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S 1043 115th Congress Senate Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Higher education Student aid and college costs

Pay for Student Success Act

Introduced: May 4, 2017 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 4, 2017
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Pay for Student Success Act

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to contract with eligible entities for pay-for-success projects that develop, implement, evaluate, and promote innovative strategies for increasing the postsecondary education retention and completion rates of students who receive Pell Grants and first-generation postsecondary students.

Each entity that receives a contract must provide 90% of the project costs up front. ED may reimburse an entity for no more than 75% of the total project costs if ED determines, based on an independent evaluation, that the project is successful.

What's happening now May 4, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1043: Pay for Student Success Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1043/
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"S. 1043: Pay for Student Success Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1043/.
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S. 1043, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1043/.
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