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| 112-hr-6717 | 112 | hr | 6717 | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act | Education | 2012-12-30 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | C000714 | 3 | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements. Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the state in which the program is operated and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as internships or apprenticeships; and (3) meet specialized state accreditation requirements, or notify students if the program has not yet been fully accredited. Requires an IHE to notify out-of-state applicants as to whether or not its program satisfies the requirements of the applicant's state. | 2021-09-28T14:42:48Z | |
| 112-hr-6718 | 112 | hr | 6718 | Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act | Education | 2012-12-30 | 2012-12-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Early Intervention for Toddlers and Infants with Disabilities Act - Amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reauthorize appropriations, for FY2014-FY2019, for the program providing early intervention services for disabled infants and toddlers. | 2020-02-10T16:50:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6709 | 112 | hr | 6709 | Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act | Education | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Course Material Pilot Grant Program Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to reauthorize appropriations for a pilot program awarding competitive grants to institutions of higher education to enable them to rent course materials to students from school bookstores. Amends the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 to reauthorize appropriations for a national study on the education of the deaf. (The study is tasked with identifying education-related factors that impede, and education-related factors that contribute to, successful postsecondary education experiences and employment for the deaf.) | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6714 | 112 | hr | 6714 | Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act | Education | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Cainaan Putuga Wendt Shock of Life Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for use in public or private secondary schools within their district, and (2) provide training to meet the grant requirement that at least five adult employees or volunteers at each school where a purchased AED is to be used are or will be certified in its use and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Requires LEA grant applicants also to demonstrate that: (1) the AEDs are integrated into the schools' emergency response procedures, and (2) emergency services personnel are notified of their locations. Gives grant priority to LEAs that have secondary schools that: (1) lack an AED; (2) typically have a significant number of students, staff, and visitors present during the day; and (3) generally have a longer wait for emergency medical services than other public facilities in the community. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-s-3711 | 112 | s | 3711 | Student Internship Opportunity Act | Education | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | Student Internship Opportunity Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable, competitive grants to certain eligible entities for the development and implementation of districtwide opportunities for secondary school students to participate in an internship program as the culminating experience of a broader work-based learning continuum. Defines an "eligible entity" as one or more local educational agencies or area career and technical education schools that has entered into a memorandum of understanding with at least one business or industry partner in an in-demand industry sector or occupation, a state or local workforce board, a community-based or nonprofit organization, or a qualified intermediary. Allows the inclusion of an institution of higher education in such an entity. Requires the internships to: (1) reinforce students' academic and technical coursework and promote their development of college and career readiness skills; (2) compensate students for their work by providing them with secondary or postsecondary academic credit, payment for postsecondary education, a wage or stipend, payment for certification exams, or a combination thereof; and (3) provide a meaningful contribution to the organizational goals of the internship provider. Requires each grant applicant to identify program goals and performance indicators and have a plan to assess: (1) the performance of interns against college and career readiness skills and attributes; and (2) the quality of each internship program in the areas of internship experience, preparation, connection to an in-demand industry sector or occupation, responsibilities, and engagement. Directs each grantee to make an annual report available to the Secretary and the public, for each grant year, that includes information assessing the impact of the grant program on student learning and achievement. | 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z | |
| 112-hr-6703 | 112 | hr | 6703 | METRICS Act | Education | 2012-12-21 | 2012-12-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] | NJ | D | H001032 | 0 | Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act or METRICS Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), or consortia of high-need LEAs that partner with external entities to improve access to, and the sharing and use of, education data to improve student outcomes. Requires states to use such grants to: (1) implement aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; (2) define policies and procedures for the collection of, access to, and use of education data; (3) protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data; (4) link education data with workforce data; (5) match teachers with teacher preparation and certification information; (6) standardize education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards; and (7) meet federal reporting requirements. Requires high-need LEAs to use such grants to develop and implement a comprehensive plan to: (1) provide interested parties and the public with access to student education data in a manner that ensures