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S 9 109th Congress Senate

Lifetime of Education Opportunities Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to improve American competitiveness in the global economy by improving and strengthening Federal education and training programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S146-147)
Jan 24, 2005
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 Latest action January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lifetime of Education Opportunities Act of 2005 - Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding: Head Start; elementary and secondary education; career and technical education; mathematics and science education; loan forgiveness for teachers; teacher preparation; teacher incentives; teacher tax credits; higher education and lifelong learning opportunities; minority serving institutions; making education more affordable; and a refundable tax credit for public or private school tuition and transportation costs.

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for teacher quality enhancement grants for States and partnerships.

Makes permanent specified affordable education requirements under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for workforce investment systems for job training and employment services, including the Job Corps.

Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends title II of WIA, also known as the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for adult basic skills education, including adult education and family literacy programs.

Amends the Wagner-Peyser Act to: (1) require employment services offices in each State to be co-located with comprehensive one-stop centers under WIA-I; and (2) revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for the workforce and labor market information system to be carried out through grants or cooperative agreements with the States.

Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to revise requirements and reauthorize appropriations for vocational rehabilitation services.

Amends the Helen Keller National Center Act to reauthorize appropriations for such Act in general and for the Helen Keller National Center Federal Endowment Fund.

Give Back to Parents Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a refundable tax credit for education, tuition, and transportation expenses of students assigned to schools identified for school improvement.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 27 Related bill Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005
  • S 1021 Related bill Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 9: Lifetime of Education Opportunities Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-9/
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