legislation: 97-hr-5993

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97-hr-5993 97 hr 5993 A bill to prohibit prisoners from being eligible for Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), to establish a system of grants to State governments for programs of postsecondary education for prisoners, and for other purposes. Education 1982-03-30 1982-04-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. House Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] VA R W000406 7 Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit prisoners from being eligible for basic educational opportunity grants ("Pell grants"). Establishes a system of grants to States for programs of postsecondary education for prisoners. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve up to $6,000,000 of any amount appropriated for the Pell grant program to provide assistance to State prisoner education programs. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  

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