S 923
102th Congress
Senate
Education
Educational tests
Federal aid to higher education
Student aid
Student loan funds
A bill to amend section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding methods for qualifying as an "ability to benefit" student at institutions of higher education and proprietary institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 24, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.
Apr 24, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Apr 24, 1991
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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 qualification of ability-to-benefit students.
Continues the testing requirement for such students at proprietary institutions.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1