HR 1970 105th Congress House Education College students Depressed areas Economics and Public Finance Education of disadvantaged children Educational counseling Federal aid to higher education Higher education Law Law students Legal education Minorities Minority education Minority students Scholarships Social Welfare Student aid

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the establishment of the Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program.

Introduced: June 19, 1997 See on congress.gov

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Jul 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

Jun 19, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jun 19, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunity Program to provide low-income, minority, and disadvantaged college students with information, preparation, and financial assistance to gain access to and complete law school study.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with, or make a grant to, the Council on Legal Education Opportunity, for at least a five-year period, to deliver specified services under such program, directly and through subgrants and subcontracts.

Directs the Secretary to establish annually the maximum stipend to be paid to Thurgood Marshall Fellows for the period of prelaw preparation in summer institutes and midyear seminar prior to and during the period of law school study.

Sets forth the maximum amount of grants for such program services for any fiscal year.

What's happening now July 22, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

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