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HR 2554 115th Congress House

Direct Connect to Success Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a program that automatically enrolls certain community college graduates into 4-year public institutions of higher education.

Introduced: May 19, 2017 Introduced by: Soto, Darren Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 19, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4361-4362)
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 19, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Connect to Success Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each state that receives assistance under the Act to carry out a program under which graduates of 2-year community colleges with at least 2.0 grade point averages are: (1) automatically enrolled into 4-year public institutions of higher education (IHE) in the state if they meet the admission requirements, and (2) given credits at the 4-year IHE for courses from the community college. The participating 4-year IHEs in the state must meet periodically with first-year students at the community colleges to assist in developing and maintaining 4-year academic plans for the students.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 19, 2017
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 19, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2554: Direct Connect to Success Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2554/
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