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S 206 112th Congress Senate Education Academic performance and assessments Congressional oversight District of Columbia Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education

SOAR Act

Introduced: January 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2011
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-195.
Jan 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S283-287)
Jan 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S283)
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act 2011or SOAR Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award five-year grants on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations to carry out a program to provide expanded school choice opportunities to students who are District of Columbia (DC) residents and who come from households: (1) receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; or (2) with incomes not exceeding 185% of the poverty line, except in certain grandfathered circumstances.

Prescribes special rules for funding opportunity scholarships for DC students.

Prescribes requirements for schools participating in such grant programs. Requires each participating school to administer a nationally norm-referenced standardized test in reading and mathematics to each enrolled student receiving an opportunity scholarship.

Repeals the DC School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 (title III of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004). Deems this Act as the reauthorization of the opportunity scholarship program under such Act.

What's happening now February 16, 2011

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-195.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1