its integrity and respects student and educator privacy; (2) improve the ability of school leaders to use student data to improve schools and classroom instruction; and (3) improve the ability of teachers effectively to use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality training. Defines "aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems" as statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including their early childhood, elementary and secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified national activities to improve the collection, quality, and use of education data. Directs the Secretary to make publicly available, within one year of this Act's enactment, a comprehensive and searchable description of all Department of Education reporting requirements that app… | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6691 | 112 | hr | 6691 | CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] | VA | D | S000185 | 2 | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to establish and operate, within the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. | 2019-11-15T21:32:36Z | |
| 112-hr-6674 | 112 | hr | 6674 | ExCEL Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-12-17 | 2012-12-17 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] | WI | R | P000265 | 0 | Earnings Contingent Education Loans Act of 2012 or the ExCEL Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make students ineligible to receive Direct Loans (DLs) on or after July 1, 2014. Makes certain exceptions for student borrowers who have an outstanding balance on their DLs or Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs), as of that date, and later apply for a Direct Unsubsidized, PLUS, or Consolidation Loan. Establishes an Income Dependent Education Assistance (IDEA) Loan program, effective July 1, 2014, making federal funds available for loans to student borrowers. Sets the interest rate on IDEA Loans at the bond equivalent rate of ten-year Treasury bills, plus 3%. Caps the total amount of interest that can accrue during a borrower's grace and repayment periods at 50% of the total amount of their IDEA Loan. Blocks the accrual of interest on IDEA Loans for active duty military personnel. Allows student borrowers to consolidate FFELs, DLs, and Perkins Loans into IDEA Consolidation Loans that bear interest at an annual rate that equals the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans consolidated. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an IDEA Loan Repayment Program that: (1) repays IDEA loans through wage withholding and quarterly estimated tax payments, and (2) provides the Secretary of Education with the tax return information for each borrower that is necessary to determine the borrower's income-based repayment obligation. Sets the annual repayment obligation for borrowers at an amount equal to 15% of the excess of their taxable income over the sum of: (1) an exemption amount equal to 150% of the federal poverty level for their household; and (2) the lesser $3,000 or specified income other than wages, salaries, tips and other employee compensation. Sets the income-based repayment obligation of individuals who are not required to file a tax return at zero. Directs the Secretary of Education to provide borrowers, through the Internet, with a tool th… | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-hr-6669 | 112 | hr | 6669 | Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act | Education | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 22 | Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance. Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website. | 2021-09-28T14:42:37Z | |
| 112-s-3682 | 112 | s | 3682 | CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 7 | Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2012 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety. Tasks the Center with strengthening the safety and security of institutions of higher education (IHEs) by: (1) training IHE public safety personnel and their collaborative partners; (2) fostering relevant research; (3) collecting and disseminating information and best practices regarding campus safety; (4) developing protocols and best practices to prevent, protect against, and respond to dangerous and violent situations that threaten the campus community; and (5) promoting cooperation among public safety and emergency management personnel of IHEs and their collaborative partners, including law enforcement, emergency management, and mental health agencies. Authorizes the Director to award grants to IHEs and other nonprofit organizations for activities that will assist the Center in performing its functions. | 2019-11-15T21:55:28Z | |
| 112-s-3665 | 112 | s | 3665 | Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act | Education | 2012-12-06 | 2012-12-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 10 | Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance. Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-sres-610 | 112 | sres | 610 | A resolution commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation. | Education | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-05 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7639; text as passed Senate: CR S7639; text of measure as introduced: CR S7459-7460) | Senate | Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] | WV | D | R000361 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Graduate Research Fellowship Program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Continues to recognize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate education in this country as central to the competitiveness of our workforce and our country's international leadership and economic prosperity. | 2020-12-02T19:30:41Z | |
| 112-hres-811 | 112 | hres | 811 | Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week. | Education | 2012-11-15 | 2012-11-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 4 | Expresses the House of Representatives' support for the goals and ideals of American Education Week. Encourages the people of this country to observe American Education Week by reflecting on the positive impact of all those who work together to educate children. | 2019-11-15T21:08:59Z | |
