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Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act

Introduced: July 28, 2006 See on congress.gov

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Sep 28, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Jul 28, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jul 28, 2006

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support business incubation at institutions of higher education that award associate or baccalaureate degrees.

Directs the Secretary to make competitive, matching awards to: (1) a nonprofit entity that manages or provides technical assistance to a degree-granting institution's affiliated incubator (or to the institution that manages in the absence of such an entity), for helping acquire or renovate space for incubators, and for developing curricula, providing services, or providing programming for entrepreneurs housed in an incubator; and (2) a degree-granting institution or a nonprofit local government or community development organization, for feasibility studies to determine the need for or siting of incubators. Requires the Secretary to reserve certain amounts for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for dissemination of information regarding such practices. Authorizes contracts for such purposes with organizations with expertise in business incubation practices.

What's happening now September 28, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

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