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110-HR-5269 | Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the Hope Scholarship tax credit to make certain additional expenses eligible for such credit, including room and board, employment-related expenses, and books, supplies, and equipment. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-02-07 | amends internal revenue code provisions relating hope scholarship tax credit certain additional expenses eligible credit including room board employment related expenses books supplies equipment |
110-HR-5474 | Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit educational assistance provided under specified benefit programs for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being considered in analyses of their need for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Act. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-19 | student veteran financial aid fairness act amends higher education act prohibit educational assistance provided specified benefit programs veterans members selected_reserve considered analyses need assistance title student assistance act |
110-HR-5591 | Help Kids Save for College Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts, up to $500, paid by an employer to a qualified college savings assistance plan for a designated beneficiary. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-03-11 | help kids save college act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income employee amounts paid employer qualified college savings assistance plan designated beneficiary |
110-HR-5618 | National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the definition of "project." (Sec. 5) Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a reference to the sea grant review panel from provisions relating to the administration of the program. Refers to regional or national strategic investments being developed in consultation with the board and with the approval of sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes. (Current law refers to the approval of the sea grant review panel as well as the colleges and institutes.) Revises the program director's duties. (Sec. 6) Excludes amounts appropriated under provisions relating to graduate ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources fellowships (the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program) from provisions restricting contributions by the Secretary of Commerce to two-thirds of the total cost of sea grant programs and projects. (Sec. 7) Requires that sea grant colleges provide extension services (currently, advisory services). (Sec. 8) Requires that amounts available for fellowships (under provisions relating to graduate and post-graduate fellowships related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources), including funds from other federal departments and agencies and appropriated funds, be used only for those fellowships and related administrative costs. (Sec. 9) Redesignates the sea grant review panel as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and modifies it's duties. (Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations through FY2014. Modifies requirements regulating the distribution of appropriated amounts exceeding certain amounts appropriated for FY2003. | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2008-03-13 | sec amends program act substitute extension services advisory services definition project sec adds regional national projects elements national sea grant college program removes reference sea grant review panel provisions relating administration program refers regional national strategic investments developed consultation board approval sea grant colleges sea grant institutes current law refers approval sea grant review panel colleges institutes revises program director duties sec excludes amounts appropriated provisions relating graduate ocean coastal great_lakes resources fellowships marine policy fellowship program provisions restricting contributions secretary commerce thirds total cost sea grant programs projects sec requires sea grant colleges provide extension services currently advisory services sec requires amounts available fellowships provisions relating graduate post graduate fellowships related ocean coastal great_lakes resources including funds federal departments agencies appropriated funds fellowships related administrative costs sec redesignates sea grant review panel modifies duties sec authorizes appropriations fy2014 modifies requirements regulating distribution appropriated amounts exceeding certain amounts appropriated fy2003 |
110-HR-5715 | Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase, by $2,000, the maximum annual unsubsidized Stafford loan amounts that may be provided to undergraduate students under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Sets the aggregate limit on such loans at $31,000 for dependent undergraduates and $57,500 for independent undergraduates. (Sec. 3) Gives parent borrowers of PLUS FFELs the option to defer loan principal repayment for up to six months after the students for whom such loans are borrowed cease to carry at least one-half the normal full-time academic workload. (Sec. 4) Authorizes lenders to determine that borrowers of PLUS FFELs who, between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2009, are no more than 180 days delinquent on their home mortgages, and no more than 89 days delinquent on the repayment of any other debt, meet a specified extenuating circumstances requirement which makes them eligible for such loans despite having an adverse credit history. (Sec. 5) Includes parent borrowers in the FFEL lender-of-last-resort program for borrowers otherwise unable to obtain such loans. Prohibits loans made under the FFEL lender-of-last-resort program from having more favorable terms than other FFELs of the same type. Allows institutions of higher education (IHEs), with the Secretary of Education's approval, to participate in such program until June 30, 2009; thereby requiring guaranty agencies serving as lenders-of-last-resort to make FFELs to student and parent borrowers of such IHEs, until such date, regardless of their ability to otherwise obtain such loans. Allows the Secretary to develop any standards regarding IHE participation in such program that the Secretary considers appropriate, including requirements that IHEs demonstrate: (1) their inability, despite due diligence, to secure eligible lenders' commitment to make loans to a significant number of their students; and (2) that a minimum number or percentage of their students have received rejections from eligible FFEL lenders. Authorizes the Secretary to advance needed funds to guaranty agencies acting as lenders-of-last-resort in such situations. Prohibits lenders-of-last-resort from: (1) offering certain inducements to schools, school employees, prospective borrowers, or other lenders; or (2) marketing loans under the lender-of-last-resort program. Requires the Secretary to provide information to the public and issue reports to Congress regarding such program. Directs the Secretary, within 90 days of this Act's enactment, to review and, if necessary, revise regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements to eligible lenders to ensure that such agencies do not engage in improper inducements made possible by this Act's expansion of their role as lenders-of-last-resort. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress. (Sec. 6) Authorizes and appropriates sums necessary for advances to guaranty agencies acting as lenders-of-last-resort. (Sec. 7) Gives the Secretary the authority, until July 2009, to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, FFELs from lenders upon the determination that there is an inadequate availability of loan capital to meet the demand for such loans. Prohibits such loan purchases from resulting in any net cost to the federal government. Requires, the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, before any loan purchase is made, to publish a joint notice in the Federal Register that: (1) establishes the terms governing such purchase; and (2) outlines the methodology and factors they will consider in setting a price for such loans that is in the best interest of the country and will result in no net cost to the federal government. Conditions the purchase of such loans on lenders agreeing to use the funds from such purchases to ensure their continued participation in the FFEL program and origination of new FFELs. Allows the Secretary to contract with the lenders whose loans are being purchased for the servicing of such loans, provided such arrangement is in the best interest of borrowers and does not result in costs the federal government would otherwise not incur in servicing such loans. (Sec. 8) Expresses the sense of Congress that the federal financial institutions should consider using available authorities in a timely manner, if needed, to enhance student and family access to federal student loans in a manner that results in no increased costs to taxpayers and in no way delays or limits the Secretary's authority to advance funds to lenders-of-last-resort or purchase FFELs. (Sec. 9) Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a five-year study and report to Congress on the effect increases in FFEL loan limits under this Act and the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 have on the cost of attending college and the use of private educational loans. (Sec. 10) Revises the Academic Competitiveness Grant program to make noncitizen students and students enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an IHE on at least a half-time basis eligible for program grants. (Currently, only U.S. citizens and full-time students may participate.) Reduces the amount of a program grant available to a less than full-time student in the same manner in which Pell Grants are reduced. Relaxes eligibility requirements for the Academic Competitiveness Grants available to Pell Grant-eligible first and second year students to: (1) allow recipients to participate in IHE programs that award a certificate, rather than a degree; (2) include students whose secondary education involved private or home schooling; and (3) include students whose previous IHE enrollment was part of their secondary school studies. Revises eligibility requirements for the SMART Grants available to Pell Grant-eligible third and fourth year students pursuing majors in science, mathematics, technology, engineering, or a critical foreign language. Includes students who attend IHEs that do not allow students to declare a major, if their studies in such subjects are equivalent to those required at schools that permit students to major in such subjects. Includes also any students in the fifth year of an IHE program that requires five full years of coursework for baccalaureate degrees in such subjects. Sets the maximum SMART grant amount at $4,000 for each year of a student's eligibility. (Sec. 11) Makes inapplicable to amendments made by this Act certain rulemaking requirements and the master calendar of actions the Secretary must take regarding student aid. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-08 | ensuring continued access student loans act sec amends higher education act increase maximum annual unsubsidized stafford loan amounts provided undergraduate students federal_family_education_loan ffel program sets aggregate limit loans dependent undergraduates independent undergraduates sec gives parent borrowers plus ffels option defer loan principal repayment months students loans borrowed cease carry half normal time academic workload sec authorizes lenders determine borrowers plus ffels january december days delinquent home mortgages days delinquent repayment debt meet specified extenuating circumstances requirement makes eligible loans despite having adverse credit history sec includes parent borrowers ffel lender resort program borrowers unable obtain loans prohibits loans ffel lender resort program having favorable terms ffels type allows institutions higher education ihes secretary education approval participate program june requiring guaranty agencies serving lenders resort ffels student parent borrowers ihes date regardless ability obtain loans allows secretary develop standards ihe participation program secretary considers appropriate including requirements ihes demonstrate inability despite diligence secure eligible lenders commitment loans significant number students minimum number percentage students received rejections eligible ffel lenders authorizes secretary advance needed funds guaranty agencies acting lenders resort situations prohibits lenders resort offering certain inducements schools school employees prospective borrowers lenders marketing loans lender resort program requires secretary provide information public issue reports congress program directs secretary days act enactment review necessary revise regulations concerning prohibited guaranty agency inducements eligible lenders ensure agencies engage improper inducements possible act expansion role lenders resort requires secretary report congress sec authorizes appropriates sums necessary advances guaranty agencies acting lenders resort sec gives secretary authority july purchase enter forward commitments purchase ffels lenders determination inadequate availability loan capital meet demand loans prohibits loan purchases resulting net cost federal government requires secretary secretary treasury director office_of_management_and_budget loan purchase publish joint notice federal_register establishes terms governing purchase outlines methodology factors consider setting price loans best interest country result net cost federal government conditions purchase loans lenders agreeing use funds purchases ensure continued participation ffel program origination new ffels allows secretary contract lenders loans purchased servicing loans provided arrangement best interest borrowers result costs federal government incur servicing loans sec expresses sense congress federal financial institutions consider available authorities timely manner needed enhance student family access federal student loans manner results increased costs taxpayers way delays limits secretary authority advance funds lenders resort purchase ffels sec directs comptroller general conduct year study report congress effect increases ffel loan limits act deficit reduction act cost attending college use private educational loans sec revises academic competitiveness grant program noncitizen students students enrolled accepted enrollment ihe half time basis eligible program grants currently citizens time students participate reduces program grant available time student manner pell_grants reduced eligibility requirements available second year students allow recipients participate ihe programs award certificate degree include students secondary education involved private home schooling include students previous ihe enrollment secondary school studies revises eligibility requirements smart grants available fourth year students pursuing majors science mathematics technology engineering critical foreign language includes students attend ihes allow students declare major studies subjects equivalent required schools permit students major subjects includes students fifth year ihe program requires years coursework baccalaureate degrees subjects sets maximum smart grant year student eligibility sec makes inapplicable amendments act certain rulemaking requirements master calendar actions secretary student aid |
110-HR-5723 | Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that they can finance the origination of student loans or purchase or finance student loan-related securities. Limits the application of this Act to Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) made under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Makes the banks' authority effective for investments and advances made between February 1, 2008, and two years after this Act's enactment. | Education | Higher | Finance and financial sector | 2008-04-08 | emergency student loan market liquidity act amends federal_home_loan_bank act allow federal home loan banks invest surplus funds student loan securities accept student loans student loan related securities collateral provide secured long term advances member banks finance origination student loans purchase finance student loan related securities limits application act federal_family_education_loans ffels higher education act makes banks authority effective investments advances february years act enactment |
110-HR-5735 | Virginia Tech Victims Campus Emergency Response Policy and Notification Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require schools participating in title IV student assistance programs to include current campus policies regarding immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures in their required annual security reports to current and prospective students and staff. Requires such procedures to include: (1) notifying students and staff within 30 minutes after confirmation that an emergency exists on campus or public property; and (2) testing such procedures annually. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-09 | higher education act require schools participating title student assistance programs include current campus policies immediate emergency response evacuation procedures required annual security reports current prospective students staff requires procedures include notifying students staff minutes confirmation emergency exists campus public property testing procedures annually |
110-HR-5838 | Teaching and Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Rights Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide collective bargaining rights for students enrolled at a private institution of higher education who perform work for remuneration at the institution's direction, regardless of whether the work relates to their courses of study (teaching and research assistants). | Education | Higher | Labor and employment | 2008-04-17 | teaching research assistant collective bargaining rights act amends national_labor_relations_act provide collective bargaining rights students enrolled private institution higher education perform work remuneration institution direction regardless work relates courses study teaching research assistants |
110-HR-5914 | Student Loan Access Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Federal Financing Bank, until July 1, 2009, to: (1) purchase guaranteed loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, or participation interests in such loans; (2) advance funds to eligible lenders for the purpose of originating or purchasing FFELs; and (3) invest in securities collateralized with FFELs. Prohibits such FFEL purchases from resulting in any net cost to the federal government. Permits the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Bank's authority to take such actions beyond July 1, 2009, if economic conditions threaten timely, uninterrupted access to student loans. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-04-29 | authorizes july purchase guaranteed loans originated federal_family_education_loan ffel program higher education act participation interests loans advance funds eligible lenders purpose originating purchasing ffels invest securities collateralized ffels prohibits ffel purchases resulting net cost federal government permits secretary treasury extend bank authority actions july economic conditions threaten timely uninterrupted access student loans |
110-HR-5939 | Montgomery GI Bill Degree Extension Act of 2008 - Extends the time limitation (generally ten years from the original eligibility date) for the use of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill all-volunteer force educational assistance program, in the case of an individual who has completed at least 50% of the credit or time requirements leading to a degree or certificate before the last day of the ten-year period, to the earlier of: (1) the date on which the individual completes such requirements; or (2) two years after the last day of the ten-year period. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-05-01 | montgomery bill degree extension act extends time limitation generally years original eligibility date use educational assistance montgomery bill volunteer force educational assistance program case individual completed credit time requirements leading degree certificate day year period earlier date individual completes requirements years day year period |
110-HR-6018 | Amends provisions authorizing educational loan repayment in exchange for service as a health professional in the Selected Reserved of an armed force and determined to be needed critically in order to meet identified wartime combat medical skill shortages to limit payment amounts to $60,000 (currently, $20,000) per year of service. Eliminates provisions limiting the total amount that may be repaid on behalf of any person to $50,000. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-05-08 | amends provisions authorizing educational loan repayment exchange service health professional selected reserved armed force determined needed critically order meet identified wartime combat medical skill shortages limit payment amounts currently year service eliminates provisions limiting total repaid behalf person |
110-HR-6036 | Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish tax-exempt lifelong learning accounts to pay certain educational expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, and information technology devices; (2) allow individuals between age 18 and 71 a tax credit for cash contributions to their lifelong learning accounts; and (3) allow employers a tax credit for contributions made to the lifelong learning accounts of their employees and for administrative costs associated with small employer lifelong learning accounts. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-05-13 | amends internal revenue code establish tax exempt lifelong learning accounts pay certain educational expenses including tuition fees books supplies information technology devices allow individuals age tax credit cash contributions lifelong learning accounts allow employers tax credit contributions lifelong learning accounts employees administrative costs associated small employer lifelong learning accounts |
110-HR-6039 | Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those aliens not subject to worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and who have an employment offer from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree. | Education | Higher | Immigration | 2008-05-13 | amends immigration nationality act include aliens subject worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons earned master higher degree institution higher education science technology engineering mathematics employment offer employer field related degree |
110-HR-6135 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to award at least 65 four-year grants per year to undergraduate institutions to fund scholarships for students majoring in nuclear science or nuclear engineering. Requires the Secretary to provide Congress with recommendations for developing a robust nuclear workforce in this country. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | directs secretary energy award year grants year undergraduate institutions fund scholarships students nuclear science nuclear engineering requires secretary provide congress recommendations developing robust nuclear workforce country |
110-HR-6144 | Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2008 or the TEACH for Our Future Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs. Makes inapplicable to public school teachers the requirements limiting loan forgiveness to: (1) new borrowers on or after October 1, 1998; and (2) highly qualified teachers in certain schools that serve a high proportion of disadvantaged students. Maintains the requirement that such teachers teach full-time for five consecutive complete school years before becoming eligible for loan forgiveness. Raises to $25,000 the amount of the FFEL or DL outstanding that may be forgiven after a public school teacher's fifth complete school year of teaching. Maintains current loan forgiveness eligibility requirements for private elementary and secondary school teachers. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | teacher education assistance creating hope future act teach future act amends higher education act expand loan forgiveness available public elementary secondary school teachers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs makes inapplicable public school teachers requirements limiting loan forgiveness new borrowers october highly qualified teachers certain schools serve high proportion disadvantaged students maintains requirement teachers teach time consecutive complete school years eligible loan forgiveness raises ffel outstanding forgiven public school teacher fifth complete school year teaching maintains current loan forgiveness eligibility requirements private elementary secondary school teachers |
110-HR-6160 | Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2008 - Establishes the Theodore Roosevelt Scholarship Foundation as an independent establishment in the executive branch. Directs the Foundation to award scholarships in an annual nationwide competition to individuals (to be known as "Roosevelt Scholars") who are: (1) enrolled in or seeking admission to accredited full-time graduate studies that prepare such individuals for occupations that are critical to the missions of federal agencies; and (2) nominated by persons that have direct knowledge of their academic or work experience. Sets the maximum scholarship amount at $60,000 for each of up to five academic years, covering tuition, room and board, books, and fees. Requires Roosevelt Scholars to: (1) agree to serve in the federal government for a period of years equal to the number of academic years during which they received their scholarship; (2) complete a federal internship related to their studies while earning their degree; (3) participate in certain extracurricular activities designed to assist their pursuit of federal careers and development of leadership qualities; and (4) serve as sources of information regarding federal employment opportunities. Establishes the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Scholarship Trust Fund consisting of appropriations and gifts for such scholarships. Sets forth additional duties of the Foundation, including the creation of an online directory of all federal scholarship opportunities available to individuals pursuing federal employment and an online directory of current occupations critical to the missions of federal agencies. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-05-22 | establishes roosevelt scholarship foundation independent establishment executive branch directs foundation award scholarships annual nationwide competition individuals known roosevelt scholars enrolled seeking admission accredited time graduate studies prepare individuals occupations critical missions federal agencies nominated persons direct knowledge academic work experience sets maximum scholarship academic years covering tuition room board books fees agree serve federal government period years equal number academic years received scholarship complete federal internship related studies earning degree participate certain extracurricular activities designed assist pursuit federal careers development leadership qualities serve sources information federal employment opportunities establishes consisting appropriations gifts scholarships sets forth additional duties foundation including creation online directory federal scholarship opportunities available individuals pursuing federal employment online directory current occupations critical missions federal agencies |
110-HR-6224 | Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of qualifying veterans' work-study activities, including positions available on site at educational institutions. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-06-10 | veterans act directs secretary veterans_affairs conduct year pilot project test feasibility advisability expanding scope qualifying veterans work study activities including positions available site educational institutions |
110-HR-6352 | Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of any contribution to a tax-exempt scholarship funding trust established to provide scholarships for individuals with demonstrated financial need to attend institutions of higher education. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-06-24 | amends internal revenue code allow tax credit contribution tax exempt scholarship funding trust established provide scholarships individuals demonstrated financial need attend institutions higher education |
110-HR-6535 | Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Under current law the Foundation is an independent establishment of the executive branch.) Establishes the Vietnam Education Foundation Advisory Committee in lieu of the current Board of Directors. Gives fellowship priority to basic science studies. Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, to award grants to institutions of higher education for a partnership with the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to establish an undergraduate American Research College in Vietnam. | Education | Higher | International affairs | 2008-07-17 | establishes current law foundation independent establishment executive branch establishes lieu current board_of_directors gives fellowship priority basic science studies authorizes secretary state assistant secretary award grants institutions higher education partnership government vietnam establish undergraduate vietnam |