| 112-sres-579 | 112 | sres | 579 | A resolution designating the week of September 24 through September 28, 2012, as "National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week". | Education | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6681; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6631) | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 28 | Designates the week of September 24-September 28, 2012, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. | 2019-02-20T22:51:36Z | |
| 112-sres-584 | 112 | sres | 584 | A resolution designating October 4, 2012, as "Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day". | Education | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6682; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6633) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates October 4, 2012, as Jumpstart's Read for the Record Day. Commends Jumpstart's Read for the Record on its seventh year. (Jumpstart is a national nonprofit early childhood education organization.) Encourages adults to: (1) join children in creating the world's largest shared reading experience, and (2) show their support for literacy and Jumpstart's early education programming for young children in low-income communities. | 2019-02-20T22:51:39Z | |
| 112-sres-587 | 112 | sres | 587 | A resolution supporting "Lights on Afterschool", a national celebration of afterschool programs. | Education | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6683; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6634) | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the Senate's support for "Lights On Afterschool," a national celebration of after-school programs held on October 18, 2012. | 2019-02-20T22:51:40Z | |
| 112-hr-6481 | 112 | hr | 6481 | School Food Modernization Act | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-11-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. | House | Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] | IA | R | L000111 | 1 | School Food Modernization Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue loan guarantees to local educational agencies, tribal organizations, or consortia of such entities to finance the construction, remodeling, or expansion of infrastructure or the purchase of durable equipment that will facilitate their provision of healthy meals through the school breakfast and lunch programs. Favors loan guarantee applicants that demonstrate a substantial or disproportionate need (as compared with other applicants) for food service infrastructure or durable equipment. Prohibits a loan guarantee from covering more than 90% of a loan's principal. Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to experienced third-party training institutions to provide school food service personnel with the training and technical assistance they need to meet updated school lunch program nutrition standards. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6506 | 112 | hr | 6506 | Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] | CT | D | C001069 | 12 | Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to refer to the Secretary of Education's model institution of higher eduction (IHE) financial aid offer form as the standard form. Requires the standard form to include certain additional items, such as: (1) information concerning work study assistance, including its dependence on the availability of employment opportunities; (2) the disclosure that federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and repayment options than private education loans; (3) the deadline for and a summary of the financial aid acceptance process; (4) the academic period covered by the offer and whether the aid is based on full-time or part-time enrollment; and (5) the IHE's most recent cohort default rate compared to the national average cohort default rate, if more than 30% of the school's students take out student loans. Requires more detailed information to be included on the form. Includes among those details, with respect to federal education loans, information: (1) identifying the type and amount of loan recommended for the applicable student; (2) clearly indicating that such loans need to be repaid; (3) disclosing the student's right to borrow less than the recommended amount; and (4) detailing the interest rates, fees, expected monthly repayment amounts, and sums to be paid over the life of such loans. Requires that certain steps be taken to improve the clarity of the form and provide recipients with access to additional information. Directs the Secretary, before finalizing the standard form, to submit it to consumer testing among students, their families, IHEs, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each IHE receiving federal financial assistance under the Act to use the standard form in providing written or electronic financial aid offers to students enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, the I… | 2021-04-19T19:44:02Z | |
| 112-hr-6510 | 112 | hr | 6510 | Student Loan Prepayment Standardization Act | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] | FL | D | D000610 | 2 | Student Loan Prepayment Standardization Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require that when the holder of a borrower's private education loans or loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or Direct Loan (DL) programs receives a prepayment for such loans, it is to be applied first toward any fees due on such loans and then, unless the borrower requests otherwise, toward the interest and principal due on the loan with the highest interest rate. Makes that requirement inapplicable to income-based repayment plans for FFELs or DLs. | 2020-02-10T16:50:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6517 | 112 | hr | 6517 | STEM Network Act | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] | CA | D | H001034 | 6 | STEM Network Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to state-based STEM networks or similar organizations to increase elementary and secondary school students' achievement in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines, particularly in rural and low-income schools. Includes among grant uses: testing, sharing, and scaling up STEM education research, promising practices, and exemplary programs; identifying state STEM education weaknesses and prioritizing strategies to address them; implementing rigorous common STEM education content standards; developing and implementing innovative STEM assessments; promoting and developing pre- and in-service STEM teacher training; developing STEM career pathways and workforce education and training programs that reflect 21st century workforce needs; and facilitating the implementation of extended STEM learning times on school sites. Requires grantees to conduct periodic independent evaluations of their effectiveness in accomplishing those activities. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) endorsing or approving any STEM curriculum designed for use in an elementary school, secondary school, or institution of higher education; or (2) requiring a state, local educational agency, or school to adopt a specific STEM program or instructional materials. | 2022-02-03T05:54:21Z | |
