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HR 907 102th Congress House Education Federal aid to higher education Student aid Student loan funds

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit alternative methods for qualifying "ability-to-benefit" students for Federal student financial aid.

Introduced: February 6, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Feb 6, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 6, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit alternative methods to testing for qualifying "ability-to-benefit" students for Federal student financial aid.

Restores certain options (involving receiving a general education diploma (GED) or certain counseling and remedial or developmental education, or involving a State determination process) for the qualification of ability-to-benefit students.

Continues the testing requirement for such students at proprietary institutions (as mandated by the Student Default Initiative Act of 1990).

Separates institutional eligibility requirements under student aid programs from compliance with ability-to-benefit provisions.

What's happening now February 22, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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