S 943 116th Congress Senate Education Academic performance and assessments Accounting and auditing Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Educational guidance Higher education Minority education School administration Student aid and college costs Student records Teaching, teachers, curricula

College Equity Act of 2019

Introduced: March 28, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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

Mar 28, 2019

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College Equity Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs).

Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal background, military service, first-generation students, students with disabilities, student parents, and transfer students.

In addition, ED must award grants to IHEs for executing improvement plans that address inequities.

Finally, higher education accrediting agencies and associations must assess the findings from the audits and assist IHEs in addressing inequities.

What's happening now March 28, 2019

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

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