| 112-hr-6556 | 112 | hr | 6556 | Campus Safety for Children Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20] | FL | D | W000797 | 0 | Campus Safety for Children Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to include in their annual campus security reports, provided to current and prospective students and employees, statistics on sexual offenses against minors that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies over the three preceding calendar years. Prohibits those IHEs from exempting school employees from their campus sexual assault prevention programs. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6557 | 112 | hr | 6557 | College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 0 | College Cost Reduction Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Education to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force to prepare a report, that is to be submitted to Congress and made available on a publicly accessible website, on federal regulatory requirements for institutions of higher education (IHEs). Requires the report to contain: (1) a list of rules that are determined to be outmoded, duplicative, ineffective, or excessively burdensome; (2) an analysis of how the costs of such rules outweigh their benefits; (3) recommendations to consolidate, modify, simplify, or repeal such rules and a description of the justification for and impact of such recommendations; and (4) recommendations on establishing a permanent entity to review new regulatory requirements affecting IHEs. Requires the President to submit to Congress a legislative proposal for carrying out some or all of the recommendations contained in the report. Includes, as part of that proposal, a requirement that the Secretary promulgate regulations requiring IHEs to control annual tuition increases and penalizing noncompliant schools. Establishes congressional procedures to expedite consideration of the President's proposal. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6558 | 112 | hr | 6558 | Student Financial Aid Simplification Act | Education | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 0 | Student Financial Aid Simplification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to determine students' need and eligibility for title IV assistance, unless they qualify for the simplified needs test or expect no family contribution, by using tax return information regarding those students or their parents that this Act authorizes the Secretary of Education to obtain from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Requires those students to submit to the Secretary certain supplementary information not available from the IRS. Requires the Secretary to provide institutions of higher education and states with that tax return information, without charge, for the purposes of processing loan applications and determining need and eligibility for institutional and state financial aid. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose tax return information to the Department of Education regarding taxpayers or their dependents whose need and eligibility for assistance under title IV of the HEA is based in whole or part on their income or their parents' income. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6447 | 112 | hr | 6447 | Educator Preparation Reform Act | Education | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] | CA | D | H001034 | 1 | Educator Preparation Reform Act - Amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. (The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies [LEAs], high-need schools, institutions of higher education [IHEs], and, as applicable, high-need early childhood education programs which are to use the funds for a pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program, a teaching residency program, or a combination of such programs. Partnerships may also use grant funds for a leadership development program.) Allows grant funds to be used for pre- or post-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs. Allows grant funds to be used for teaching or principal residency programs. Requires principal residency programs to prepare principals for success in the high-need schools in the partnership by engaging residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn an appropriate advanced credential while they undertake a guided principal apprenticeship alongside a trained and experienced mentor principal. Requires principal residents to have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience. Provides them with a living stipend or salary during the one-year residency program in exchange for at least three years of service as a principal in a high-need school immediately following their successful completion of the residency program. Replaces the leadership development program with an educator development program that addresses a partnership's need to train and retain educators other than teachers or principals, such as specialized instructional support personnel and other school staff who provide or support instruction. Authorizes a partnership to receive more than one grant during a five-year period if one of the grants is used to establish a teaching or principal residency program that was not established with the prior grant. Applies certain partnership accountability and evaluation requirements to teache… | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6458 | 112 | hr | 6458 | Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act | Education | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] | IN | D | C001072 | 0 | Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to make publicly available on the College Navigator website the job placement information that schools who are participating in that Act's title IV (Student Assistance) programs are required to provide to prospective and enrolled students. Requires those schools to supplement that job placement information by indicating whether or not the jobs their graduates obtain are paid jobs or require any postsecondary education. Requires those schools to include on their website, and the Secretary to include on the College Navigator website, a link to the appropriate section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website that provides information from the Occupational Employment Statistics program and the Occupational Outlook Handbook of the BLS. