

21st Century Scholars Program: establish (H.R. 777), E1489 [23JY]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: reform methods for calculating graduation rates (H.R. 914), S3301 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: repayment of student loans by students called to active duty (S. 1534), S12592 [13NO]

Education: improve teacher quality (S. 1169), S9213 [11SE]

———improve teacher quality (S. 1209), S9795 [23SE]

———improve teacher quality (S. 1484), S12155-S12159 [8NO]

———increase number of Pell Grant awards to working students (S. 1199), S9726 [19SE]

———support the participation of low-income parents in postsecondary education through the provision of campus-based child care (S. 1151), S8870-S8872 [5SE]

Financial institutions: allow certain small, nonprofit, banks to exceed 50 percent student loan ratio (S. 1036), S7718 [17JY]

Reports filed

Reform Methods for Calculating Graduation Rates for Colleges and Universities: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 914) (H. Rept. 105-14), H887 [11MR]

Summaries

Improve Access to and Affordability of Higher Education (H.R. 1435), E756 [24AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 145, concur with Senate amendments to H.R. 914, reform methods for calculating graduation rates of colleges and universities, H2541-H2543 [13MY]

H.R. 914, reform methods for calculating graduation rates at colleges and universities, H846 [11MR]

S. 1151, Child Care Access Means Parents in School Act, S8871 [5SE]

S. 1169, improve teacher quality, S9214-S9216 [11SE]

S. 1209, improve teacher quality, S9796, S9800 [23SE]

S. 1484, Quality Teacher in Every Classroom Act, S12157-S12159 [8NO]

S. 1534, repayment of student loans by students called to active military duty, S12592 [13NO]