110-HR-6698 | Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their education program length or attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-07-31 | preventing student loan discrimination act amends higher education act prohibit lenders federal_family_education_loan ffel program receiving special allowance payments lenders compensate difference ffel interest rates market rates deny ffels eligible borrowers education program length attendance particular school participating ffel program |
110-HR-6704 | Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2008 or the Student VOTER Act of 2008 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections. Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses. | Education | Higher | Government operations and politics | 2008-07-31 | encourage registration act student voter act amends national voter registration act require states designate federally funded institutions higher education agencies registration voters federal elections requires schools provide mail voter registration application forms students registering enroll courses |
110-HR-6838 | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2008, or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2008 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety agencies and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering safety-related research; (3) collecting, coordinating, and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from, natural and man-made emergencies that threaten the campus community; and (5) increasing cooperation between IHEs and the law enforcement, mental health, and other agencies and jurisdictions that serve them. Authorizes the Director to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. Requires the Director to coordinate the establishment and operation of the Center with campus public safety resources available within the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Education. Authorizes appropriations for the Center from FY2009-FY2013. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-08 | center advance monitor preserve_university_security_safety_act campus safety act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize director office_of_community_oriented_policing_services establish operate national_center_for_campus_public_safety tasks center strengthening safety security institutions higher education ihes training ihe public safety agencies collaborative partners fostering safety related research collecting coordinating disseminating information best practices campus safety developing protocols prevent protect respond recover natural man emergencies threaten campus community increasing cooperation ihes law enforcement mental health agencies jurisdictions serve authorizes director award grants ihes nonprofit organizations activities assist center performing functions requires director coordinate establishment operation center campus public safety resources available department_of_homeland_security department_of_education authorizes appropriations center fy2009 fy2013 |
110-HR-6889 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend by one year, from July 2009 to July 2010, the Secretary of Education's authority to purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) from lenders upon the determination that there is an inadequate availability of loan capital to meet the demand for such loans. Extends by one year, from June 30, 2009 to June 30, 2010, the authority of institutions of higher education (IHEs), with the Secretary's approval, to participate in the FFEL lender-of-last-resort program for borrowers otherwise unable to obtain such loans; thereby requiring guaranty agencies serving as lenders-of-last-resort to make FFELs to student and parent borrowers of such IHEs, until such date, regardless of their ability to otherwise obtain such loans. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-15 | amends higher education act extend year july july secretary education authority purchase enter forward commitments purchase federal_family_education_loans ffels lenders determination inadequate availability loan capital meet demand loans extends year june june authority institutions higher education ihes secretary approval participate ffel lender resort program borrowers unable obtain loans requiring guaranty agencies serving lenders resort ffels student parent borrowers ihes date regardless ability obtain loans |
110-HR-6926 | Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students to simultaneously earn credit toward a high school diploma and a postsecondary degree or certificate. Gives grant priority to applicants: (1) that propose to establish or support a dual enrollment program for a student body at least 40% of which is impoverished; and (2) from states that provide assistance to dual enrollment programs, such as assistance defraying the costs of higher education. Requires applicants to make assurances that students will not be required to pay tuition or fees for postsecondary courses, and that those courses will be taught by faculty that meet their partner IHE's normal standards. Authorizes the Secretary to award six-year grants to states to: (1) plan and implement statewide strategies to make dual enrollment programs more accessible to students who are underrepresented in postsecondary education; and (2) provide technical assistance to local dual enrollment programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract for an independent evaluation of this Act's programs; and (2) provide technical assistance to LEAs and their partners, and disseminate information concerning best practices in dual enrollment programs. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-17 | fast track college act authorizes secretary education award matching year grants local educational agencies leas partner institutions higher education ihes establish support dual enrollment programs early college high schools allow high school students simultaneously earn credit high school diploma postsecondary degree certificate gives grant priority applicants propose establish support dual enrollment program student body impoverished states provide assistance dual enrollment programs assistance defraying costs higher education requires applicants assurances students required pay tuition fees postsecondary courses courses taught faculty meet partner ihe normal standards authorizes secretary award year grants states plan implement statewide strategies dual enrollment programs accessible students underrepresented postsecondary education provide technical assistance local dual enrollment programs directs secretary contract independent evaluation act programs provide technical assistance leas partners disseminate information concerning best practices dual enrollment programs |
110-HR-6959 | Fair Funding for Upward Bound Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the procedures for awarding grants and contracts under the TRIO program (which prepares disadvantaged students for postsecondary education and provides them with support services) by: (1) prohibiting an applicant from receiving a lower score for omitting application information or assurances not required in the guidance issued by the Secretary of Education; and (2) requiring the method for weighing an applicant's prior experience to be consistent for each program year. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify applicants of any changes in the procedures for awarding TRIO grants and contracts at least 30 days before implementing them, provided such notice was not included in the guidance issued by the Secretary; and (2) annually notify each applicant of its peer review score for prior experience. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-18 | fair funding upward bound act amends higher education act clarify procedures awarding grants contracts trio program prepares disadvantaged students postsecondary education provides support services prohibiting applicant receiving lower score application information assurances required guidance issued secretary education requiring method weighing applicant prior experience consistent program year directs secretary notify applicants changes procedures awarding trio grants contracts days implementing provided notice included guidance issued secretary annually notify applicant peer review score prior experience |
110-HR-7019 | Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a tax credit for 50% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including required books), up to $10,000, for attendance at an institution of higher education. | Education | Higher | null | 2008-09-23 | middle class college tuition tax credit expansion act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship lifetime_learning tax credits tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including required books attendance institution higher education |
110-HR-7072 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make technical corrections to the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008. Clarifies the Secretary of Education's authority to purchase, or enter into and fund forward commitments to purchase, until July 2010, Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) from lenders when there is an inadequate availability of loan capital to meet the demand for such loans. Includes, within such purchase authority, FFELs that qualify for loan rehabilitation under the Default Reduction program. Conditions the Secretary's purchase or forward commitment to purchase FFELs on lender agreement to originate or purchase new FFELs. (Currently, they are required to use the funds from such purchases to engage in such activities.) Requires the Secretary to contract with the current servicers of FFELs the Secretary is purchasing for the continued servicing of such loans, provided certain conditions are met. (Currently, the Secretary is authorized to enter into servicing agreements with willing lenders whose loans are being purchased.) | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-25 | amends higher education act technical corrections clarifies secretary education authority purchase enter fund forward commitments purchase july federal_family_education_loans ffels lenders inadequate availability loan capital meet demand loans includes purchase authority ffels qualify loan rehabilitation program conditions secretary purchase forward commitment purchase ffels lender agreement originate purchase new ffels currently required use funds purchases engage activities requires secretary contract current servicers ffels secretary purchasing continued servicing loans provided certain conditions met currently secretary authorized enter servicing agreements willing lenders loans purchased |
110-HR-7098 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-09-25 | amends internal revenue code exclude gross income discharges student loan indebtedness based repayments income contingent income based |
110-HR-7107 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require public institutions of higher education participating in student aid programs to charge dependent children of members of the Armed Forces a tuition rate equal to the rate for in-state residents. Applies such tuition rate throughout the program of study for which a student is enrolled, even if the student's parent becomes a former member of the Armed Forces before the completion of studies. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-25 | amends higher education act require public institutions higher education participating student aid programs charge dependent children members armed_forces tuition rate equal rate state residents applies tuition rate program study student enrolled student parent member armed_forces completion studies |
110-HR-7137 | Supporting Mentors, Supporting Our Youth Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs to student borrowers at institutions of higher education who volunteer to mentor an at-risk child for a period of at least one year. Provides $10 of loan forgiveness or cancellation for each hour of mentoring, but limits such forgiveness or cancellation to no more than $10,000 and no more than five years of mentoring for each borrower. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-26 | amends higher education act provide student loan forgiveness cancellation federal_family_education_loan direct_loan programs student borrowers institutions higher education volunteer mentor risk child period year provides loan forgiveness cancellation hour mentoring limits forgiveness cancellation years mentoring borrower |
110-HR-7184 | Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy Act of 2008 or the STAPLE Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt from: (1) direct numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and who have an offer of employment from a U.S. employer in a field related to such degree; and (2) H-1B visa (specialty occupation) numerical limitations aliens who have earned a Ph.D. degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics from a U.S. institution of higher education and with respect to whom the petitioning employer requires such education as an employment condition. | Education | Higher | Immigration | 2008-09-27 | stopping trained america leaving economy act staple act amends immigration nationality act exempt direct numerical limitations aliens earned degree science technology engineering mathematics institution higher education offer employment employer field related degree h-1b visa specialty occupation numerical limitations aliens earned degree science technology engineering mathematics institution higher education respect petitioning employer requires education employment condition |
110-HR-7203 | Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity Act of 2008 - Establishes the Citizens' Commission on Educational Equity, composed of the Secretary of Education and 14 educational stakeholders appointed by the Comptroller General. Tasks the Commission with conducting a study and reporting to Congress on ways to enable all students to achieve their academic potential, with particular emphasis on: (1) ensuring that schools receive adequate resources; (2) developing methods for assessing students' educational needs; and (3) creating innovative strategies for state and local educational agencies to follow to enable students to achieve their academic potential, and to enable such agencies to participate in school funding reform efforts that result in educational equity. Directs the Commission to conduct outreach programs with communities throughout the nation to engage them in a public dialogue on how to ensure that their schools enable all students to achieve their academic potential. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-09-28 | educational equity act establishes composed secretary education educational stakeholders appointed comptroller_general tasks commission conducting study reporting congress ways enable students achieve academic potential particular emphasis ensuring schools receive adequate resources developing methods assessing students educational needs creating innovative strategies state local educational agencies follow enable students achieve academic potential enable agencies participate school funding reform efforts result educational equity directs commission conduct outreach programs communities nation engage public dialogue ensure schools enable students achieve academic potential |
110-S-7 | College Opportunity Act of 2007 - Declares the sense of Congress that the Congress should enact, and the President sign, measures that make college more affordable by increasing Pell Grants and providing more favorable student loans and other benefits. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | college opportunity act declares sense congress congress enact president sign measures college affordable increasing pell_grants providing favorable student loans benefits |
110-S-96 | Export Products Not Jobs Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) revise rules and definitions relating to the taxation of controlled foreign corporations to limit deferral of tax for certain types of income earned overseas; (2) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations for income tax purposes; (3) define "economic substance" for purposes of evaluating tax shelter transactions; (4) impose a penalty for underpayments of tax resulting from transactions lacking in economic substance; (5) deny a tax deduction for interest on such underpayments; and (6) eliminate the 35% income tax rate on corporations and personal service corporations. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | export products jobs act amends internal revenue code revise rules definitions relating taxation controlled foreign corporations limit deferral tax certain types income earned overseas treat certain foreign corporations managed controlled united_states domestic corporations income tax purposes define economic substance purposes evaluating tax shelter transactions impose penalty underpayments tax resulting transactions lacking economic substance deny tax deduction interest underpayments eliminate income tax rate corporations personal service corporations |
110-S-97 | College Opportunity Tax Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits with an increased, partially refundable college opportunity tax credit to cover up to four years (currently, limited to two years) of the tuition and related expenses of full or part-time postsecondary and graduate students. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | college opportunity tax credit act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship increased partially refundable college opportunity tax credit cover years currently limited years tuition related expenses time postsecondary graduate students |
110-S-116 | Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance Act of 2007, or the STEP UP Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to make competitive demonstration grants to state educational agencies to pay the federal share of summer learning grants for eligible students to be summer scholars in summer learning opportunity programs primarily designed to increase the literacy and numeracy of such students. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-04 | performance act step act directs secretary education competitive demonstration grants state educational agencies pay federal share summer learning grants eligible students summer scholars summer learning opportunity programs primarily designed increase literacy students |
110-S-141 | College Savings Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000 and make such increase permanent; and (2) allow a tax deduction up to $5,000 for contributions to an education savings account. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | college savings act amends internal revenue code increase maximum annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts increase permanent allow tax deduction contributions education savings account |
110-S-157 | Education Savings for Students Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $5,000 and make such increase permanent. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-04 | students act amends internal revenue code increase maximum annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts increase permanent |
110-S-259 | Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to the University of Hawaii Academy for Creative Media for the establishment, maintenance, and periodic modernization of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii. Requires the Archives to use grant funds for: (1) facilities and equipment to house and provide computer and web access to a repository of Native Hawaiian historical data; (2) scholarships to assist disadvantaged students in attending college; (3) the creation of educational materials from the archives that are applicable to a broad range of indigenous students; (4) outreach to elementary and secondary school students; (5) teacher training, so that the teaching of kindergarten through grade 12 students is culturally congruent with the learning modalities of such students, particularly indigenous students; and (6) the enhancement of the economic and financial literacy of college students. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-11 | authorizes secretary education award grant establishment maintenance periodic modernization henry requires archives use grant funds facilities equipment house provide computer web access repository native hawaiian historical data scholarships assist disadvantaged students attending college creation educational materials archives applicable broad range indigenous students outreach elementary secondary school students teacher training teaching kindergarten grade students culturally learning modalities students particularly indigenous students enhancement economic financial literacy college students |
110-S-282 | College Student Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to phase-in cuts in the interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers of subsidized loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program, thereby reducing such rate from 6.8% in July 2006 to 3.4% in July 2011. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-12 | college student relief act amends higher education act phase cuts interest rate charged undergraduate student borrowers subsidized loans federal_family_education_loan ffel program reducing rate july july |
110-S-301 | Nontraditional Student Success Act - Authorizes and appropriates specified funds for Federal Pell grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Increases yearly maximum grant amounts and revises requirements for the allowance of two Pell grants during a single award year. Requires the Secretary to publish annually in the Federal Register a revised table of income protection allowances. Excludes the earned income tax credit (EITC) from financial aid determinations. Authorizes the Secretary to select institutions of higher education for a Nontraditional Students Demonstration Program to test the effectiveness of providing expanded financial assistance to less than half-time students and students in compressed, modular, or other alternative schedules. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to eligible institutions to improve remedial education. Increases minimum grant amounts for the Federal TRIO programs. Permits student support services and educational opportunity centers to include career and academic (as well as personal) counseling. Makes awards under the Early Intervention and College Awareness Program for six years. Revises requirements for and reauthorizes the Program. Reauthorizes the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program of campus-based child care services for low-income parents in postsecondary education. Directs the Secretary to establish a website and brochures for providing outreach about financial aid and education tax credits that targets employers, one-stop centers, Head Start centers, and other appropriate locations. Increases the activities for which grants to Hispanic-serving institutions, as well as grants from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, may be used. Revises requirements for Special Programs for Students Whose Families Are Engaged in Migrant and Seasonal Farmwork. Reauthorizes the high school equivalency and the college assistance migrant programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the percentage Lifetime Learning income tax credit for qualified higher education expenses, but reduce the maximum annual dollar amount. Makes a portion of the credit refundable. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for making advance payments of such credits to eligible institutions on behalf of certified individuals. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-16 | nontraditional student success act authorizes appropriates specified funds grants higher education act hea increases yearly maximum grant amounts revises requirements allowance pell grants single award year requires secretary publish annually federal_register revised table income protection allowances excludes earned income tax credit eitc financial aid determinations authorizes secretary select institutions higher education test effectiveness providing expanded financial assistance half time students students compressed modular alternative schedules directs secretary award competitive grants eligible institutions improve remedial education increases minimum grant amounts federal trio programs permits student support services educational opportunity centers include career academic personal counseling makes awards early intervention college awareness program years revises requirements reauthorizes program reauthorizes child care access means parents school program campus based child care services low income parents postsecondary education directs secretary establish website providing outreach financial aid education tax credits targets employers stop centers head start centers appropriate locations increases activities grants hispanic serving institutions grants fund_for_the_improvement_of_postsecondary_education revises requirements special programs students families engaged migrant seasonal reauthorizes high school equivalency college assistance migrant programs amends internal revenue code increase percentage lifetime_learning income tax credit qualified higher education expenses reduce maximum annual dollar makes portion credit refundable directs secretary treasury establish program making advance payments credits eligible institutions behalf certified individuals |
110-S-326 | Disabled Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow members of the uniformed services whose retired pay in any taxable year is reduced due to an award of disability compensation by the Department of Veterans Affairs an extension of the three-year limitation period for filing tax refund claims until one year after the date of a disability determination. Limits the period for which such refund claims may be filed to taxable years beginning less than five years before the date of a disability determination. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-01-17 | disabled veterans tax fairness act amends internal revenue code allow members uniformed services retired pay taxable year reduced award disability compensation department_of_veterans_affairs extension year limitation period filing tax refund claims year date disability determination limits period refund claims filed taxable years beginning years date disability determination |
110-S-359 | Student Debt Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the Pell Grant program through FY2012 and increase yearly maximum Pell grant amounts. Authorizes and appropriates specified additional annual funding for such grants. Requires the Secretary of Education to provide institutions of higher education Student Aid Reward Payments for participating in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or Direct Loan (DL) program most cost-effective for taxpayers. Phases-in cuts to the interest rates charged undergraduate student borrowers under the FFEL and DL programs, thereby reducing such rate from 6.8% in July 2006 to 3.4% in July 2011. Directs the Secretary to forgive the balance due on DLs and direct consolidation loans by individuals who have been public sector employees for 10 years and have made 120 income contingent payments on such loans. Caps FFEL and DL repayments by student borrowers at no more than 15% of the amount a borrower's adjusted gross income exceeds 150% of the poverty line. Requires the Secretary to cancel or repay such loans after 25 years. Eliminates the three-year limit on the deferral of FFELs, DLs, and Perkins loans when borrowers are suffering economic hardship, redefined to include borrowers whose full-time earnings do not exceed 150% of the poverty line. Includes such deferral periods, as well as the months a borrower's FFEL or DL payments are capped, in calculating the maximum period an income contingent repayment plan may be in effect for a non-defaulting borrower. Allows students to consolidate loans under the FFEL program while still in school. Reduces DL origination fees. Sets limits on funds available for administrative expenses under the FFEL and DL programs for FY2007-FY2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the deduction for higher education expenses and make it permanent. Establishes a tax credit for student loan interest payments. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-22 | student debt relief act amends higher education act extend pell grant program fy2012 increase yearly maximum pell grant amounts authorizes appropriates specified additional annual funding grants requires secretary education provide institutions higher education participating federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan program cost effective taxpayers phases cuts interest rates charged undergraduate student borrowers ffel programs reducing rate july july directs secretary forgive balance dls direct consolidation loans individuals public sector employees years income contingent payments loans caps ffel repayments student borrowers borrower adjusted gross income exceeds poverty line requires secretary cancel repay loans years eliminates year limit deferral ffels dls perkins loans borrowers suffering economic hardship include borrowers time earnings exceed poverty line includes deferral periods months borrower ffel payments capped calculating maximum period income contingent repayment plan effect non defaulting borrower allows students consolidate loans ffel program school reduces origination fees sets limits funds available administrative expenses ffel programs fy2007 fy2012 amends internal revenue code increase deduction higher education expenses permanent establishes tax credit student loan interest payments |