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-s-3578 | 112 | s | 3578 | Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Education | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 531. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Revises and reauthorizes programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Title I: Ensuring College and Career Readiness for All Students - Part A: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged - (Sec. 1111) Revises the school improvement program under part A of title I of the ESEA. Maintains the requirement conditioning a state's receipt of funds under part A on its developing and implementing academic content and achievement standards and assessments that are applicable to all public elementary and secondary schools and school students in the state. Requires states to adopt college and career ready academic: (1) content standards in reading or language arts and mathematics by the end of 2013; and (2) achievement standards in those disciplines by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year. Requires college and career ready standards to be aligned with: (1) academic coursework at public institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the state, (2) relevant state career and technical education standards, and (3) appropriate career skills. Requires the achievement standards to establish basic, on-track, and advanced levels of student performance. Allows states to meet these requirements individually or through a consortium with other states. Requires states to adopt academic content and achievement standards in science by the end of 2013 that are aligned with the knowledge and skills needed to be college and career ready. Requires states to adopt, by the close of 2014, high-quality English language proficiency standards that are aligned with their academic content standards in reading or language arts so that students can be reliably measured in those disciplines. Requires English learners (currently referred to as limited English proficient students) to be tested against those proficiency … | 2022-02-03T05:53:41Z | |
| 112-s-3582 | 112 | s | 3582 | Educator Preparation Reform Act | Education | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | RI | D | R000122 | 0 | Educator Preparation Reform Act - Amends title II (Teacher Quality Enhancement) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise the Teacher Quality Partnership grant program. (The grant program provides funds to partnerships of high-need local educational agencies [LEAs], high-need schools, institutions of higher education [IHEs], and, as applicable, high-need early childhood education programs which are to use the funds for a pre-baccalaureate teacher preparation program, a teaching residency program, or a combination of such programs. Partnerships may also use grant funds for a leadership development program.) Allows grant funds to be used for pre- or post-baccalaureate teacher preparation programs. Allows grant funds to be used for teaching or principal residency programs. Requires principal residency programs to prepare principals for success in the high-need schools in the partnership by engaging residents in rigorous graduate-level coursework to earn an appropriate advanced credential while they undertake a guided principal apprenticeship alongside a trained and experienced mentor principal. Requires principal residents to have prior prekindergarten through grade 12 teaching experience. Provides them with a living stipend or salary during the one-year residency program in exchange for at least three years of service as a principal in a high-need school immediately following their successful completion of the residency program. Replaces the leadership development program with an educator development program that addresses a partnership's need to train and retain educators other than teachers or principals, such as specialized instructional support personnel and other school staff who provide or support instruction. Authorizes a partnership to receive more than one grant during a five-year period if one of the grants is used to establish a teaching or principal residency program that was not established with the prior grant. Applies certain partnership accountability and evaluation requirements to teache… | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-hr-6434 | 112 | hr | 6434 | Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] | MD | D | E000290 | 0 | Broadening Opportunities Through Education Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states that make school attendance compulsory through age 17. Requires states to use their grant to improve their secondary school programs, such as by: establishing or expanding work-based programs that integrate academic and career-based skills; implementing an early warning system that helps high schools and their feeder middle schools identify and assist struggling students; establishing grade and school transition programs and supports; personalizing the school experience and increasing student engagement through service-learning and experiential, work-based, and other learning opportunities; providing extended-learning opportunities by the school day, week, or year; and increasing student supports through activities such as student advisories, counseling, and one-to-one mentoring. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-s-3557 | 112 | s | 3557 | Arbitration Fairness for Students Act | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 7 | Arbitration Fairness for Students Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs from including predispute arbitration agreements in student enrollment contracts. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-sres-565 | 112 | sres | 565 | A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2012, as the "National Day on Writing". | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469; text as passed Senate: CR S6470-6471; text of measure as introduced: CR S6466) | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the Senate's support for the designation of October 20, 2012, as the National Day on Writing. Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country. Encourages educational institutions, businesses, community and civic associations, and other organizations to celebrate the writing of their members through individual submissions to the Gallery. | 2019-02-20T22:51:30Z | |
