HR 2845
115th Congress
House
Education
Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Performance measurement
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Jumpstart on College Act
Introduced: June 8, 2017
Introduced by:
Espaillat, Adriano
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jun 8, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Jumpstart on College Act
This bill allows the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to improve low-income and underrepresented students' post-secondary graduation rates.
ED shall award competitive six-year matching grants to partnerships between an institution of higher learning and a local education agency to assist in establishing or supporting an early college high school or dual or concurrent enrollment program.
ED shall also award competitive six-year matching grants to states for supporting or establishing such programs.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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