110-S-454 | Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,100 for the 2007-2008 academic year. Raises the minimum Pell Grant award from $400 to $500. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to raise: (1) the maximum student loan interest deduction to $3,750; and (2) the modified adjusted gross income level where such deduction begins to be phased-out. Exempts from the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA): (1) the elimination of the 60-month limit on the period of such deduction; and (2) the increase in the income limitation on such deduction. Increases the maximum annual contribution limit for Coverdell education savings accounts from $2,000 to $3,000, and makes such increase permanent. Repeals the EGTRRA sunset on the tax exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-01-31 | improving access higher education act amends higher education act increase maximum pell_grant award academic year raises minimum pell_grant award amends internal revenue code raise maximum student loan interest deduction modified adjusted gross income level deduction begins phased exempts sunset provisions economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act egtrra elimination month limit period deduction increase income limitation deduction increases maximum annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts makes increase permanent repeals egtrra sunset tax exclusion employer provided educational assistance |
110-S-486 | Student Loan Sunshine Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each lender entering into an educational loan arrangement with a postsecondary school to: (1) report annually to the Secretary of Education specified information concerning such arrangement; (2) inform borrowers of their loan options under title IV (Student Assistance) before extending private educational loans for attendance at such school; and (3) be barred by such school from marketing such loans in a manner implying the school's endorsement. Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the adequacy of educational loan information provided to borrowers, including a model format for lender use in providing annual loan information to the Secretary and covered schools. Requires any school that provides prospective borrowers with private educational loan information to: (1) include information on their title IV assistance eligibility; and (2) compare and distinguish private loans from title IV loans. Bars lenders or guarantors of educational loans from offering gifts to school employees or agents. Directs the Comptroller General to study the effect loan arrangements and lender inducements to schools have on loan terms. Imposes conditions on school maintenance of preferred lender lists, requiring that lenders be listed on the basis of the benefits they provide borrowers. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders of private educational loans to provide specified information to prospective borrowers and, if the loan equals or exceeds $1,000, notify the relevant school of the proposed loan. Requires such schools to notify the prospective borrower whether and to what extent such loan exceeds the student's attendance costs, after considering other assistance the student has or is eligible to receive. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-02-01 | higher education act require lender entering educational loan arrangement postsecondary school report annually secretary education specified information concerning arrangement inform borrowers loan options title student assistance extending private educational loans attendance school barred school marketing loans manner implying school endorsement directs secretary report specified congressional committees adequacy educational loan information provided borrowers including model format lender use providing annual loan information secretary covered schools requires school provides prospective borrowers private educational loan information include information title assistance eligibility compare distinguish private loans title loans bars lenders guarantors educational loans offering gifts school employees agents directs comptroller general study effect loan arrangements lender inducements schools loan terms imposes conditions school maintenance preferred lender lists requiring lenders listed basis benefits provide borrowers amends truth lending act require lenders private educational loans provide specified information prospective borrowers loan equals exceeds notify relevant school proposed loan requires schools notify prospective borrower extent loan exceeds student attendance costs considering assistance student eligible receive |
110-S-526 | Veterans Employment and Training Act of 2007 or VET Act - Authorizes the accelerated payment of basic educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) basic educational assistance program for an individual entitled to such assistance who, during the period beginning on October 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2011, is enrolled in a VA-approved program of education lasting less than two years that leads to employment in one of the following sectors: (1) transportation; (2) construction; (3) hospitality; or (4) energy. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-02-08 | training act accelerated payment basic educational assistance department_of_veterans_affairs basic educational assistance program individual entitled assistance period beginning october ending september enrolled approved program education lasting years leads employment following sectors transportation construction energy |
110-S-617 | Public Land Military Pass Act - Makes the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, as provided in this Act, available at a discount (subject to the same rate of increase as the regular cost of the Pass) to any veterans and active duty and reserve members of the U.S. Armed Forces determined to be eligible for such a discount. Requires the Secretary of the Interior (with respect to federal land management agencies) and the Secretary of Agriculture (with respect to the Forest Service), after consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, to determine the appropriate documentation that a veteran or an active duty or reserve member shall provide as proof that the veteran or member is eligible for the discount. Makes a National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass issued under this Act valid for one year after the date of issuance. | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2007-02-15 | public land military pass act makes national parks federal recreational lands pass provided act available discount subject rate increase regular cost pass veterans active duty reserve members determined eligible discount requires secretary interior respect federal land management agencies secretary agriculture respect forest_service consultation secretary veterans_affairs secretary defense determine appropriate documentation veteran active duty reserve member shall provide proof veteran member eligible discount makes national parks federal recreational lands pass issued act valid year date issuance |
110-S-723 | Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2007 - Exempts members of the Armed Forces and Selected Reserve on active duty between November 16, 2001, and the termination date of Executive Order 13235 from the mandatory payroll deductions ($100 for the first 12 months of active duty pay) under the veterans' basic educational assistance program. Provides for reimbursement of payroll deductions taken prior to the enactment of this Act. Allows such members to withdraw an election not to receive basic educational assistance. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-03-01 | bill enhancement act exempts members active duty november termination date executive order mandatory payroll deductions months active duty pay veterans basic educational assistance program provides reimbursement payroll deductions taken prior enactment act allows members withdraw election receive basic educational assistance |
110-S-765 | Graduate for a Better Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, educational nonprofit organizations, or partnerships of such entities for their use in providing competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAS) that have a high school graduation rate of no more than 60% in the aggregate or among at least two subgroups consisting of the poor or major racial or ethnic groups. Requires each LEA subgrantee to use the funds to implement: (1) a college-preparatory curriculum aligned with rigorous secondary school studies; (2) accelerated remedial programs that allow underperforming students to become proficient in mathematics, reading and language arts, and science and thereby graduate in a timely manner; (3) systems to measure student progress in the core subjects and quickly identify students who are dropout risks; (4) a comprehensive college guidance program; (5) a program offering students opportunities for work-based and experiential learning; (6) a program providing students with access to courses in which they may earn college credit; (7) a program providing each student with an academic teacher advisor with whom the student regularly meets; and (8) a program of teacher professional development and institutional leadership that includes diagnostic and formative assessments. Requires nonfederal matching contributions equal to the grant amount. Directs the Secretary to provide for an independent evaluation of, and report to Congress on, the impact this program has on high school graduation rates, college attendance rates, and academic achievement. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-06 | graduate better future act authorizes secretary education award competitive grants states educational nonprofit organizations partnerships entities use providing competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas high school graduation rate aggregate subgroups consisting poor major racial ethnic groups requires lea subgrantee use funds implement college preparatory curriculum aligned rigorous secondary school studies accelerated remedial programs allow underperforming students proficient mathematics reading language arts science graduate timely manner systems measure student progress core subjects quickly identify students dropout risks comprehensive college guidance program program offering students opportunities work based experiential learning program providing students access courses earn college credit program providing student academic teacher advisor student regularly meets program teacher professional development institutional leadership includes diagnostic assessments requires nonfederal matching contributions equal grant directs secretary provide independent evaluation report congress impact program high school graduation rates college attendance rates academic achievement |
110-S-883 | Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed as Head Start teachers for five consecutive complete program years, if they have demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills in reading, writing, early childhood development, and other areas of a preschool curriculum, with a focus on cognitive learning. Limits the benefits of this Act to individuals who earn a baccalaureate or graduate degree on or after the date of this Act's enactment. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-14 | loan forgiveness head start teachers act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed head start teachers consecutive complete program years demonstrated knowledge teaching skills reading writing early childhood development areas preschool curriculum focus cognitive learning limits benefits act individuals earn baccalaureate graduate degree date act enactment |
110-S-899 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum Pell Grant award for academic years 2007-2008 through 2011-2012. Increases such amount to $7,600 for 2007-2008, and by $1,000 increments in each subsequent academic year, until it stands at $11,600 for 2011-2012. Requires a further increase in any such maximum Pell Grant award, by an amount sufficient to achieve a 5% increase in students' purchasing power relative to the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education, if the Secretary of Education determines that the amount authorized does not increase such purchasing power by at least 5% from one academic year to the next. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-15 | amends higher education act increase maximum pell_grant award academic years increases increments subsequent academic year stands requires increase maximum pell_grant award sufficient achieve increase students purchasing power relative cost attendance institution higher education secretary education determines authorized increase purchasing power academic year |
110-S-938 | Accessing College through Comprehensive Early Outreach and State Partnerships Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to replace the current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program with a program of allotments to enable states to: (1) expand and enhance partnerships with institutions of higher education, early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs, private corporations, philanthropic organizations, and other interested parties to carry out specified activities and provide coordination and cohesion among federal, state, and local governmental and private efforts providing financial assistance to help low-income students attend college; (2) provide need-based grants for college access and increased college persistence to eligible low-income students; (3) provide early notification to low-income students of their eligibility for financial aid; and (4) encourage increased participation in early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs. Requires partnerships for the award of grants between a state agency and: (1) at least one public and one private degree granting institution of higher education located in the state; (2) new or existing early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs also located in the state; and (3) at least one philanthropic organization located in, or providing funding in, the state, or one private corporation located in, or doing business in, the state. Requires different federal shares of program costs and different amounts of grants awarded in partnerships with institutions of higher learning: (1) serving less than a majority of students in the state; and (2) serving the majority of students in the state. Requires annual early notification of low-income students of their potential eligibility for student financial assistance. Prescribes minimum eligibility requirements for such students. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-20 | accessing college comprehensive early outreach state partnerships act amends higher education act replace current special leveraging educational assistance partnership program program allotments enable states expand enhance partnerships institutions higher education early information intervention mentoring outreach programs private corporations philanthropic organizations interested parties carry specified activities provide coordination cohesion federal state local governmental private efforts providing financial assistance help low income students attend college provide need based grants college access increased college persistence eligible low income students provide early notification low income students eligibility financial aid encourage increased participation early information intervention mentoring outreach programs requires partnerships award grants state agency public private degree granting institution higher education located state new existing early information intervention mentoring outreach programs located state philanthropic organization located providing funding state private corporation located business state requires different federal shares program costs different amounts grants awarded partnerships institutions higher learning serving majority students state serving majority students state requires annual early notification low income students potential eligibility student financial assistance prescribes minimum eligibility requirements students |
110-S-955 | Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois, which shall include: (1) a core area in central Illinois comprising 42 counties; (2) any sites, buildings, and districts within the core area that are recommended in the management plan; and (3) specified related historic sites, museums, and places, including the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, the Lincoln Douglas Debate Museum, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum. Directs the Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition to submit a management plan for the Area. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the federal cost share of any activity carried out using funds made available under this Act to 50%. | Education | Higher | Public lands and natural resources | 2007-03-21 | national heritage area act establishes illinois shall include core area central illinois comprising counties sites buildings districts core area recommended management plan specified related historic sites museums places including lincoln tomb state directs looking submit management plan area authorizes appropriations limits federal cost share activity carried funds available act |
110-S-959 | Teach for America Act of 2007- Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Teach For America, Inc. to implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers. Requires that grant funds be used to provide teachers to local educational agencies that serve a substantial percentage of students eligible for free or reduced price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide for a study, at least once every three years, comparing the academic achievement of students taught by teachers assisted by this Act with the academic achievement of students taught by other teachers in the same schools and positions. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-22 | teach america act authorizes secretary education award grant implement expand program recruiting selecting training supporting new teachers requires grant funds provide teachers local educational agencies serve substantial percentage students eligible free reduced price meals national school lunch act directs secretary education provide study years comparing academic achievement students taught teachers assisted act academic achievement students taught teachers schools positions |
110-S-979 | Vote by Mail Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to establish a Vote by Mail program of grants to participating states solely for implementation of procedures for the conduct of all elections by mail at the state or local level.Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate and report to Congress on the benefits of broader implementation of mail-in voting in elections. | Education | Higher | Government operations and politics | 2007-03-23 | vote directs election_assistance_commission establish vote mail program grants participating states solely implementation procedures conduct elections mail state local level directs comptroller general evaluate report congress benefits broader implementation mail voting elections |
110-S-1047 | Generating Opportunity by Forgiving Educational Debt for Service Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income student loan repayments by the federal government on behalf of federal employees and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. Exempts such repayments from social security taxes. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-03-29 | generating opportunity amends internal revenue code exclude gross income student loan repayments federal government behalf federal employees members armed_forces active duty exempts repayments social security taxes |
110-S-1066 | Medical Education Affordability Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to revise specified regulations regarding student loan repayment deferment under certain programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to borrowers who qualify for such deferment on the basis of economic hardship and are in postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs. Revises such regulations to: (1) make such deferment available to such borrowers for the duration of postgraduate medical or dental internship, residency, or fellowship programs if they must be successfully completed to begin work in the profession, or they lead to a degree or certificate from a health professional school or facility that offers postgraduate training; and (2) make it unnecessary for borrowers to apply annually for such deferments while participating in such programs. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-03-29 | medical education affordability act directs secretary education revise specified regulations student loan repayment deferment certain programs higher education act respect borrowers qualify deferment basis economic hardship postgraduate medical dental internship residency fellowship programs revises regulations deferment available borrowers duration postgraduate medical dental internship residency fellowship programs successfully completed begin work profession lead degree certificate health professional school facility offers postgraduate training unnecessary borrowers apply annually deferments participating programs |
110-S-1121 | Librarian Incentive to Boost Recruitment and Retention in Areas of Need Act of 2007 or the LIBRARIAN Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit the cancellation of Federal Perkins Loans for students who perform public service as full-time librarians, if the librarian has a master's degree in library science and is employed in: (1) an elementary school or secondary school that is eligible for assistance under title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or (2) a public library that serves a geographic area that contains one or more schools eligible for assistance under title I of such Act. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-17 | areas need act librarian act amends higher education act permit cancellation federal_perkins_loans students perform public service time librarians librarian master degree library science employed elementary school secondary school eligible assistance title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary secondary education act public library serves geographic area contains schools eligible assistance title act |
110-S-1167 | Civil Legal Assistance Attorney Loan Repayment Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make payments to holders of student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs on behalf of civil legal assistance attorneys for the duration of agreements between the Secretary and such attorneys that require their continued employment in such capacity for at least three years. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into additional agreements with civil legal assistance attorneys who have completed their service obligation. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-19 | higher education act direct secretary education payments holders student loans federal_family_education_loan direct_loan perkins_loan programs behalf civil legal assistance attorneys duration agreements secretary attorneys require continued employment capacity years authorizes secretary enter additional agreements civil legal assistance attorneys completed service obligation |
110-S-1194 | No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates. Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP. Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA. Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-24 | child left reform act amends elementary secondary education act esea allow states include measures individual cohort growth time determining students making adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards eliminates consideration student attendance rates allows schools given credit performing measures test scores calculating student achievement authorizes secretary education award competitive grants state educational agencies develop increase capacity data systems accountability purposes subgrants increase capacity local educational agencies upgrade create manage information databases purpose measuring ayp allows schools target school choice supplemental services students members specified types groups fail ayp requires placement service restrictive environment students receive services individuals disabilities education act use option transfer esea revises definition highly qualified teacher authorize states use exam middle school teachers issue certificates qualify teachers teach number subjects social studies science |
110-S-1228 | Campus Law Enforcement Emergency Response Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in any program under title IV (Student Assistance) to include information concerning its law enforcement emergency response program and the occurrence of campus law enforcement emergencies in the annual campus security report it must provide to current and prospective students and employees. Requires such an IHE to: (1) test annually its law enforcement emergency response program; and (2) inform those on campus of any school law enforcement emergency within 30 minutes of discovering it. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to IHEs or consortia of IHEs, or enter into competitive contracts with IHEs, consortia, and other organizations, to develop, implement, operate, improve, test, or disseminate campus law enforcement emergency response programs. Defines "campus" for purposes of this Act to include property controlled by recognized student organizations, off-campus school-related property, and certain public property used by and adjacent to the school. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-26 | campus law enforcement emergency response act amends higher education act require institution higher education ihe participating program title student assistance include information concerning law enforcement emergency response program occurrence campus law enforcement emergencies annual campus security report provide current prospective students employees requires ihe test annually law enforcement emergency response program inform campus school law enforcement emergency minutes discovering authorizes secretary education competitive grants ihes consortia ihes enter competitive contracts ihes consortia organizations develop implement operate improve test disseminate campus law enforcement emergency response programs defines campus purposes act include property controlled recognized student organizations campus school related property certain public property adjacent school |
110-S-1230 | College Saver's Credit Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow certain middle-income individual taxpayers age 18 or older a refundable tax credit for 50% of their contributions to a qualified tuition program (tax-exempt college savings plan), up to an annual limit of $2,000; and (2) require the distribution of financial education materials to participants in a qualified tuition program.Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the participation of individuals in qualified tuition programs. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-04-26 | college saver credit act amends internal revenue code allow certain middle income individual taxpayers age older refundable tax credit contributions qualified tuition program tax exempt college savings plan annual limit require distribution financial education materials participants qualified tuition program requires secretary treasury study report congress participation individuals qualified tuition programs |
110-S-1231 | Preparing, Recruiting, and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to reauthorize and revise title II part A requirements for teacher quality enhancement grants for states and partnerships (II-A). Revises state grant, partnership grant, and recruitment grant requirements to include requirements relating to: (1) early childhood education; (2) exemplary, highly competent, and highly qualified teachers as these are defined under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (3) teacher mentoring; (4) professional development; (5) parental involvement; and (6) high-need schools and local educational agencies. Revises requirements for peer review panel grant evaluation and for teacher preparation program accountability.Requires states to submit teacher quality plans. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education that are II-A partner institutions to create Academies for Faculty Excellence. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-04-26 | preparing recruiting retaining education professionals act amends higher education act hea reauthorize revise title requirements teacher quality enhancement grants states partnerships revises state grant partnership grant recruitment grant requirements include requirements relating early childhood education exemplary highly competent highly qualified teachers defined elementary secondary education act teacher mentoring professional development parental involvement high need schools local educational agencies revises requirements peer review panel grant evaluation teacher preparation program accountability requires states submit teacher quality plans authorizes secretary education award grants institutions higher education partner institutions create academies faculty excellence |
