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GEAR UP & GO Act

Introduced: March 17, 2004 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Apr 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Mar 17, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Mar 17, 2004

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree.

What's happening now April 30, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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