| 112-sres-568 | 112 | sres | 568 | A resolution designating the week beginning September 16, 2012, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week". | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-20 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6534-6535) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 21 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the goals and achievements of Hispanic-serving institutions across this country. Designates the week beginning September 16, 2012, as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. | 2019-02-20T22:51:32Z | |
| 112-sres-569 | 112 | sres | 569 | A resolution designating the week beginning October 21, 2012, as "National Character Counts Week". | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6471-6472; text of measure as introduced: CR S6467) | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week beginning October 21, 2012, as National Character Counts Week. | 2019-02-20T22:51:32Z | |
| 112-sres-570 | 112 | sres | 570 | A resolution designating November 8, 2012, as "National Parents as Teachers Day". | Education | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6472; text of measure as introduced: CR S6467) | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates November 8, 2012, as National Parents as Teachers Day. Recognizes the role parent education plays in the development of a child. Commends Parents as Teachers for its work with families across this country. (Parents as Teachers programs provide parenting education and child health and development screenings.) | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6418 | 112 | hr | 6418 | No Hungry Kids Act | Education | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-5] | IA | R | K000362 | 12 | No Hungry Kids Act - Nullifies the rule published by the Department of Agriculture on January 26, 2012, establishing nutrition standards for the school lunch and breakfast programs. (This rule is summarized as requiring most schools to increase the availability of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fat-free and low-fat fluid milk in school meals; reduce the levels of sodium, saturated fat and trans fat in meals; and meet the nutrition needs of school children within their calorie requirements.) Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture's minimum nutritional requirements for school lunches from being construed as establishing a calorie maximum for individual school lunches or prohibiting a child from eating a lunch provided by the child's parent or legal guardian. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6390 | 112 | hr | 6390 | Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6004) | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 7 | Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2012 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that teach students about, the U.S. Constitution and their state constitution. Requires such program to occur annually on Constitution Day, September 17, or the following Monday if that day falls on a weekend, and give students the ability to register to vote. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6396 | 112 | hr | 6396 | End Radon in Schools Act | Education | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. | House | Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] | IA | D | B001259 | 0 | End Radon in Schools Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review, update, revise, and publish the Radon Measurements In Schools Guidelines with current information and guidance on radon testing in public elementary and secondary schools. Directs the Administrator, subject to the availability of appropriations, to award grants to states to: (1) follow the updated Guidelines, (2) conduct short-term tests of radon levels in their public elementary and secondary schools, and (3) provide funds to their local educational agencies (LEAs) to mitigate and reevaluate radon levels in schools found to have unsafe quantities of radon. Requires the Administrator to conduct such mitigation directly or by contract if an LEA does not certify to its state that it will use grant funds to mitigate unsafe radon levels at its schools. Considers radon levels of at least four picocuries per liter to be unsafe. Gives grant priority to states whose total landmass lies in Radon Zone 1. | 2019-11-15T21:21:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6407 | 112 | hr | 6407 | College Student Rebate Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] | MA | D | T000266 | 1 | College Student Rebate Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education that participate in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to: (1) spend at least 80% of their revenue each fiscal year on educational and related expenses, or (2) rebate to students the shortfall between what they spend for educational and related expenses and 80% of their revenue. Directs the Secretary of Education to define "educational and related expenses," but excludes revenue spent for advertising and promotion, recruiting, lobbying, shareholder payments, and excessive administrative costs (including excessive executive compensation). | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-hres-781 | 112 | hres | 781 | Expressing support for designation of the month of October 2012 as National Principals Month. | Education | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 4 | Recognizes school principals' and assistant principals' contribution to the success of elementary and secondary school students. Encourages the observation of National Principals Month in a manner that promotes awareness of the importance of school leadership in ensuring that every child has access to a high-quality education. | 2021-09-28T12:47:00Z | |