110-S-1261 | Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007 - Provides that, if an individual eligible for educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of such individual's entitlement (ten years after discharge or release from active duty) would expire during a quarter or semester of enrollment, that period shall be extended to the end of that quarter or semester. Allows such an extension until the earlier of the end of the course or 12 weeks, in the case of an educational institution not regularly operated on a quarter or semester basis. Repeals the: (1) 14-year (after first becoming entitled) limit on the use of educational assistance by members of the Selected Reserve; and (2) ten-year limit on the use educational assistance by members of the Ready Reserve who are separated due to disability after supporting contingency and certain other operations. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-05-01 | montgomery bill life act provides individual eligible educational assistance montgomery bill enrolled educational institution period individual entitlement years discharge release active duty expire quarter semester enrollment period shall extended end quarter semester allows extension earlier end course weeks case educational institution regularly operated quarter semester basis repeals year entitled limit use educational assistance members selected_reserve year limit use educational assistance members ready_reserve separated disability supporting contingency certain operations |
110-S-1262 | Student Loan Accountability and Disclosure Reform Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to expand prohibitions on guaranty agencies operating under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program by prohibiting their offering specified inducements to institutions of higher education (IHE) or lenders to secure business or providing certain services for such institutions without appropriate compensation. Requires lenders to provide student loan applicants with certain written information regarding: (1) loan conditions; (2) their possible qualification for title IV assistance; (3) the method for determining the applicable interest rate; and (4) whether the loans provided exceed a student's attendance costs. Directs the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of the Treasury to review the private educational loan market to identify possible discriminatory lending practices affecting students who qualify for a simplified needs test or application process. Expands the activities disqualifying lenders from participation in the FFEL program, including: (1) offering specified inducements to IHEs; (2) performing certain uncompensated services for IHEs; and (3) entering into certain business arrangements with students or school financial aid employees. Establishes a private loan exception to the prohibition IHE certification of a student's eligibility to borrow amounts in excess of those allowable under the FFEL program. Requires limitation, suspension, or termination of an IHE's participation in title IV loan programs for noncompliance with a student loan code of conduct prohibiting IHEs or their financial aid employees from accepting certain inducements from, or entering into certain business arrangements with, lenders. Bans IHEs from designating preferred lenders; but allows lenders to submit a standard electronic template to IHEs regarding loan conditions which will then be made available to students and their parents. Terminates the authority of a school to serve as a lender or a lender to serve as a school trustee under the FFEL program. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-02 | disclosure reform act amends title student assistance higher education act act expand prohibitions guaranty agencies operating federal_family_education_loan ffel program prohibiting offering specified inducements institutions higher education ihe lenders secure business providing certain services institutions appropriate compensation requires lenders provide student loan applicants certain written information loan conditions possible qualification title assistance method determining applicable interest rate loans provided exceed student attendance costs directs secretary education secretary treasury review private educational loan market identify possible discriminatory lending practices affecting students qualify simplified needs test application process expands activities disqualifying lenders participation ffel program including offering specified inducements ihes performing certain uncompensated services ihes entering certain business arrangements students school financial aid employees establishes private loan exception prohibition ihe certification student eligibility borrow amounts excess allowable ffel program requires limitation suspension termination ihe participation title loan programs noncompliance student loan code conduct prohibiting ihes financial aid employees accepting certain inducements entering certain business arrangements lenders bans ihes designating preferred lenders allows lenders submit standard electronic template ihes loan conditions available students parents terminates authority school serve lender lender serve school trustee ffel program |
110-S-1278 | Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007 - Permits accelerated payments of educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to an individual enrolled in an approved program of education that either: (1) leads to employment in a high technology occupation in a high technology industry; or (2) lasts less than two years and leads to employment in a sector of the economy that is projected to experience a substantial increase in the number of jobs, positively affect the growth of another sector of the economy, or consists of existing or emerging businesses that are being transformed by technology and innovation and require new skills for workers. Includes as an authorized program for purposes of such assistance a program of education pursued at a tribally controlled college or university as defined under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. Permits accelerated payments, with the same requirements, for eligible individuals under the survivors' and dependents' educational assistance program, with added conditions. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-05-03 | veterans training act permits accelerated payments educational assistance montgomery bill individual enrolled approved program education leads employment high technology occupation high technology industry years leads employment sector economy projected experience substantial increase number jobs positively affect growth sector economy consists existing emerging businesses technology innovation require new skills workers includes authorized program purposes assistance program education pursued tribally controlled college university defined tribally_controlled_college university assistance act permits accelerated payments requirements eligible individuals survivors dependents educational assistance program added conditions |
110-S-1360 | Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan program for workforce development for high-growth occupations or industries. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) job skill training in high-growth occupations or industries to partnerships of community colleges and workforce investment boards; and (2) training and job skills for small business owners or operators to partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and entities that help small business development. Prohibits, under the student loan program, IHEs and accrediting agencies and associations from restricting transfers of credits in specified ways. Requires studies and dissemination of comparative data on college costs and related matters. Revises requirements for teacher quality enhancement grants with respect to high-need local educational agencies and eligible partnerships. Allows states to submit applications, under the leveraging educational assistance partnership program, with philanthropic organizations and public or private IHEs. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-10 | access amends higher education act direct secretary education carry student loan program workforce development high growth occupations industries authorizes secretary grants job skill training high growth occupations industries partnerships community colleges workforce investment boards training job skills small business owners operators partnerships institutions higher education ihes entities help small business development prohibits student loan program ihes accrediting agencies associations restricting transfers credits specified ways requires studies dissemination comparative data college costs related matters revises requirements teacher quality enhancement grants respect high need local educational agencies eligible partnerships allows states submit applications leveraging educational assistance partnership program philanthropic organizations public private ihes |
110-S-1399 | College Affordability and Creating Chances for Educational Success for Students Act of 2007 - College ACCESS Tax Credit Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship Credit and the tuition and related expenses deduction with a refundable College Affordability and Creating Chances for Educational Success for Students (ACCESS) tax credit. Sets the maximum yearly credit at $3,000 and the maximum lifetime credit for undergraduate and graduate education at $12,000 and $6,000, respectively. Requires annual inflation adjustments to such amounts. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize an Early Federal Pell Grant Demonstration Program. Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to four states to cover administrative expenses incurred in the program. Limits a state to a cohort of up to 10,000 of its eighth grade students who are eligible for a free or reduced price meal under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Provides for a cohort for each of the academic years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Declares that each student who participates in the demonstration project receives a commitment to receive a Pell Grant during their first year of undergraduate study at an institution of higher education, subject to a specified condition. Requires state grantees to choose local educational agencies to participate in the program from among those serving students at least half of whom are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Calculates participating students' Pell Grants by deeming them to have no expected family contribution. Directs the Secretary to arrange for an independent evaluation of the demonstration program's effectiveness in providing needy students with access to, and an incentive to pursue, higher education. Requires state grantees annually to provide program participants with information concerning college costs, Pell Grants, state college savings programs, and other state and federal aid programs. Increases the maximum Pell Grant amount from $5,100 for academic year 2007-2008 by specified levels up to $6,300 for academic year 2011-2012. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | college affordability creating educational success students act internal revenue code replace tuition related expenses deduction refundable creating educational success students access tax credit sets maximum yearly credit maximum lifetime credit undergraduate graduate education respectively requires annual inflation adjustments amounts amends higher education act authorize early federal pell grant demonstration program directs secretary education award grants states cover administrative expenses incurred program limits state cohort eighth grade students eligible free reduced price meal national school lunch act child nutrition act provides cohort academic years declares student participates demonstration project receives commitment receive pell grant year undergraduate study institution higher education subject specified condition requires state grantees choose local educational agencies participate program serving students half eligible free reduced price meals calculates participating students pell_grants deeming expected family contribution directs secretary arrange independent evaluation demonstration program effectiveness providing needy students access incentive pursue higher education requires state grantees annually provide program participants information concerning college costs pell_grants state college savings programs state federal aid programs increases maximum pell_grant academic year specified levels academic year |
110-S-1400 | Student Information Means a Positive Loan Experience Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to give borrowers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs the option to delay the repayment of principal on such loans for the first two years that they are in repayment, regardless of their repayment plan. Requires FFEL lenders to offer extended repayment plans to borrowers with $20,000 (currently, $30,000) of FFEL debt. Revises the definition of economic hardship to include individuals whose earnings do not exceed 150% of the poverty line applicable to their family size. Requires lenders that grant FFEL loan deferment or forbearance to inform borrowers of the impact such deferment or forbearance has on the ultimate cost of the loan. Directs lenders to inform borrowers seeking to consolidate loans: (1) of loan costs and repayment terms, including the ability to prepay or change repayment plans; (2) whether FFEL or DL repayment-related benefits will be lost; (3) that certain Federal Perkins Loan (PL) interest-free periods and deferment and cancellation options will be lost; (4) that other lenders may offer different terms; and (5) that applying for such loans does not oblige borrowers to take them. Requires schools to inform prospective and enrolled students of the terms and conditions of FFEL, DL, and PL loans. Adds to the exit counseling information schools must provide to student borrowers. Requires certain information regarding: (1) costs and repayment terms, including the ability to prepay or change repayment plans; (2) loan forgiveness and forbearance options; (3) the effects of consolidating such loans; and (4) the availability of the National Student Loan Data System for use in obtaining information on their loan status. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | amends higher education act borrowers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs option delay repayment principal loans years repayment regardless repayment plan requires ffel lenders offer extended repayment plans borrowers currently ffel debt revises definition economic hardship include individuals earnings exceed poverty line applicable family size requires lenders grant ffel loan deferment forbearance inform borrowers impact deferment forbearance ultimate cost loan directs lenders inform borrowers seeking consolidate loans loan costs repayment terms including ability prepay change repayment plans ffel repayment related benefits lost certain federal_perkins_loan interest free periods deferment cancellation options lost lenders offer different terms applying loans borrowers requires schools inform prospective enrolled students terms conditions ffel loans adds exit counseling information schools provide student borrowers requires certain information costs repayment terms including ability prepay change repayment plans loan forgiveness forbearance options effects consolidating loans availability national_student_loan_data_system use obtaining information loan status |
110-S-1401 | Student Financial Aid Data Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to take actions necessary to maintain confidence in the National Student Loan Data System, at a minimum: (1) ensuring that guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools primarily access it for legitimate program operations; (2) prohibiting nongovernmental researchers or policy analysts from accessing personally identifiable information; (3) creating a disclosure form for actual and potential students describing the contents of, and access to, the system; (4) requiring guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools to inform borrowers of Federal Family Education Loans, Direct Loans, and Perkins Loans that such a loan will be submitted to the system and accessible to such entities; (5) regularly review the system to delete inactive users, monitor use, and ensure that data is not used for marketing purposes; and (6) developing standardized protocols for limiting access. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) mechanisms giving borrowers the option of restricting lender access to their system records; and (2) appropriate risk-based protocols for limiting access. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-15 | higher education act direct secretary education actions necessary maintain confidence national_student_loan_data_system minimum ensuring guaranty agencies lenders schools primarily access legitimate program operations prohibiting nongovernmental researchers policy analysts accessing personally identifiable information creating disclosure form actual potential students describing contents access system requiring guaranty agencies lenders schools inform borrowers federal_family_education_loans direct loans perkins loans loan submitted system accessible entities regularly review system delete inactive users monitor use ensure data marketing purposes developing standardized protocols limiting access requires secretary study report congress mechanisms giving borrowers option restricting lender access system records appropriate risk based protocols limiting access |
110-S-1467 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize an Early Federal Pell Grant Demonstration Program. Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to four states to cover administrative expenses incurred in the program. Limits a state to a cohort of up to 10,000 of its eighth grade students who are eligible for a free or reduced price meal under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Provides for a cohort for each of the academic years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Declares that each student who participates in the demonstration project receives a commitment to receive a Pell Grant during their first year of undergraduate study at an institution of higher education, subject to a specified condition. Requires state grantees to choose local educational agencies to participate in the program from among those serving students at least half of whom are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Calculates participating students' Pell Grants by deeming them to have no expected family contribution. Directs the Secretary to arrange for an independent evaluation of the demonstration program's effectiveness in providing needy students with access to, and an incentive to pursue, higher education. Requires state grantees annually to provide program participants with information concerning college costs, Pell Grants, state college savings programs, and other state and federal aid programs. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-23 | amends higher education act authorize early federal pell grant demonstration program directs secretary education award grants states cover administrative expenses incurred program limits state cohort eighth grade students eligible free reduced price meal national school lunch act child nutrition act provides cohort academic years declares student participates demonstration project receives commitment receive pell grant year undergraduate study institution higher education subject specified condition requires state grantees choose local educational agencies participate program serving students half eligible free reduced price meals calculates participating students pell_grants deeming expected family contribution directs secretary arrange independent evaluation demonstration program effectiveness providing needy students access incentive pursue higher education requires state grantees annually provide program participants information concerning college costs pell_grants state college savings programs state federal aid programs |
110-S-1488 | Fostering Adoption to Further Student Achievement Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the definition of independent student, for purposes of the financial need analysis to establish student aid eligibility, to individuals who were adopted from the foster care system when they were 13 years of age or older. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-05-24 | fostering adoption student achievement act amends higher education act extend definition independent student purposes financial need analysis establish student aid eligibility individuals adopted foster care system years age older |
110-S-1501 | Universal Higher Education and Lifetime Learning Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits with a partially refundable Higher Education Tax Credit covering: (1) up to 50% of a taxpayer's higher education expenses for a taxable year that do not exceed $3,000; and (2) up to 30% of such expenses between $3,000 and $8,000. Sets a lifetime credit limitation of $12,000 per student. Applies the credit to no more than two years of graduate education. Repeals the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-05-24 | amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship partially refundable covering taxpayer higher education expenses taxable year exceed expenses sets lifetime credit limitation student applies credit years graduate education repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
110-S-1561 | Revises federal bankruptcy law with respect to the exemption from the exception to discharge in bankruptcy for certain educational loans if excepting such debt from discharge would impose an undue hardship on the debtor and debtor's dependents. Limits such exemption to the existing ones for: (1) an educational benefit overpayment or loan made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit; and (2) an obligation to repay funds received from a governmental unit as an educational benefit, scholarship, or stipend. Repeals the current exemption for: (1) any loan made under any program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or nonprofit institution; and (2) any other qualified education loan incurred by an individual debtor on behalf of the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent, including indebtedness used to refinance a qualified education loan. (Thus makes both kinds of loans nondischargeable in bankruptcy.) | Education | Higher | Finance and financial sector | 2007-06-07 | revises federal bankruptcy law respect exemption exception discharge bankruptcy certain educational loans excepting debt discharge impose undue hardship debtor debtor dependents limits exemption existing ones educational benefit overpayment loan insured guaranteed governmental unit obligation repay funds received governmental unit educational benefit scholarship stipend repeals current exemption loan program funded governmental unit nonprofit institution qualified education loan incurred individual debtor behalf taxpayer taxpayer spouse dependent including indebtedness refinance qualified education loan makes kinds loans bankruptcy |
110-S-1615 | Nursing Home Fire Safety Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish programs of direct loans and grants for retrofitting nursing facilities with automatic fire sprinkler systems. Gives priority to grant applications that demonstrate a need or hardship. | Education | Higher | Health | 2007-06-13 | safety act requires secretary health_and_human_services establish programs direct loans grants retrofitting nursing facilities automatic fire sprinkler systems gives priority grant applications demonstrate need hardship |
110-S-1642 | Higher Education Amendments of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise HEA programs and to extend the authorization of appropriations for them through FY2013. Title I: General Provisions - (Sec. 101) Adds definitions of a critical foreign language, distance education, and poverty line. Provides that critical foreign languages are those contained on the list designated by the Secretary of Education in the Federal Register on August 5, 1985, but allows the Secretary to set language priorities according to the purposes of a specific program and national security, economic competitiveness, and educational needs. States that poverty line refers to the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved. (Sec. 102) Revises the general definition of institution of higher education (IHE) to include schools that: (1) award degrees (not necessarily a bachelor's degree) that are acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; and (2) public or nonprofit private schools that enroll students who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in a secondary school. (Sec. 103) Revises the definition of IHE for purposes of title IV student assistance programs. Requires graduate medical schools located outside the country, that qualified as IHEs owing to their having a state-approved clinical training program, to have continuously operated a clinical training program in at least one state that is approved by such state. Includes as proprietary IHEs and as postsecondary vocational institutions any schools that enroll students who will be dually or concurrently enrolled in a secondary school. (Sec. 104) Elaborates on the current sense of Congress regarding the speech and association rights of students in higher education to specify that such students should not be intimidated, harassed, discouraged from speaking out, or discriminated against. (Sec. 105) Replaces the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity with an Institutional Quality and Integrity Committee to assess the process of accreditation and the eligibility and certification of such institutions for title IV student assistance programs. Sets September 30, 2012, as the Committee's termination date. (Sec. 106) Requires IHEs' biennial reviews of their alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs to include a determination as to: (1) the number of drug and alcohol-related incidents and fatalities occurring on their property or as part of their activities that are reported to them; and (2) the number and type of sanctions the IHEs impose on students or employees as a result of such incidents or fatalities. (Sec. 107) Extends an authorization of appropriations to continue coverage of prior rights and obligations for servicing outstanding bonds from certain earlier programs under HEA title VII before it was amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 and the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. (Sec. 108) Requires the Commission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to develop higher education price indices (HEPIs) that accurately reflect the annual change in tuition and fees for undergraduate students in specified categories of IHEs. Directs the Secretary to report annually and share with the public, including private college guidebook publishers, information: (1) ranking IHEs according to their tuition and fee changes; (2) ranking IHEs whose tuition and fees exceed their applicable HEPI, in what are to be known as Higher Education Price Increase Watch Lists; (3) comparing each state's appropriations for public IHEs with changes in the tuition and fees for such schools; and (4) regarding the amount of need- and merit-based aid provided by each state for students in public IHEs. Requires the Secretary to develop model net price calculators and, within three years of this Act's enactment, HEA-funded IHEs to adopt and use a net price calculator to help students, families, and consumers determine the net price (tuition minus grants and discounts) of an IHE. Requires HEA-funded IHEs to include their most recent net price data in application materials. Directs the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent organization with experience in developing consumer-friendly websites to improve the College Opportunities On-Line (COOL) website so that it better meets the needs of students, families, and consumers for accurate and appropriate IHE information; and (2) develop a model document to be known as the University and College Accountability Network (U-Can) for annually reporting specified basic information about an participating IHE, to be posted on the college information website and made available to IHEs, students, families, and other consumers. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the time and cost burdens to IHEs associated with completing the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). (Sec. 109) Prohibits the creation or maintenance of a federal database of personally identifiable student information. States that such prohibition does not apply to existing systems that are necessary for the operation of title II, IV, or VII programs or state databases that track individuals over time. (Sec. 110) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that a link to current student aid information is displayed prominently on the home page of the Department of Education's website; and (2) contract with an independent organization with experience in developing consumer-friendly websites to improve the usefulness and accessibility of the Department's information on college financial planning and student aid. (Sec. 110A) Establishes a State Higher Education Information System Pilot program under which the Secretary shall award competitive grants to up to five states, consortia of states, or consortia of IHEs to: (1) design, test, and implement state-level postsecondary student data systems that provide the maximum benefits to states, IHEs, and state policymakers; and (2) examine the costs and burdens involved in implementing such systems. (Sec. 111) Revises requirements for: (1) the performance-based organization organization for delivery of federal student financial assistance; and (2) procurement flexibility. (Sec. 113) Requires IHEs that enter into educational loan arrangements, under which schools recommend and use a title IV lender in exchange for material benefits, to disclose the name of the lender in loan documentation. Requires lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or Direct Loan (DL) programs to: (1) provide students with specified written information concerning student loan costs, terms, and repayment before furnishing the loan; and (2) report annually to the Secretary on certain reimbursements provided to IHE financial aid employees. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the adequacy of FFEL and DL information provided to borrowers. Requires such report to include a model disclosure form, based on the report's findings, for lender use in providing annual loan information to the Secretary and IHEs with which they have a educational loan arrangement. Requires IHEs to provide the Secretary, prospective borrowers, and the public with the disclosure form information for loans provided by lenders with which they have such an arrangement as well as a detailed explanation of why such loans are beneficial to borrowers. (Sec. 114) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress regarding the current collection of information on the employment of postsecondary school graduates, and the feasibility and best means of collecting and displaying additional information on the employment of graduates of all types of postsecondary programs. (Sec. 115) Requires that, for graduate medical schools located outside the U.S. or Canada to qualify as IHEs under the FFEL program, beginning on July 1, 2010, at least 75% (currently, 60%) of the school's former students or graduates taking the examinations administered by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates must pass such examinations. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on American students who receive federal student aid to attend graduate medical schools abroad, including: (1) the amount of such aid; (2) actual and recommended graduate examination pass rates; (3) graduates who return to this country; and (4) their medical practice performance. (Sec 116) Prohibits IHEs from using federal funds to lobby for federal contracts, grants, loans, cooperative agreements, or earmarks. Title II: Teacher Quality Enhancement - (Sec. 201) Revises and reauthorizes title II part A, Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants for States and Partnerships. Eliminates the State grant and Teacher Recruitment grant programs. Turns the Partnership grant program into the revised Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive five-year grants to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), high-need schools, and IHEs for use in carrying out a pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program, a teaching residency program, or both. Requires the pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program to include: (1) educational reforms; (2) clinical experience and interaction; (3) induction programs for new teachers that provide them with mentoring and support for at least their first two years of teaching; and (4) teacher recruitment mechanisms. Allows partnerships to use grant funds to partner with television public broadcast stations to improve the quality of pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs. Requires the teaching residency program to prepare teachers for success in the high-need schools in the partnership by engaging residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn a master's degree while they undertake a guided teaching apprenticeship alongside a trained and experienced mentor teacher who may be relieved of teaching duties. Requires teacher residents to be: (1) recent graduates of a four-year IHE; or (2) mid-career professionals from outside the field of education who possess strong content knowledge or a record of professional accomplishment. Provides residents with a living stipend or salary during the one-year residency program in exchange for at least three years of service in a high-need school served by the high-need LEA. Requires partnership grantees to provide an amount equal to the amount of the grant from nonfederal sources for program activites, unless the Secretary grants them a hardship waiver. Adds programs that offer alternative routes to state certification and licensure to the teacher preparation programs that must provide annual reports to the Secretary concerning certain measures of program effectiveness, such as student success on certification or licensure assessments. Prohibits the Secretary from using such information to create a national list or ranking of states, institutions, or schools. Requires title IV-eligible IHEs that provide teacher training to set annual quantifiable goals for: (1) increasing the number of prospective teachers trained in teacher shortage areas; and (2) linking the training they provide more closely with the needs of schools and the instructional decisions new teachers face in the classroom. Directs such IHEs to publicly report on their performance toward such goals. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. Title III: Institutional Aid - Revises and reauthorizes HEA title III, Institutional Aid programs. (Sec. 301) Expands the authorized uses of institutional aid to include remedial education, English language instruction, and educational or counseling services to improve the financial and economic literacy of students or their parents. (Sec. 303) Establishes a formula grant program, including a minimum grant amount, for American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities (replacing the current competitive grant program). Authorizes the use of grant funds for: (1) acquiring adjacent property on which to construct instructional facilities; (2) education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or their parents; and (3) developing and improving facilities for Internet and other distance education technologies. (Sec. 304) Revises requirements for grants to Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. Authorizes the use of grant funds for education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or their parents. (Sec. 305) Establishes a grant program for Native American-serving, non-tribal institutions. Directs the Secretary to provide grants and related assistance to such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Native Americans. Requires the undergraduate student enrollment of Native Americans at such institutions to be at least 10% of the total undergraduate enrollment. (Sec. 306) Revises the title III part B program of grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities to direct the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Secretary to consult with the Commissioner for Education Statistics in determining professional and academic areas in which blacks are underrepresented. (Sec. 307) Authorizes the use of part B funds for education or counseling services designed to improve the financial literacy and economic literacy of students or their parents. (Sec. 308) Conditions part B institutions' eligibility for part B allotments on their providing annual data indicating that they enroll Pell grant recipients, that their graduates graduate from accredited programs, and that their graduates have enrolled in graduate or professional school within the past five years. (Sec. 309) Adds to the list of eligible part B graduate and professional institutions. (Sec. 310) Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the Department's progress in implementing the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in October 2006 for improving the Historically Black College and Universities Capital Financing program. (Sec. 311) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for title III programs. Title IV: Student Assistance - Revises and reauthorizes HEA title IV, Student Assistance programs. Part A: Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education - (Sec. 401) Reauthorizes the Pell Grant program through FY2013. Sets the authorized maximum Pell Grant award at $5,400 for academic year 2008-2009, $5,700 for academic year 2008-2009, $6,000 for academic year 2010-2011, and $6,300 for academic year 2011-2012. Sets the minimum Pell Grant (currently $400) at 10% of the appropriated maximum grant level for that academic year; but allows an award of a grant equal to 10% of such level if students are eligible for a grant between 5% and 10% of such level. Eliminates a tuition sensitivity requirement which currently prohibits maximum awards to students attending low-cost institutions even if their income is low enough otherwise to qualify. Allows the awarding of an additional Pell Grant during a single award year to certain students who attend school year-round to accelerate their progress toward a degree. Limits the period of a student's receiving Pell Grants to 18 semesters or an equivalent period determined by the Secretary. (Sec. 402) Makes eligible for Academic Competitiveness grants: (1) part-time students; (2) fifth-year students, (3) non-citizens; (4) first-year students who were previously enrolled in undergraduate education; (5) students enrolled in certificate-awarding programs; and (6) students enrolled in IHEs that do not permit declaration of a major, but who are studying one of the requisite subjects or are required to undertake rigorous studies in mathematics, biology, chemistry, and physics. Requires IHEs to make payments of such grants in the same manner they make Pell grant payments. (Sec. 403) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for TRIO programs (of grants and contracts designed to identify qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and help prepare them for a program of postsecondary education). Extends the duration of TRIO grants to five years. Sets the minimum grant at $200,000. Directs the Secretary to establish outcome criteria for such programs. Authorizes the use of funds in all TRIO programs for education and counseling services to improve the financial and economic literacy of students and families assisted by TRIO. Revises required activities and permissible activities under all TRIO programs. Requires the Secretary to give priority under the TRIO Upward Bound program to projects that select not less than 30% of all first-time participants from students who have a high academic risk for failure. Prohibits the denial of participation to students who enter projects after the ninth grade. Authorizes additional appropriations for each of FY2008-FY2011 to provide assistance to applicants for Upward Bound projects that: (1) did not receive funding in FY2007; and (2) receive a grant score above 70. Includes Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the Postbaccalaureate Achievement program designed to provide disadvantaged college students with effective preparation for doctoral study. (Sec. 404) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEARUP). Authorizes the use of funds for education and counseling services to improve the financial and economic literacy of students and families who are assisted by GEARUP. Revises required activities and permissible activities under GEARUP. Requires eligible entities, if they do not use a cohort approach in providing GEARUP services, to treat certain types of low-income students and homeless students as priority students for participation in GEARUP. Requires a certain portion of GEARUP funds to be used for scholarships. Repeals authority for 21st Century Scholar Certificates. (Sec. 405) Repeals authority for academic achievement incentive scholarships. (Sec. 406) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG). Increases the allowance for books and supplies in determining cost of attendance under SEOG (and the other two campus-based aid programs). (Sec. 407) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program. Increases the maximum LEAP grant from $5,000 to the lesser of $12,500 or the student's cost of attendance each academic year. Replaces the Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) program with the Grants for Access and Persistence program. Requires state grantees to be in partnership with: (1) at least one IHE in the state; (2) early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs in the state; and (3) at least one philantrophic organization or business in the state. Requires such partnerships to: (1) coordinate the provision of financial assistance to low-income students; (2) provide need-based grants for access and persistence to eligible low-income students; (3) provide early notification to low-income students of their eligibility for financial aid; and (4) encourage their participation in early information and intervention, mentoring, or outreach programs. Sets the federal share of funds for the Grants for Access and Persistence program at: (1) 50%, if the state partnership includes IHEs whose combined enrollment is less than half of the student enrollment in the state; and (2) 57%, if more than half of the students in the state are enrolled in a participating IHE. (Sec. 408) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for special programs for students whose families are engaged in migrant and seasonal farmwork (the High School Equivalency program and the College Assistance Migrant Program, HEP/CAMP). Revises eligibility requirements for both programs to make it the students or their immediate family which must engage in the requisite period of migrant and seasonal farmwork, rather than they or their parents. Includes preparation for college entrance examinations and activities to improve persistence and retention in postsecondary education among the services provided under the HEP program. Adds economic or personal finance education, internships, and certain follow-up services to CAMP activities. Increases the minimum allocation for each project under both programs. (Sec. 409) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. Makes home-schooled children eligible under the program. (Sec. 410) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program. Increases the minimum grant amount in any fiscal year when appropriations reach a specified amount. Alters the definition of low-income students to include those who would be eligible for Pell grants but for their enrollment in graduate level studies or their temporary status in this country. (Sec. 411) Repeals the Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships program. Part B: Federal Family Education Loan Program - (Sec. 421) Requires lenders to provide student borrowers of unsubsidized FFELs with information regarding the effect a deferment will have on the total cost of the loan before granting such deferment. Adds to the business inducements FFEL guaranty agencies are prohibited from offering IHEs and lenders to include stock or other securities, prizes, travel, entertainment expenses, and tuition repayment. Prohibits guaranty agencies from performing or paying another person to perform any function the IHE is required to perform under the FFEL or DL programs. Requires FFEL lenders granting forbearance to borrowers to provide them with information concerning its effect on the total cost of their loan and to keep them updated, at least once every 180 days, concerning the loan's accrual of interest and their option to discontinue forbearance at any time. (Sec. 422) Directs lenders to inform borrowers seeking to consolidate loans: (1) of loan costs and repayment terms, including the ability to prepay or change repayment plans; (2) whether FFEL or DL repayment-related benefits will be lost; (3) that certain Federal Perkins Loan (PL) interest-free periods and deferment and cancellation options will be lost; (4) that other lenders may offer different terms; and (5) that applying for such loans does not oblige borrowers to take them. (Sec. 423) Requires guaranty agencies and prior holders of FFEL loans under default reduction programs to request consumer reporting agencies to remove borrowers' records of default upon the sale of such loans. Limits the loan rehabilitation benefits available to borrowers under such programs to one time per loan. Requires default reduction programs to make financial and economic education materials available to borrowers. (Sec. 424) Requires reports to credit bureaus and IHEs to include information regarding the type of title IV loan, the repayment status of the loan, and any other information required by federal law. (Sec. 425) Allows IHEs to use a master promissory note for FFELs and DLs. (Sec. 426) Sets forth privacy requirements for student loan information about borrowers. Requires lenders, holders, or servicers of loans to provide borrowers with information on loan benefit repayment options. (Sec. 427) Requires participating guaranty agencies and IHEs to provide students with consumer education information on budgeting and financial management. (Sec. 428) Expands the activities disqualifying lenders from participation in the FFEL program, including: (1) offering specified inducements to IHEs; (2) performing certain uncompensated services for IHEs; and (3) entering into certain business arrangements with students or school financial aid employees. Terminates on June 30, 2012, the authority of a school to serve as a lender or a lender to serve as a school trustee under the FFEL program. Requires such school lenders and trustees to provide annual compliance audits to the Secretary. (Sec. 429) Requires the Secretary to discharge a borrower's liability under the FFEL, DL, and PL programs if a borrower, although not permanently and totally disabled, is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity because of a medically determinable impairment which can be expected to result in death or last at least 60 continuous months. Allows the Secretary to develop anti-fraud safeguards. Part C: Federal Work-Study Programs - (Sec. 441) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for Work-Study (WS) programs. (Sec. 442) Increases the allowance for books and supplies in determining cost of attendance under WS (and the other two campus-based aid programs). (Sec. 443) Allows a waiver of the requirement that IHEs have a tutoring or family literacy project, and use 7% of their WS allocation to compensate students' community service, if the school certifies that at least 15% of its full-time students participate in specified community service or tutoring and literacy activities. (Sec. 444) Increases the amount of its WS allocation which an IHE may use for job location and development. (Sec. 445) Includes among authorized uses of WS funds support for model student volunteer community service projects associated with local IHEs. Revises work college requirements by: (1) referring to work college programs as comprehensive work-learning-service programs; (2) limiting eligibility to four-year degree-granting IHEs; and (3) requiring resident students, including at least half of all resident students enrolled on a full-time basis, to participate in a comprehensive work-learning-service program for at least five hours each week, or not less than 80 hours during each period of enrollment, unless they are engaged in study abroad or externship programs approved by the school. Part D: Federal Perkins Loans - (Sec. 451) Reauthorizes certain appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 under the PL program. (Sec. 451A) Increases the allowance for books and supplies in determining cost of attendance under the program. (Sec. 451B) Alters the manner of documenting the terms of a PL forbearance agreement between an IHE and borrower. (Sec. 452) Revises requirements for cancellation of loans for certain public service to include service: (1) in a prekindergarten or child care program; (2) as a full-time faculty member at a Tribal College or University; (3) as a librarian with a master's degree working in an elementary school eligible for assistance under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA-I eligible) or in a public library serving an area containing an ESEA-I eligible school; and (4) as a full-time speech language therapist with a master's degree working exclusively with ESEA-I eligible schools. Provides loan cancellation for such occupations and for service in the armed forces in an area of hostilities at the rate of 15% for the first or second year of service, 20% for the third or fourth year of service, and 30% for the fifth year of service. Part E: Need Analysis - (Sec. 461) Expands the definition of an allowance for room and board to include an allowance for expenses reasonably incurred for board, but not for room, for those students who receive a military housing allowance or live on base. (Sec. 462) Excludes the value of on-base military housing or a military housing allowance from consideration as untaxed income or benefits in the need analysis formula. Part F: General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance - (Sec. 471) Limits the Secretary's authority to waive the minimum weeks of instruction requirement for IHEs to IHEs that measure program length in credit or clock hours. (Sec. 472) Directs the Secretary to provide to IHEs before each award year a compliance calendar listing all reports and disclosures required under HEA, including specified information. (Sec. 473) Directs the Secretary to develop and use a simplified paper application form of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), to be called the EZ FAFSA, for students who meet the requirements of the automatic zero expected family contribution. Requires the Secretary to: (1) phase-out the paper form (the long form or full FAFSA) for students who do not meet the requirements for an EZ FAFSA; and (2) produce, distribute, and process common forms in electronic format, including a simplified electronic application form on the Internet. Directs the Secretary to implement an early application demonstration program assessing the feasibility and benefits of allowing dependent students to complete a FAFSA two years before their enrollment in an IHE. Authorizes the Secretary, after the completion of the demonstration project, to use Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data to populate the electronic FAFSA if the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury determine that such use would not have a significant negative impact on students, IHEs, states, or the federal government. (Sec. 474) Revises requirements for student eligibility for title IV assistance. Requires the IHE to determine, for each student who is not a high school graduate, that the student has the ability to benefit from the education or training it offers, upon satisfactory completion of six credit hours or the equivalent coursework applicable to a degree or certificate it offers. Sets forth HEA student aid eligibility requirements for students with intellectual disabilities who are eligible for assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and have completed secondary school, or are not eligible for such assistance due to their exceeding the maximum age. (Sec. 475) Revises requirements relating to statute of limitations and state court judgments. Provides that a borrower may not raise a defense based on infancy against an IHE collecting an obligation under the Perkins Loan program. Provides that, if a student is deceased, neither the student's estate nor family's estate is required to repay any title IV assistance or related costs. (Sec. 476) Gives IHEs the option of determining that HEA requirements regarding the return of title IV funds do not apply to students who do not begin the IHE withdrawal process or fail to notify the IHE of such withdrawal due to circumstances beyond their control. (Sec. 477) Adds to the institutional information IHEs must provide by including information on: (1) plans for improving their academic programs; (2) policies and sanctions related to copyright infringement; (3) student body diversity; (4) graduate employment; (5) the types of graduate and professional education pursued by graduates; (6) fire safety practices and standards; (7) their undergraduate student retention rates; (8) immediate emergency response and evacuation procedures; and (9) transfer of credit policies. Sets forth requirements regarding such emergency response and evacuation procedures, including the requirement that such procedures be tested on an annual basis. Requires IHEs to inform prospective and enrolled students of the terms and conditions of FFELs, DLs, and PLs. Adds to the exit counseling information schools must provide to student borrowers. Requires certain information regarding: (1) costs and repayment terms, including the ability to prepay or change repayment plans; (2) loan forgiveness and forbearance options; (3) the effects of consolidating such loans; and (4) the availability of the National Student Loan Data System for use in obtaining information on their loan status. (Sec. 478) Requires IHEs, at or before disbursing a FFEL or DL to a first-time student borrower, to ensure that the borrower receives comprehensive information on the terms and conditions of the loan as well as the borrower's responsibilities. (Sec. 479) Direct the Secretary to take actions necessary to maintain confidence in the National Student Loan Data System, at a minimum: (1) ensuring that guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools access it primarily for legitimate program operations; (2) prohibiting nongovernmental researchers or policy analysts from accessing personally identifiable information; (3) creating a disclosure form for actual and potential students describing the contents of, and access to, the system; (4) requiring guaranty agencies, lenders, and schools to inform borrowers of FFELs, DLs, and PLs that such a loan will be submitted to the system and accessible to such entities; (5) reviewing the system regularly to delete inactive users, monitor use, and ensure that data is not used for marketing purposes; and (6) developing standardized protocols for limiting access. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress on: (1) mechanisms giving borrowers the option of restricting lender access to their system records; and (2) appropriate risk-based protocols for limiting access. (Sec. 480) Directs the Secretary to implement a comprehensive system of early financial aid information in order to provide students and families with early information about financial aid and early estimates of such students' eligibility for financial aid from multiple sources. (Sec. 481) Revises requirements for title IV program participation agreements. Requires IHEs to establish and enforce a student loan code of conduct prohibiting them: (1) or their financial aid employees from accepting certain inducements from, or entering into certain business arrangements with, lenders; or (2) from assigning a first-time borrower's loan to a particular lender or blocking a borrower's selection of a particular lender or guaranty agency. Limits, suspends, or terminates an IHE's participation in title IV loan programs for noncompliance with such code. Subjects to sanctions any proprietary IHEs that do not earn at least 10% of their revenue from non-title IV sources (the 90/10 rule), including suspension of their title IV eligibility after two consecutive years of noncompliance. Requires an IHE with an FFEL preferred lender list to: (1) disclose fully on it the reason for each lender's inclusion and the students' right to choose other lenders; (2) include at least three unaffiliated lenders; and (3) establish and disclose a process to ensure that lenders are listed on the basis of the benefits they provide borrowers. Requires IHEs whose access to title IV funds is being limited, suspended, or terminated to prepare written teach-out plans that provide for the equitable treatment of students if the school ceases operation before all students complete their studies. (Sec. 482) Authorizes the Secretary to continue until June 30, 2008, projects under the Quality Assurance program which allow certain IHEs to implement their own comprehensive student aid management systems. (Sec. 483) Allows IHE to transfer up to 25% of their SEOG allotment to their WS program. (Sec. 485) Directs the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance to: (1) review and analyze regulations; and (2) study innovative pathways to baccalaureate degree attainment. Includes among the Committee's purposes improving understanding of early intervention programs and making recommendations that result in increased availability and awareness of aid. (Sec. 486) Includes state student grant agencies in certain regional meetings. Part G: Program Integrity - (Sec. 491) Revises requirements for recognition of an accrediting agency or association. Requires accreditors, where applicable, to demonstrate that their standards effectively address an IHE's distance education programs; but does not require separate distance education standards. Requires an accreditor, in its accrediting or reaccrediting review, to confirm that an IHE has publicly disclosed transfer policies that include a statement of the IHE's criteria regarding the transfer of credit earned at another IHE. Prohibits the Secretary from issuing regulations regarding the specific standards an accrediting agency or association uses to assess an IHE. (Sec. 492) Provides for special treatment of teach-outs at additional IHE locations. (Sec. 493) Sets forth additional requirements for accreditors regarding program review and data. (Sec. 494) Requires title IV lenders to provide specified loan information to borrowers for each payment installment period, at least one month before repayment commences, during delinquency, and at least twice during default. (Sec. 495) Provides that, if the Congress authorizes the Secretary to carry out a pilot program for the auction of federal PLUS loans, the Comptroller General must conduct an evaluation and report to Congress regarding the costs and benefits of such auction and the desirability of auctioning other FFELs. Title V: Developing Institutions - Revises and reauthorizes HEA requirements for Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) under title V (Developing Institutions). (Sec. 501) Includes among authorized uses of funds: (1) innovative, customized remedial education and English language instruction courses; (2) education or counseling services designed to improve financial and economic literacy of students and parents; and (3) articulation agreements and student support programs designed to facilitate the transfer from two-year to four-year institutions. (Sec. 502) Establishes a program of competitive grants to eligible HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees (part B grants). Limits a part B grant award's duration to not more than five years. Prohibits the Secretary of Education from awarding more than one part B grant to an HSI in any one fiscal year. (Sec. 505) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the part A program of grants to HSIs that offer baccalaureate degrees or are junior or community colleges. