HR 5143
110th Congress
House
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Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008
Introduced: January 28, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 28, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Securing Success for Veterans on Campus Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award three-year grants to institutions of higher education to develop model programs that require each grantee to establish a campus Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success that provides a single point of contact for the coordination of comprehensive support services for students who are veterans.
Requires the Secretary to develop an evaluation and accountability plan for measuring the effect such programs have on veterans' success in postsecondary education.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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