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HR 4067 110th Congress House

Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act

Official title: To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion.

Introduced: June 3, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 15, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Nov 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Nov 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 15, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help remedial students progress into and through for-credit occupational programs.

Gives grant priority to IHEs: (1) in which at least 50% of the first-year students are enrolled in remedial courses designed to give them collegiate reading, writing, or mathematics skills; and (2) that propose to collaborate with adult education providers and replicate practices that have proven effective with adults.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 8, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4067: Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4067/
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