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the new part B program of grants to HSIs that offer postbaccalaureate certifications or degrees. Title VI: International Education Programs - Revises and reauthorizes International Education Programs (title VI). (Sec. 601) Directs the Secretary to: (1) consult with officials of a wide range of federal agencies on the national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions before requesting applications for title VI funding during each grant cycle; and (2) assist grantees in developing a survey on placement of students after their graduation from title VI programs. (Sec. 602) Revises requirements for graduate and undergraduate language and area centers and programs. Includes among authorized activities supporting instructors of the less commonly taught languages. Makes undergraduates engaged in the intermediate or advanced study of a less commonly taught language eligible for fellowships for foreign language and area or international studies. (Sec. 603) Revises requirements for undergraduate international studies and foreign language programs. Includes among authorized activities providing subgrants to undergraduate students for educational programs abroad that are closely linked to the program's overall goals and that promote foreign language fluency and knowledge of foreign cultures. Authorizes the Secretary to use up to 20% (currently, 10%) of the funds appropriated under part A of title VI for such programs; but limits the study abroad component to 10%. (Sec. 604) Includes among authorized research and study activities: (1) an evaluation of the extent to which title VI programs reflect diverse perspectives and generate debate on world regions and international affairs; and (2) the collection, analysis, and dissemination of title VI data. (Sec. 605) Revises provisions for technological innovation and cooperation for foreign information access to authorize grants to certain partnerships with not-for-profit educational organizations and other specified entities. (Sec. 606) Requires that, in choosing grant recipients for foreign language and area or international studies centers and programs, the Secretary consider an applicant's efforts to increase the number of students going into areas of national need. (Sec. 607) Requires American overseas research centers that desire a title VI grant to submit an application to the Secretary. (Sec. 608) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for international and foreign language studies (title VI, part A). (Sec. 609) Revises provisions for centers for international business education and for education and training programs to require assurances that grant-funded activities will reflect diverse perspectives, where applicable. (Sec. 611) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for business and international education programs (title VI part B), including centers for international business education and education and training programs. (Sec. 612) Revises the minority foreign service professional development program of the Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) to require assurances that grant-funded activities will reflect diverse perspectives and a wide range of views on world regions and international affairs, where applicable. Authorizes the Secretary to waive a matching funds requirement for eligible recipients of such grants. (Sec. 613) Revises the IIPP institutional development, study abroad, advanced degree in international relations, and internships programs. (Sec. 617) Authorizes IIPP to provide financial assistance, through summer stipends and Ralph Bunche scholarships, to needy students to facilitate their participation in IIPP programs. (Sec. 618) Makes the current annual IIPP report biennial. (Sec. 620) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for IIPP and its title VI part C programs. (Sec. 622) Sets forth title VI authority for assessment and enforcement, including evaluation, outreach, and information activities. Directs the Secretary to submit a biennial report to Congress that identifies, and includes a plan to address, areas of national need in foreign language, area, and international studies. Title VII: Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs - Revises and reauthorizes title VII requirements for Graduate and Postsecondary Improvement Programs. (Sec. 702) Directs the Secretary, appointing members of the Jacob K. Javits Fellows Program Fellowship Board, to include representatives of various U.S. geographic regions and representatives from minority institutions. (Sec. 704) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship program. (Sec. 705) Specifies the entities with which the Secretary is to consult and some considerations to take into account in determining areas of national need under the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program. (Sec. 707) Reauthorizes additional assistance for cost of education to IHEs under such program. (Sec. 708) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program. (Sec. 709) Revises the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity program to involve secondary school students in the program and provide Thurgood Marshall Fellowships to law school students who participate in certain summer institutes. Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the program. (Sec. 710) Adds to authorized activities under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program (FIPSE): (1) the establishment and continuation of joint efforts based on the technology of communications; (2) the reform of remedial and English language instruction; and (3) the creation of IHE consortia to establish interdisciplinary programs on poverty. Establishes new FIPSE programs to: (1) support and promote the establishment of new integrated education reform services, with funds going to the nonprofit educational organization Project Grad USA; (2) create at an IHE a center to study and develop best practices to support single-parent students; and (3) create at an IHE a clearinghouse to help IHEs understanding the federal regulatory impact on higher education; and (4) create a scholarship program for the family members of veterans and military personnel. (Sec. 711) Adds to the areas of national need eligible for special project funding under the FIPSE program, including foreign language studies. (Sec. 712) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for the Secretary's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. (Sec. 713) Eliminates the Urban Community Service program (part C of title VII of HEA). (Sec. 714) Adds to authorized activities under demonstration projects to ensure students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. Includes among such activities: (1) the development of innovative teaching methods and strategies to ensure the successful transition of disabled students from secondary to postsecondary education; (2) increased availability of distance education to disabled students; (3) teacher training and support in providing disabled students with career options; and (4) curriculum development to make postsecondary education more accessible to disabled students. Establishes a new competitive matching grant program for IHEs to create or expand high-quality, inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities focusing on academic enrichment, socialization, independent living, and integrated work experiences and career skills. Directs the Secretary to enter into a cooperative agreement with an entity that has relevant experience for the establishment of a coordinating center for technical assistance, evaluation, and development of accreditation standards for IHEs that offer inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities. (Sec. 716) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for demonstration projects to ensure that students with disabilities receive a quality higher education. (Sec. 717) Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to educational organizations to develop or improve valid and reliable measures of student achievement for use by IHEs in evaluating learning. Title VIII: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 801) Establishes the Mathematics and Science Scholars program, providing competitive matching grants to states for scholarships to first and second year college students who complete a rigorous secondary school curriculum in mathematics and science. Directs the Secretary to contract with an independent bipartisan organization to study the cost factors associated with tuition at IHEs. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to partnerships of community colleges and workforce investment boards for job skills training in high-growth occupations or industries. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to: (1) undergraduate registered nurse (R.N.) nursing programs to expand faculty and facilities to accommodate additional students; or (2) graduate nursing programs to accommodate advanced practice degrees for R.N.s or provide teachers for nursing students. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to IHEs to establish or strengthen academic programs or centers that promote knowledge of traditional American history, free institutions, and Western civilization. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to Teach For America, Inc. to implement and expand its program of recruiting, selecting, training, and supporting new teachers who commit to teach for two years in underserved communities. Directs the Secretary to provide for a study, at least once every three years, examining the achievement levels of students taught by such teachers. Establishes the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program of awards to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire the doctoral degree, or highest possible degree available, in academic areas in which such individuals are underrepresented, to enable them to enter the higher education professoriate. Requires fellowship recipients to serve at the IHE from which they received the fellowship for a period equivalent to the fellowship period. Directs the Secretary to contract with a nonprofit organization to conduct a needs assessment of, and provide comprehensive services to, urban LEAs and rural states to improve higher education enrollment rates. Authorizes the Secretary to award formula grants to Predominantly Black Institutions to: (1) enhance their capacity to serve more low and middle-income Black American students; (2) expand higher education opportunities for students eligible for student assistance under title IV of the HEA by encouraging such students to prepare for college and persist in secondary and postsecondary education; and (3) strengthen their financial ability to serve the academic needs of such students. Defines Predominantly Black Institutions as accredited institutions serving at least 1,000 undergraduate students at least: (1) 50% of whom are pursuing a bachelor's or associate's degree; (2) 40% of whom are African-Americans; and (3) 50% of whom are low-income or first-generation college students. Requires the spending per full-time undergraduate student of such institutions to be low in comparison to that of institutions offering similar instruction. Early Childhood Education Professional Development and Career Task Force Act - Authorize the Secretary to award competitive grants to a state for the establishment of a State Early Childhood Education Professional Development and Career Task Force: (1) composed of state, higher education, and early childhood education representatives; and (2) tasked with developing a plan for a comprehensive statewide early childhood education professional development and career system that includes the provision of postsecondary educational assistance to individuals who agree to work in early childhood education programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant to a partnership of IHEs and private career organizations to expand programs for the development of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics professionals, from elementary school through college, including existing programs for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students. Establishes a Pilot Program to Increase Persistence in Community Colleges under which the Secretary awards competitive grants to community colleges for scholarships and counseling services for low-income students with dependent children. Provides scholarship funds to students upon their completion of certain academic milestones. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to IHEs to do one or more of the following: (1) develop and implement a state-of-the art emergency communications system; (2) take measures to improve IHE safety; or (3) coordinate, with appropriate local entities, the provision of mental health services to students affected by a campus or community emergency. Gives the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security joint authority to advise IHEs and disseminate information concerning model emergency response policies, procedures, and practices. (Sec. 802) Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award competitive grants to veterinary schools or entities offering verterinary training to increase the number of veterinarians in the workforce. Authorizes the Secretary to establish an Early Federal Pell Grant Demonstration Program awarding: (1) grants to four state education agencies to cover program administrative expenses; and (2) Pell Grants to eighth grade students who are eligible for a free or reduced price meal under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Authorizes the Secretary to award a grant to the University of Hawaii Academy for Creative Media for the establishment, maintenance, and periodic modernization of the Henry Kuualoha Giugni Kupuna Memorial Archives at the University of Hawaii. Requires the Archives to use grant funds, among other things, for: (1) acquisition of a secure web accessible repository of Native Hawaiian historical data; (2) college scholarships for disadvantaged students; (3) creation of educational materials applicable to a broad range of indigenous students; (4) outreach to elementary and secondary school students; (5) relevant teacher training; and (6) the enhancement of the economic and financial literacy of college students. (Sec. 803) Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish one or more nonprofit clearinghouses of student loan information that are unaffiliated in any way with IHEs, lenders, or guaranty agencies; and (2) publish and update quarterly a list of such clearinghouses on the Department of Education's website. (Sec. 804) Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to minority-serving IHEs to: (1) acquire digital and wireless technology; and (2) develop and provide educational services, including professional development for educators, related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Title IX: Amendments to Other Laws - Part A: Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 - (Sec. 901) Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (EDA) to identify the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center as the place where Gallaudet University's EDA elementary and secondary programs are to be held. Requires Gallaudet to develop, for such elementary and secondary programs, academic assessments and standards for academic content, achievement, and adequate yearly progress in keeping with specified requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. (Sec. 903) Identifies the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) as the IHE with which the Secretary has an agreement to operate and maintain the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID). Directs the Secretary to consider proposals from other IHEs if the Secretary or RIT terminates such agreement. (Sec. 904) Establishes a HEA title IX part C program of cultural experiences grants to and contracts with nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) enrich the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adults; (2) increase public awareness and understanding of deafness and of the artistic and intellectual achievements of deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; or (3) promote the integration of hearing, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons through shared cultural, educational, and social experiences. (Sec. 907) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for monitoring, evaluation, and reporting under EDA. (Sec. 909) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013 for federal endowment programs for Gallaudet University and NTID under EDA. (Sec. 911) Exempts international students participating in distance learning through Gallaudet University or NTID from: (1) counting against the international student enrollment cap, though prohibits their displacing U.S. citizens applying for such courses; and (2) the tuition surcharge other international students at such schools must pay. Mandates that such schools reduce the tuition surcharge from 100% to 50% for international students from developing countries. Permits such schools to use a sliding scale to reduce such surcharge to no less than 25% for students from developing countries, and to no less than 50% for students from non-developing countries, if such students demonstrate need and have made a good effort to secure aid from their home country or other sources. Raises to $4,825 the maximum per capita income level at which a country is considered a developing country. (Sec. 913) Reauthorizes appropriations under EDA for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) Gallaudet University; (2) Kendall Demonstration Elementary School; (3) the Model Secondary School for the Deaf; and (4) NTID. Part B: United States Institute of Peace Act - (Sec. 921) Amends the United States Institute of Peace Act to reauthorize appropriations for the U.S. Institute of Peace for FY2008-FY2013. Requires any authorization of appropriations for U.S. Institute of Peace programs to be extended in the same manner as applicable programs are extended under specified provisions of the General Education Provisions Act. Part C: The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 - (Sec. 931) Repeals specified provisions under title VIII (Studies, Reports, and Related Programs) of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. (Sec. 932) Revises requirements of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 relating to grants to states for workplace and community transition training for incarcerated youth offenders. Authorizes the Secretary to establish performance objectives and reporting requirements for state grantees. Alters youth offender eligibility to include persons under age 35 (currently, 25) and exclude persons who have committed a criminal offense against a minor, a sexually violent offense, or murder. Increases the amount that each state can receive for each eligible student from a maximum of $1,500 to a maximum of $3,000 annually for tuition, books, and essential materials. Reauthorizes appropriations for the program for FY2008-FY2013. (Sec. 933) Reauthorizes appropriations for the Underground Railroad educational and cultural program for FY2008-FY2013. (Sec. 934) Reauthorizes appropriations for Olympic scholarships for FY2008-FY2013. Part D: Indian Education - Subpart 1: Tribal Colleges and Universities - Amends the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 to define an Indian student as a member of an Indian tribe or a biological child of such a member. Sets forth the method of determining credits earned in an Indian continuing education program, but limits such credits to 10% of the Indian student count of a tribally controlled college or university. Requires tribally controlled college or university grantees to be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association that meets the Secretary's approval or making progress toward such accreditation according to such agency or association. Increases the grant amount per Indian student count from $6,000 to $8,000. Reauthorizes appropriations for various programs under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. Establishes a grant program for two tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions, the United Tribes Technical College and the Navajo Technical College. Subpart 2: Navajo Higher Education - Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2006 - (Sec. 946) Amends the Navajo Community College Act to replace references to the Navajo Community College with references to Dine college. Reauthorizes appropriations for grants Dine college for FY2008-FY2013. Adds the improvement and expansion of Dine college to authorized grant uses. Directs the Secretary to assume the obligation to repay student loans under the FFEL, DL, and PL programs on behalf of civil legal assistance attorneys for the duration of agreements between the Secretary and such attorneys requiring their continued employment in such capacity for at least three years. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into additional such agreements with civil legal assistance attorneys who have completed their service obligation. Authorizes appropriations. Part E: Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 - (Sec. 952) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to direct the Attorney General to assume the obligation to repay student loans under the FFEL, DL, and PL programs for borrowers who agree to remain employed, for at least three years, as: (1) state or local criminal prosecutors; or (2) state, local, or federal public defenders in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases. Authorizes the Attorney General to enter into additional such agreements with prosecutors and public defenders who have completed their service obligation. Requires the GAO to study and report to Congress on the impact law school accreditation requirements and other factors have on law school costs and access, including their impact on racial and ethnic minorities. Authorizes appropriations. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-18 | higher_education_amendments amends higher education act hea revise hea programs extend authorization appropriations fy2013 title general provisions sec adds definitions critical foreign language distance education poverty line provides critical foreign languages contained list designated secretary education federal_register august allows secretary set language priorities according purposes specific program national security economic competitiveness educational needs states poverty line refers poverty line applicable family size involved sec revises general definition institution higher education ihe include schools award degrees bachelor degree acceptable admission graduate professional degree program public nonprofit private schools enroll students dually concurrently enrolled secondary school sec revises definition ihe purposes title student assistance programs requires graduate medical schools located outside country qualified ihes owing having state approved clinical training program continuously operated clinical training program state approved state includes proprietary ihes postsecondary vocational institutions schools enroll students dually concurrently enrolled secondary school sec current sense congress speech association rights students higher education specify students harassed discouraged speaking discriminated sec replaces institutional quality assess process accreditation eligibility certification institutions title student assistance programs sets september committee termination date sec requires ihes biennial reviews alcohol drug abuse prevention programs include determination number drug alcohol related incidents fatalities occurring property activities reported number type sanctions ihes impose students employees result incidents fatalities sec extends authorization appropriations continue coverage prior rights obligations servicing outstanding bonds certain earlier programs hea title vii amended higher_education_amendments higher_education_amendments sec requires commission bureau_of_labor_statistics develop higher education price indices accurately reflect annual change tuition fees undergraduate students specified categories ihes directs secretary report annually share public including private college publishers information ranking ihes according tuition fee changes ranking ihes tuition fees exceed applicable known higher education price increase watch lists comparing state appropriations public ihes changes tuition fees schools merit based aid provided state students public ihes requires secretary develop model net price calculators years act enactment hea funded ihes adopt use net price calculator help students families consumers determine net price tuition minus grants discounts ihe requires hea funded ihes include recent net price data application materials directs secretary contract independent organization experience developing consumer friendly websites improve college opportunities line cool website better meets needs students families consumers accurate appropriate ihe information develop model document known annually reporting specified basic information participating ihe posted college information website available ihes students families consumers directs comptroller general study report congress time cost burdens ihes associated completing integrated_postsecondary_education_data_system ipeds sec prohibits creation maintenance federal database personally identifiable student information states prohibition apply existing systems necessary operation title vii programs state databases track individuals time sec directs secretary ensure link current student aid information displayed prominently home page department_of_education website contract independent organization experience developing consumer friendly websites improve usefulness accessibility department information college financial planning student aid sec establishes state higher education information system pilot program secretary shall award competitive grants states consortia states consortia ihes design test implement state level postsecondary student data systems provide maximum benefits states ihes state policymakers examine costs burdens involved implementing systems sec revises requirements performance based organization organization delivery federal student financial assistance procurement flexibility sec requires ihes enter educational loan arrangements schools recommend use title lender exchange material benefits disclose lender loan documentation requires lenders federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs provide students specified written information concerning student loan costs terms repayment furnishing loan report annually secretary certain reimbursements provided ihe financial aid employees directs secretary report congress adequacy ffel information provided borrowers requires report include model disclosure form based report findings lender use providing annual loan information secretary ihes educational loan arrangement requires ihes provide secretary prospective borrowers public disclosure form information loans provided lenders arrangement detailed explanation loans beneficial borrowers sec directs comptroller general study report congress current collection information employment postsecondary school graduates feasibility best means collecting displaying additional information employment graduates types postsecondary programs sec requires graduate medical schools located outside canada qualify ihes ffel program beginning july currently school students graduates taking examinations administered educational_commission_for_foreign_medical_graduates pass examinations directs comptroller_general study report congress american students receive federal student aid attend graduate medical schools abroad including aid actual recommended graduate examination pass rates graduates return country medical practice performance prohibits ihes federal funds lobby federal contracts grants loans cooperative agreements earmarks title teacher quality enhancement sec revises reauthorizes title teacher quality enhancement grants states partnerships eliminates state grant teacher recruitment grant programs turns partnership grant program revised teacher quality partnership grant program authorizes secretary award competitive year grants partnerships high need local educational agencies leas high need schools ihes use carrying pre baccalaureate teacher preparation program teaching residency program requires pre baccalaureate teacher preparation program include educational reforms clinical experience interaction induction programs new teachers provide mentoring support years teaching teacher recruitment mechanisms allows partnerships use grant funds partner television public broadcast stations improve quality pre baccalaureate teacher preparation programs requires teaching residency program prepare teachers success high need schools partnership engaging residents rigorous graduate level coursework earn master degree undertake guided teaching apprenticeship alongside trained experienced mentor teacher relieved teaching duties requires teacher residents recent graduates year ihe mid career professionals outside field education possess strong content knowledge record professional accomplishment provides residents living stipend salary year residency program exchange years service high need school served high need lea requires partnership grantees provide equal grant nonfederal sources program secretary grants hardship waiver adds programs offer alternative routes state certification licensure teacher preparation programs provide annual reports secretary concerning certain measures program effectiveness student success certification licensure assessments prohibits secretary information create national list ranking states institutions schools requires title eligible ihes provide teacher training set annual quantifiable goals increasing number prospective teachers trained teacher shortage areas linking training provide closely needs schools instructional decisions new teachers face classroom directs ihes publicly report performance goals reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 teacher quality partnership grant program title iii institutional aid revises reauthorizes hea title iii institutional aid programs sec expands authorized uses institutional aid include remedial education english language instruction educational counseling services improve financial economic literacy students parents sec establishes formula grant program including minimum grant american indian tribally controlled colleges universities replacing current competitive grant program authorizes use grant funds acquiring adjacent property construct instructional facilities education counseling services designed improve financial literacy economic literacy students parents developing improving facilities internet distance education technologies sec revises requirements grants alaska_native native hawaiian serving institutions authorizes use grant funds education counseling services designed improve financial literacy economic literacy students parents sec establishes grant program native american serving non tribal institutions directs secretary provide grants related assistance institutions improve expand capacity serve native americans requires undergraduate student enrollment native americans institutions total undergraduate enrollment sec revises title iii program grants universities direct commissioner bureau_of_labor_statistics secretary consult commissioner education statistics determining professional academic areas underrepresented sec authorizes use funds education counseling services designed improve financial literacy economic literacy students parents sec conditions institutions eligibility allotments providing annual data indicating enroll pell grant recipients graduates graduate accredited programs graduates enrolled graduate professional school past years sec adds list eligible graduate professional institutions sec requires secretary report progress implementing recommendations government_accountability_office gao october improving program sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 title iii programs title student assistance revises reauthorizes hea title student assistance programs grants students attendance institutions higher education sec reauthorizes pell grant program fy2013 sets authorized maximum pell_grant award academic year academic year academic year academic year sets minimum pell_grant currently appropriated maximum grant level academic year allows award grant equal level students eligible grant level eliminates tuition sensitivity requirement currently prohibits maximum awards students attending low cost institutions income low qualify allows awarding additional pell_grant single award year certain students attend school year round accelerate progress degree limits period student receiving pell_grants semesters equivalent period determined secretary sec makes eligible grants time students fifth year students non citizens year students previously enrolled undergraduate education students enrolled certificate awarding programs students enrolled ihes permit declaration major studying requisite subjects required undertake rigorous studies mathematics biology chemistry physics requires ihes payments grants manner pell grant payments sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 trio programs grants contracts designed identify qualified individuals disadvantaged backgrounds help prepare program postsecondary education extends duration trio grants years sets minimum grant directs secretary establish outcome criteria programs authorizes use funds trio programs education counseling services improve financial economic literacy students families assisted trio revises required activities permissible activities trio programs requires secretary priority trio upward bound program projects select time participants students high academic risk failure prohibits denial participation students enter projects ninth grade authorizes additional appropriations fy2008 fy2011 provide assistance applicants projects receive funding fy2007 receive grant score includes postbaccalaureate achievement program designed provide disadvantaged college students effective preparation doctoral study sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 gaining early awareness readiness undergraduate programs gearup authorizes use funds education counseling services improve financial economic literacy students families assisted gearup revises required activities permissible activities gearup requires eligible entities use cohort approach providing gearup services treat certain types low income students homeless students priority students participation gearup requires certain portion gearup funds scholarships repeals authority 21st century scholar certificates sec repeals authority academic achievement incentive scholarships sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 federal supplemental educational opportunity grants increases allowance books supplies determining cost attendance campus based aid programs sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 increases maximum leap grant lesser student cost attendance academic year replaces special leveraging educational assistance partnership program program requires state grantees partnership ihe state early information intervention mentoring outreach programs state organization business state requires partnerships coordinate provision financial assistance low income students provide need based grants access persistence eligible low income students provide early notification low income students eligibility financial aid encourage participation early information intervention mentoring outreach programs sets federal share funds program state partnership includes ihes combined enrollment half student enrollment state half students state enrolled participating ihe sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 special programs students families engaged migrant seasonal program revises eligibility requirements programs students immediate family engage requisite period migrant seasonal parents includes preparation college entrance examinations activities improve persistence retention postsecondary education services provided program adds economic personal finance education internships certain follow services camp activities increases minimum allocation project programs sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 robert honors scholarship program makes home children eligible program sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 child care access means parents school program increases minimum grant fiscal year appropriations reach specified alters definition low income students include eligible pell grants enrollment graduate level studies temporary status country sec repeals program sec requires lenders provide student borrowers unsubsidized ffels information effect deferment total cost loan granting deferment adds business inducements ffel guaranty agencies prohibited offering ihes lenders include stock securities prizes travel entertainment expenses tuition repayment prohibits guaranty agencies performing paying person perform function ihe required perform ffel programs requires ffel lenders granting forbearance borrowers provide information concerning effect total cost loan updated days concerning loan accrual interest option discontinue forbearance time sec directs lenders inform borrowers seeking consolidate loans loan costs repayment terms including ability prepay change repayment plans ffel repayment related benefits lost certain federal_perkins_loan interest free periods deferment cancellation options lost lenders offer different terms applying loans borrowers sec requires guaranty agencies prior holders ffel loans default reduction programs request consumer reporting agencies remove borrowers records default sale loans limits loan rehabilitation benefits available borrowers programs time loan requires default reduction programs financial economic education materials available borrowers sec requires reports credit bureaus ihes include information type title loan repayment status loan information required federal law sec allows ihes use master promissory note ffels dls sec sets forth privacy requirements student loan information borrowers requires lenders holders servicers loans provide borrowers information loan benefit repayment options sec requires participating guaranty agencies ihes provide students consumer education information budgeting financial management sec expands activities disqualifying lenders participation ffel program including offering specified inducements ihes performing certain uncompensated services ihes entering certain business arrangements students school financial aid employees terminates june authority school serve lender lender serve school trustee ffel program requires school lenders trustees provide annual compliance audits secretary sec requires secretary discharge borrower liability ffel programs borrower permanently totally disabled unable engage substantial gainful activity medically impairment expected result death continuous months allows secretary develop anti fraud safeguards federal work study programs sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 work study programs sec increases allowance books supplies determining cost attendance campus based aid programs sec allows waiver requirement ihes tutoring family literacy project use allocation compensate students community service school certifies time students participate specified community service tutoring literacy activities sec increases allocation ihe use job location development sec includes authorized uses funds support model student volunteer community service projects associated local ihes revises work college requirements referring work college programs comprehensive work learning service programs limiting eligibility year degree granting ihes requiring resident students including half resident students enrolled time basis participate comprehensive work learning service program hours week hours period enrollment engaged study abroad externship programs approved school federal perkins loans sec reauthorizes certain appropriations fy2008 fy2013 program sec increases allowance books supplies determining cost attendance program sec alters manner documenting terms forbearance agreement ihe borrower sec revises requirements cancellation loans certain public service include service prekindergarten child care program time faculty member tribal_college university librarian master degree working elementary school eligible assistance title elementary secondary education act esea eligible public library serving area containing esea eligible school time speech language therapist master degree working exclusively esea eligible schools provides loan cancellation occupations service armed forces area hostilities rate second year service fourth year service fifth year service need analysis sec expands definition allowance room board include allowance expenses reasonably incurred board room students receive military housing allowance live base sec excludes value base military housing military housing allowance consideration untaxed income benefits need analysis formula general provisions relating student assistance sec limits secretary authority waive minimum weeks instruction requirement ihes ihes measure program length credit clock hours sec directs secretary provide ihes award year compliance calendar listing reports disclosures required hea including specified information sec directs secretary develop use simplified paper application form called students meet requirements automatic zero expected family contribution requires secretary phase paper form long form fafsa students meet requirements produce distribute process common forms electronic format including simplified electronic application form internet directs secretary implement early application demonstration program assessing feasibility benefits allowing dependent students complete fafsa years enrollment ihe authorizes secretary completion demonstration project use internal_revenue_service irs data populate electronic fafsa secretary secretary treasury determine use significant negative impact students ihes states federal government sec revises requirements student eligibility title assistance requires ihe determine student high school graduate student ability benefit education training offers satisfactory completion credit hours equivalent coursework applicable degree certificate offers sets forth hea student aid eligibility requirements students intellectual disabilities eligible assistance individuals disabilities education act idea completed secondary school eligible assistance exceeding maximum age sec revises requirements relating statute limitations state court judgments provides borrower raise defense based ihe collecting obligation perkins_loan program provides student deceased student estate family estate required repay title assistance related costs sec gives ihes option determining hea requirements return title funds apply students begin ihe withdrawal process fail notify ihe withdrawal circumstances control sec adds institutional information ihes provide including information plans improving academic programs policies sanctions related copyright infringement student body diversity graduate employment types graduate professional education pursued graduates fire safety practices standards undergraduate student retention rates immediate emergency response evacuation procedures transfer credit policies sets forth requirements emergency response evacuation procedures including requirement procedures tested annual basis requires ihes inform prospective enrolled students terms conditions ffels dls adds exit counseling information schools provide student borrowers requires certain information costs repayment terms including ability prepay change repayment plans loan forgiveness forbearance options effects consolidating loans availability national_student_loan_data_system use obtaining information loan status sec requires ihes disbursing ffel time student borrower ensure borrower receives comprehensive information terms conditions loan borrower responsibilities sec direct secretary actions necessary maintain confidence national_student_loan_data_system minimum ensuring guaranty agencies lenders schools access primarily legitimate program operations prohibiting nongovernmental researchers policy analysts accessing personally identifiable information creating disclosure form actual potential students describing contents access system requiring guaranty agencies lenders schools inform borrowers ffels dls loan submitted system accessible entities reviewing system regularly delete inactive users monitor use ensure data marketing purposes developing standardized protocols limiting access requires secretary study report congress mechanisms giving borrowers option restricting lender access system records appropriate risk based protocols limiting access sec directs secretary implement comprehensive system early financial aid information order provide students families early information financial aid early estimates students eligibility financial aid multiple sources sec revises requirements title program participation agreements requires ihes establish enforce student loan code conduct prohibiting financial aid employees accepting certain inducements entering certain business arrangements lenders assigning time borrower loan particular lender blocking borrower selection particular lender guaranty agency limits suspends terminates ihe participation title loan programs noncompliance code subjects sanctions proprietary ihes earn revenue non title sources rule including suspension title eligibility consecutive years noncompliance requires ihe ffel preferred lender list disclose fully reason lender inclusion students right choose lenders include unaffiliated lenders establish disclose process ensure lenders listed basis benefits provide borrowers requires ihes access title funds limited suspended terminated prepare written teach plans provide equitable treatment students school ceases operation students complete studies sec authorizes secretary continue june projects program allow certain ihes implement comprehensive student aid management systems sec allows ihe transfer allotment program sec directs review analyze regulations study innovative pathways baccalaureate degree attainment includes committee purposes improving understanding early intervention programs making recommendations result increased availability awareness aid sec includes state student grant agencies certain regional meetings program integrity sec revises requirements recognition accrediting agency association requires accreditors applicable demonstrate standards effectively address ihe distance education programs require separate distance education standards requires accreditor accrediting review confirm ihe publicly disclosed transfer policies include statement ihe criteria transfer credit earned ihe prohibits secretary issuing regulations specific standards accrediting agency association uses assess ihe sec provides special treatment teach outs additional ihe locations sec sets forth additional requirements accreditors program review data sec requires title lenders provide specified loan information borrowers payment installment period month repayment commences delinquency twice default sec provides congress authorizes secretary carry pilot program auction federal plus loans comptroller_general conduct evaluation report congress costs benefits auction desirability auctioning ffels title developing institutions revises reauthorizes hea requirements hispanic serving institutions title developing institutions sec includes authorized uses funds innovative customized remedial education english language instruction courses education counseling services designed improve financial economic literacy students parents articulation agreements student support programs designed facilitate transfer year year institutions sec establishes program competitive grants eligible offer postbaccalaureate certifications degrees grants limits grant award duration years prohibits secretary education awarding grant fiscal year sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 program grants offer baccalaureate degrees junior community colleges authorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 new program grants offer postbaccalaureate certifications degrees title reauthorizes title sec directs secretary consult officials wide range federal agencies national need expertise foreign languages world regions requesting applications title funding grant cycle assist grantees developing survey placement students graduation title programs sec revises requirements graduate undergraduate language area centers programs includes authorized activities supporting instructors commonly taught languages makes undergraduates engaged intermediate advanced study commonly taught language eligible fellowships foreign language area international studies sec revises requirements undergraduate international studies foreign language programs includes authorized activities providing subgrants undergraduate students educational programs abroad closely linked program overall goals promote foreign language fluency knowledge foreign cultures authorizes secretary use currently funds appropriated title programs limits study abroad component sec includes authorized research study activities evaluation extent title programs reflect diverse perspectives generate debate world regions international affairs collection analysis dissemination title data sec revises provisions technological innovation cooperation foreign information access authorize grants certain partnerships profit educational organizations specified entities sec requires choosing grant recipients foreign language area international studies centers programs secretary consider applicant efforts increase number students going areas national need sec requires american overseas research centers desire title grant submit application secretary sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 international foreign language studies title sec revises provisions centers international business education education training programs require assurances grant funded activities reflect diverse perspectives applicable sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 business international education programs title including centers international business education education training programs sec revises minority foreign service professional development program require assurances grant funded activities reflect diverse perspectives wide range views world regions international affairs applicable authorizes secretary waive matching funds requirement eligible recipients grants sec revises institutional development study abroad advanced degree international relations internships programs sec authorizes provide financial assistance summer stipends scholarships needy students facilitate participation programs sec makes current annual report biennial sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 title programs sec sets forth title authority assessment enforcement including evaluation outreach information activities directs secretary submit biennial report congress identifies includes plan address areas national need foreign language area international studies title vii graduate postsecondary improvement programs revises reauthorizes title vii requirements graduate postsecondary improvement programs sec directs secretary appointing members include representatives geographic regions representatives minority institutions sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 jacob fellowship program sec specifies entities secretary consult considerations account determining areas national need areas program sec reauthorizes additional assistance cost education ihes program sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 areas program sec revises legal educational opportunity program involve secondary school students program provide law school students participate certain summer institutes reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 program sec adds authorized activities fund_for_the_improvement_of_postsecondary_education program establishment continuation joint efforts based technology communications reform remedial english language instruction creation ihe consortia establish interdisciplinary programs poverty establishes new programs support promote establishment new integrated education reform services funds going nonprofit educational organization create ihe center study develop best practices support single parent students create ihe clearinghouse help ihes understanding federal regulatory impact higher education create scholarship program family members veterans military personnel sec adds areas national need eligible special project funding program including foreign language studies sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 secretary fund_for_the_improvement_of_postsecondary_education sec eliminates program title vii hea sec adds authorized activities demonstration projects ensure students disabilities receive quality higher education includes activities development innovative teaching methods strategies ensure successful transition disabled students secondary postsecondary education increased availability distance education disabled students teacher training support providing disabled students career options curriculum development postsecondary education accessible disabled students establishes new competitive matching grant program ihes create expand high quality inclusive model comprehensive transition postsecondary programs students intellectual disabilities focusing academic enrichment independent living integrated work experiences career skills directs secretary enter cooperative agreement entity relevant experience establishment coordinating center technical assistance evaluation development accreditation standards ihes offer inclusive model comprehensive transition postsecondary programs students intellectual disabilities sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 demonstration projects ensure students disabilities receive quality higher education sec authorizes secretary award competitive matching grants educational organizations develop improve valid reliable measures student achievement use ihes evaluating learning title viii miscellaneous sec establishes mathematics program providing competitive matching grants states scholarships second year college students complete rigorous secondary school curriculum mathematics science directs secretary contract independent bipartisan organization study cost factors associated tuition ihes authorizes secretary award competitive grants partnerships community colleges workforce investment boards job skills training high growth occupations industries authorizes secretary award competitive grants undergraduate registered nurse nursing programs expand faculty facilities accommodate additional students graduate nursing programs accommodate advanced practice degrees provide teachers nursing students authorizes secretary award competitive grants ihes establish strengthen academic programs centers promote knowledge traditional american history free institutions western authorizes secretary education award grant implement expand program recruiting selecting training supporting new teachers commit teach years underserved communities directs secretary provide study years examining achievement levels students taught teachers establishes program awards assist highly qualified minorities women acquire doctoral degree highest possible degree available academic areas individuals underrepresented enable enter higher education requires fellowship recipients serve ihe received fellowship period equivalent fellowship period directs secretary contract nonprofit organization conduct needs assessment provide comprehensive services urban leas rural states improve higher education enrollment rates authorizes secretary award formula grants predominantly_black_institutions enhance capacity serve low middle income black american students expand higher education opportunities students eligible student assistance title hea encouraging students prepare college persist secondary postsecondary education strengthen financial ability serve academic needs students defines predominantly black institutions accredited institutions serving undergraduate students pursuing bachelor associate degree african americans low income generation college students requires spending time undergraduate student institutions low comparison institutions offering similar instruction career task force act authorize secretary award competitive grants state establishment state early career task force composed state higher education early childhood education representatives tasked developing plan comprehensive statewide early childhood education professional development career system includes provision postsecondary educational assistance individuals agree work early childhood education programs authorizes secretary award grant partnership ihes private career organizations expand programs development science technology engineering mathematics professionals elementary school college including existing programs alaska_native native hawaiian students community colleges secretary awards competitive grants community colleges scholarships counseling services low income students dependent children provides scholarship funds students completion certain academic milestones authorizes secretary award competitive matching grants ihes following develop implement state art emergency communications system measures improve ihe safety coordinate appropriate local entities provision mental health services students affected campus community emergency gives secretary attorney general secretary homeland_security joint authority advise ihes disseminate information concerning model emergency response policies procedures practices sec requires secretary health_and_human_services award competitive grants veterinary schools entities offering training increase number veterinarians workforce authorizes secretary establish early federal pell grant demonstration program awarding grants state education agencies cover program administrative expenses pell_grants eighth grade students eligible free reduced price meal national school lunch act child nutrition act authorizes secretary award grant establishment maintenance periodic modernization henry requires archives use grant funds things acquisition secure web accessible repository native hawaiian historical data college scholarships disadvantaged students creation educational materials applicable broad range indigenous students outreach elementary secondary school students relevant teacher training enhancement economic financial literacy college students sec directs secretary establish nonprofit clearinghouses student loan information unaffiliated way ihes lenders guaranty agencies publish update quarterly list clearinghouses department_of_education website sec authorizes secretary award competitive matching grants minority serving ihes acquire digital wireless technology develop provide educational services including professional development educators related science technology engineering mathematics title amendments laws education deaf act sec amends education deaf act eda identify place eda elementary secondary programs held develop elementary secondary programs academic assessments standards academic content achievement adequate yearly progress keeping specified requirements elementary secondary education act sec identifies ihe secretary agreement operate maintain directs secretary consider proposals ihes secretary terminates agreement sec establishes hea title program cultural experiences grants contracts nonprofit organizations activities enrich lives deaf hard hearing children adults increase public awareness understanding artistic intellectual achievements deaf hard hearing persons promote integration hearing deaf hard hearing persons shared cultural educational social experiences sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 monitoring evaluation reporting eda sec reauthorizes appropriations fy2008 fy2013 federal endowment programs eda sec exempts international students participating distance learning counting international student enrollment cap prohibits displacing citizens applying courses tuition surcharge international students schools pay mandates schools reduce tuition surcharge international students developing countries permits schools use sliding scale reduce surcharge students developing countries students non developing countries students demonstrate need good effort secure aid home country sources raises maximum capita income level country considered developing country sec reauthorizes appropriations eda fy2008 fy2013 sec amends peace act reauthorize appropriations fy2008 fy2013 requires authorization appropriations programs extended manner applicable programs extended specified provisions general_education_provisions_act higher_education_amendments sec repeals specified provisions title viii studies reports higher_education_amendments sec revises requirements higher_education_amendments relating grants states workplace community transition training incarcerated youth offenders authorizes secretary establish performance objectives reporting requirements state grantees alters youth offender eligibility include persons age currently exclude persons committed criminal offense minor sexually violent offense murder increases state receive eligible student maximum maximum annually tuition books essential materials reauthorizes appropriations program fy2008 fy2013 sec reauthorizes appropriations underground railroad educational cultural program fy2008 fy2013 sec reauthorizes appropriations olympic scholarships fy2008 fy2013 indian education subpart tribal_colleges university assistance act define indian student member indian tribe biological child member sets forth method determining credits earned indian continuing education program limits credits indian student count tribally controlled college university requires tribally controlled college university grantees accredited nationally recognized accrediting agency association meets secretary approval making progress accreditation according agency association increases grant indian student count reauthorizes appropriations programs tribally_controlled_college university assistance act establishes grant program tribally controlled postsecondary career technical institutions subpart education navajo nation higher education act sec amends replace references references dine college reauthorizes appropriations grants dine college fy2008 fy2013 adds improvement expansion dine college authorized grant uses directs secretary assume obligation repay student loans ffel programs behalf civil legal assistance attorneys duration agreements secretary attorneys requiring continued employment capacity years authorizes secretary enter additional agreements civil legal assistance attorneys completed service obligation authorizes appropriations omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act john justice prosecutors defenders incentive act sec amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act direct attorney general assume obligation repay student loans ffel programs borrowers agree remain employed years state local criminal prosecutors state local federal public defenders criminal juvenile delinquency cases authorizes attorney general enter additional agreements prosecutors public defenders completed service obligation requires gao study report congress impact law school accreditation requirements factors law school costs access including impact racial ethnic minorities authorizes appropriations |
110-S-1704 | First Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through July 31, 2007. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-27 | amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act july |
110-S-1718 | Veterans Education Tuition Support Act or VETS Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require an institution of higher education, in the case of a servicemember who because of military service discontinues a program of education at an institution that administers a federal financial aid program, to: (1) refund to the servicemember tuition and other fees paid for the portion of the program of education for which the servicemember did not receive academic credit because of such military service; and (2) provide the servicemember an opportunity to reenroll at the institution with the same educational and academic status that the servicemember had when the program was discontinued because of the military service. Requires a provider of a student loan with respect to such a servicemember: (1) if the servicemember reenrolls in the program of education (or a comparable program) within 13 months following the period of military service, to disregard the entire period that the education was discontinued in determining the date on which student loan repayment is to begin; or (2) if the servicemember does not reenroll, to not require loan repayment to begin before the later of the last day of such 13-month period or the date the repayment was otherwise required to begin. Prohibits a court from granting a creditor relief from the 6% limit on interest charged against student loan indebtedness. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-06-27 | servicemembers civil relief act require institution higher education case servicemember military service program education institution administers federal financial aid program refund servicemember tuition fees paid portion program education servicemember receive academic credit military service provide servicemember opportunity reenroll institution educational academic status servicemember program discontinued military service requires provider student loan respect servicemember servicemember program education comparable program months following period military service disregard entire period education discontinued determining date student loan repayment begin servicemember reenroll require loan repayment begin later day month period date repayment required begin prohibits court granting creditor relief limit interest charged student loan indebtedness |
110-S-1719 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to each individual entitled to basic educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill and pursuing a program of education with a focus on science, technology, engineering, or math a lump-sum payment of $2,000 per academic year, or fraction thereof for enrollment lasting less than a year. Makes such amount in addition to any other educational assistance to which the individual is entitled. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-06-27 | directs secretary veterans_affairs pay individual entitled basic educational assistance montgomery bill pursuing program education focus science technology engineering math lump sum payment academic year thereof enrollment lasting year makes addition educational assistance individual entitled |
110-S-1720 | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a part I Federal Supplemental Loan program under which the Secretary of Education provides fixed and variable interest rate loans to undergraduates and graduates who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) on a full-time basis. Requires the rate for fixed loans and the margin for variable loans to be set at a level that results in the lowest rate for a borrower that will result in no net cost to the government. Sets the maximum Supplemental loan amount at a student's cost of attending an IHE minus the financial aid awarded to such student and the amount such student is eligible for but does not receive under the Federal Family Education Loan program. Directs the Secretary to offer Supplemental loan borrowers the same repayment plans offered under the Direct Loan program. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-06-27 | amends title student assistance higher education act establish program secretary education provides fixed variable interest rate loans undergraduates graduates attend institutions higher education ihes time basis requires rate fixed loans margin variable loans set level results lowest rate borrower result net cost government sets maximum supplemental loan student cost attending ihe minus financial aid awarded student student eligible receive federal_family_education_loan program directs secretary offer supplemental loan borrowers repayment plans offered direct_loan program |
110-S-1794 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency. Limits receipt of such benefit to 60 months. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-17 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1822 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency. Limits receipt of such benefit to 60 months. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1826 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include the Kentucky State University qualified graduate program on the list of graduate schools and programs that the Secretary of Education may deem eligible for title III Institutional Aid due to their making substantial contributions to providing Black Americans with graduate education opportunities. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | amends higher education act include qualified graduate program list graduate schools programs secretary education deem eligible title making substantial contributions providing black americans graduate education opportunities |
110-S-1830 | Interest Relief Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that no interest shall accrue on student loans under the Federal Direct Loan program for individuals and the spouses of individuals who are serving on active duty or performing National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or national emergency. Limits receipt of such benefit to 60 months. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-19 | interest relief act amends higher education act provide interest shall accrue student loans federal_direct_loan program individuals spouses individuals serving active duty performing national_guard duty war military operation national emergency limits receipt benefit months |
110-S-1868 | Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through October 31, 2007. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-07-24 | amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act october |
110-S-2139 | National Guard and Reserve Educational Benefits Fairness Act of 2007 - Provides educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the National Guard and Reserve for extended service on continuous active duty that includes prolonged service in certain theaters of operation. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2007-10-04 | benefits fairness act provides educational assistance montgomery bill members national_guard_and_reserve extended service continuous active duty includes prolonged service certain theaters operation |
110-S-2234 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2008 the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2007-10-25 | amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
110-S-2258 | Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through March 31, 2008. Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to consider trustees acting on behalf of certain governmental or tax-exempt entities as eligible nonprofit holders of Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs), regardless of whether or not such entities are eligible FFEL lenders. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-10-30 | higher education extension act amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act march amends higher education act consider trustees acting behalf certain governmental tax exempt entities eligible nonprofit holders federal_family_education_loans ffels regardless entities eligible ffel lenders |
110-S-2303 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are working full-time, have a federal educational debt burden equal to at least 20% of their adjusted gross income, and the difference between their adjusted gross income minus such debt burden is less than 220% of the greater of: (1) the annual earnings of an minimum wage earner; or (2) 150% of the poverty line applicable to their family size. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-02 | amends higher education act respect meaning economic hardship federal_family_education_loan perkins_loan related loan insurance programs considers borrowers programs suffering economic hardship working time federal educational debt burden equal adjusted gross income difference adjusted gross income minus debt burden greater annual earnings minimum wage poverty line applicable family size |
110-S-2371 | Makes technical changes to amendments the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (the Act) made to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). Specifies the untaxed income and benefits which the Act excluded from the list of untaxed income and benefits considered in federal student need analyses (thereby, specifically excluding them from such analyses). Provides that, for married borrowers who file separate tax returns, income-based loan repayments under the HEA shall be determined solely on the basis of the individual borrower's student loan debt and adjusted gross income. Amends the Act to make technical amendments with respect to Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-15 | makes technical changes amendments act higher education act hea specifies untaxed income benefits act excluded list untaxed income benefits considered federal student need analyses specifically excluding analyses provides married borrowers file separate tax returns income based loan repayments hea shall determined solely basis individual borrower student loan debt adjusted gross income amends act technical amendments respect teach grants |
110-S-2385 | Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to cancel the Perkins loans of full-time federal, state, and local fire fighters. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-16 | amends title student assistance higher education act cancel perkins loans time federal state local fire fighters |
110-S-2392 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that students and families carefully review application requirements and a disclaimer that scholarships presented in the database are not provided or endorsed by the Department or the federal government.Requires the Secretary and the entity contracted to furnish and regularly update information to consult with public and private sources of scholarships and make easily available a process for the sources to provide regular and updated information. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-11-16 | national stem scholarship database act directs secretary education establish maintain public website department_of_education database information public private programs financial assistance study postsecondary graduate science technology engineering mathematics requires database provide separate information field study searchable category combinations categories indicate programs targeted specific demographic groups provide program sponsor contact information hyperlinks include recommendation students families carefully review application requirements disclaimer scholarships presented database provided endorsed department federal government requires secretary entity contracted furnish regularly update information consult public private sources scholarships easily available process sources provide regular updated information |
110-S-2428 | National STEM Scholarship Database Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish and maintain, on the public website of the Department of Education, a database of information on public and private programs of financial assistance for the study of postsecondary and graduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Requires that such database: (1) provide separate information for each field of study; (2) be searchable by category and combinations of categories; (3) indicate programs targeted toward specific demographic groups; (4) provide searchers with program sponsor contact information and hyperlinks; and (5) include a recommendation that students and families carefully review application requirements and a disclaimer that scholarships presented in the database are not provided or endorsed by the Department or the federal government.Requires the Secretary and the entity contracted to furnish and regularly update information to consult with public and private sources of scholarships and make easily available a process for the sources to provide regular and updated information. | Education | Higher | Education | 2007-12-06 | national stem scholarship database act directs secretary education establish maintain public website department_of_education database information public private programs financial assistance study postsecondary graduate science technology engineering mathematics requires database provide separate information field study searchable category combinations categories indicate programs targeted specific demographic groups provide program sponsor contact information hyperlinks include recommendation students families carefully review application requirements disclaimer scholarships presented database provided endorsed department federal government requires secretary entity contracted furnish regularly update information consult public private sources scholarships easily available process sources provide regular updated information |
110-S-2575 | Montgomery GI Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act of 2008 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program to authorize the Secretary of the military department concerned to permit any member of the Armed Forces (currently, only members with critical military skills) entitled to basic educational assistance to elect to transfer a portion of such assistance to one or more dependents. Removes the 18-month limitation on the number of months of entitlement authorized to be transferred. Provides similar eligibility for the transfer of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve who have completed at least six years of service and enter into an agreement to remain a member of such Reserve for at least four more years. | Education | Higher | Armed forces and national security | 2008-01-30 | montgomery bill educational assistance transferability act amends montgomery bill educational assistance program authorize secretary military department concerned permit member armed_forces currently members critical military skills entitled basic educational assistance elect transfer portion assistance dependents removes month limitation number months entitlement authorized transferred provides similar eligibility transfer educational assistance members selected_reserve completed years service enter agreement remain member reserve years |
110-S-2580 | College and University Rural Education (CURE) Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to partnerships between rural institutions of higher education (IHEs) and rural local educational agencies, rural education service agencies, regional employers, or rural education nonprofit organizations for activities to: (1) improve the rural IHE enrollment rates of rural secondary school graduates and former attendees; and (2) encourage nontraditional students' participation in rural IHE degree programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to partnerships between rural IHEs and regional employers to: (1) provide additional training to rural IHE attendees in careers relevant to the regional economy; and (2) encourage regional businesses to employ rural IHE graduates. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to rural IHEs to create or strengthen academic programs that prepare graduates to enter high-need occupations in the regional and local economies. Requires the Comptroller General to investigate, and make recommendations to Congress regarding the improvement of, rural access to four-year IHEs and degree programs. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-01-30 | college cure act amends higher education act authorize secretary education award grants partnerships rural institutions higher education ihes rural local educational agencies rural education service agencies regional employers rural education nonprofit organizations activities improve rural ihe enrollment rates rural secondary school graduates attendees encourage nontraditional students participation rural ihe degree programs authorizes secretary award grants partnerships rural ihes regional employers provide additional training rural ihe attendees careers relevant regional economy encourage regional businesses employ rural ihe graduates authorizes secretary award grants rural ihes create strengthen academic programs prepare graduates enter high need occupations regional local economies requires comptroller general investigate recommendations congress improvement rural access year ihes degree programs |
110-S-2594 | Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to: (1) prepare a report for specified congressional committees on the adequacy of the financial aid offer forms issued by federally-assisted institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) develop model financial aid offer formats based on the report's findings. Requires such formats to include, in a consumer-friendly manner, specified information regarding: (1) the student's total and net cost of attending the IHE; (2) available scholarships, loans, and work assistance; and (3) where to obtain additional information on the financial aid offered. Directs each IHE to use one of the model formats as part of its financial aid offer form, and provide such form to current or prospective students and their parents in time for them to consider the format information before applying for or selecting an educational loan. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-06 | amends higher education act direct secretary education prepare report specified congressional committees adequacy financial aid offer forms issued federally assisted institutions higher education ihes develop model financial aid offer formats based report findings requires formats include consumer friendly manner specified information student total net cost attending ihe available scholarships loans work assistance obtain additional information financial aid offered directs ihe use model formats financial aid offer form provide form current prospective students parents time consider format information applying selecting educational loan |
110-S-2677 | Supporting Education for Returning Veterans Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to establish programs that support veterans who are students by providing and coordinating services that address their academic, financial, physical, and social needs. Requires each grantee to establish a campus Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success that provides a single point of contact for the coordination of comprehensive support services for students who are veterans. Requires the Secretary to develop an evaluation and accountability plan for measuring the effect such programs have on veterans' success in postsecondary education. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-02-28 | returning veterans act amends higher education act authorize secretary education award year grants institutions higher education establish programs support veterans students providing coordinating services address academic financial physical social needs requires grantee establish campus center_of_excellence veteran student success provides single point contact coordination comprehensive support services students veterans requires secretary develop evaluation accountability plan measuring effect programs veterans success postsecondary education |
110-S-2732 | Student Veteran Financial Aid Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to treat current active National Guard and Reserve personnel who have completed their initial military training as independent students in analyses of their need for assistance under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Act. Prohibits educational assistance provided under specified benefit programs for veterans and members of the Selected Reserve from being considered in such need analyses. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-03-07 | student veteran financial aid fairness act amends higher education act treat current active national_guard_and_reserve personnel completed initial military training independent students analyses need assistance title student assistance act prohibits educational assistance provided specified benefit programs veterans members selected_reserve considered need analyses |
110-S-2733 | Higher Education Extension Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through April 30, 2008. | Education | Higher | Education | 2008-03-07 | higher education extension act amends higher education extension act extend programs higher education act april |
110-S-2763 | Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the hope and lifetime learning tax credits with a higher education opportunity tax credit.Allows a higher education opportunity tax credit for 100% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including a certain allowance for books) up to $1,000, 50% for such expenses between $1,000 and $3,000, and 20% of such expenses between $3,000 and $5,500. Reduces credit amounts for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross incomes over $70,000 ($140,000 in the case of a joint return). Allows an increased tax credit for students who served certain periods of active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001.Limits such credit to three eligible students per taxpayer in any taxable year and for four taxable years. Denies such credit to certain part-time students and students convicted of a felony drug offense. Repeals the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. | Education | Higher | Taxation | 2008-03-13 | higher education opportunity act amends internal revenue code replace hope lifetime learning tax credits higher education opportunity tax credit allows higher education opportunity tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including certain allowance books expenses expenses reduces credit amounts taxpayers modified adjusted gross incomes case joint return allows increased tax credit students served certain periods active duty armed_forces september credit eligible students taxpayer taxable year taxable years denies credit certain time students students convicted felony drug offense repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses |
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