| 112-s-3550 | 112 | s | 3550 | Advancing College Choice and Ethics to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 2 | Advancing College Choice and Ethics to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to bar the Secretary of Education from issuing new regulations related to the prohibition against provision of incentive compensation by institutions of higher education (IHEs) to certain school employees based on their success in securing student enrollments or financial aid. Prohibits IHEs from engaging in deceptive practices likely to mislead consumers or affect their decisions. Requires IHEs with a Student Default Risk Index for a year of 0.1 or greater to: (1) give individuals whose enrollment has been accepted at least two weeks to confirm their enrollment decision without the school's making benefit decisions contingent on an earlier decision; and (2) notify those individuals of financial aid determinations at least one week before the enrollment confirmation deadline, if they have submitted the requested application forms. Penalizes IHEs that substantially misrepresent: (1) the space available in a program for which an individual is considering enrollment, (2) admission requirements, (3) the transferability of credits, (4) whether a program qualifies students to sit for licensing examinations or obtain employment certifications, and (5) the success of their students in obtaining those licenses or certifications. (This is in addition to prohibiting a school from misrepresenting its educational program, financial charges, or graduates' employability.) Increases, and alters the formula for determining, the penalties imposed on IHEs that violate title IV provisions. Directs the Secretary annually to produce and make available to IHEs and the public standardized disclosure sheets with IHE data, and state, IHE category, and national averages. Requires IHEs to provide their students and individuals accepted for enrollment with that disclosure sheet which includes specified information regarding student costs, financial aid, debt and default rates, transfer and dropout ra… | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-sres-552 | 112 | sres | 552 | A resolution recognizing the month of October 2012 as "National Principals Month". | Education | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6286; text as passed Senate: CR S6286; text of measure as introduced: CR S6274) | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes October 2012 as National Principals Month. Honors the contribution of principals in our elementary, middle, and high schools. | 2019-02-20T22:51:24Z | |
| 112-hr-6376 | 112 | hr | 6376 | Instructional Leadership Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | S001168 | 0 | Instructional Leadership Act of 2012 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, local educational agencies (LEAs), nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, or partnerships or consortia which include at least one of those entities to develop and implement innovative programs and sites to train school principals in instructional leadership skills. Requires the Secretary to award additional competitive grants to states or partnerships or consortia which include states for pilot programs that evaluate and promote the incorporation of instructional leadership standards into state principal certification or licensure. Directs the Secretary to establish a definition of "an effective principal" that is based on reports from this Act's grantees and emphasizes instructional leadership standards. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants to states and high-need LEAs or partnerships between such LEAs and certain educational entities to develop state-of-the-art principal induction programs that provide new principals a minimum of three years of extensive, high-quality, comprehensive induction into the field of school administration. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-sres-549 | 112 | sres | 549 | A resolution designating September 2012 as "Campus Fire Safety Month". | Education | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6238-6239; text as passed Senate: CR S6238; text of measure as introduced: CR S6110) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2012 as Campus Fire Safety Month. Encourages administrators of institutions of higher education and municipalities to provide fire safety education to all college students and implement certain fire prevention measures. | 2019-02-20T22:51:23Z | |
| 112-hr-6273 | 112 | hr | 6273 | Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-10-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit. | House | Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] | CO | D | P000598 | 7 | Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a lender, before issuing a private education loan for a student attending an institution of higher education (IHE), to obtain the IHE's certification of: (1) the student's enrollment status, (2) the student's cost of attendance, and (3) the difference between that cost and the student's estimated financial assistance. Eliminates the requirement that such lenders obtain a self-certification form from the private education loan applicant. Allows a lender to issue such loan without a certification if there is no response from the relevant IHE within 15 business days of the lender's request for the certification. Requires private educational lenders to: (1) send loan statements to borrowers at least once every three months a student is enrolled at an IHE; (2) notify the relevant IHE, in writing, of the loan amount and the student to whom it applies no later than the date funds are issued; and (3) submit an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) containing information the CFPB requires concerning private student loans. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require IHEs, before providing lenders with certifications, to determine whether students have exhausted their options for title IV assistance and notify borrowers of: (1) the availability of such assistance; (2) their ability to choose their own private educational lender; (3) the impact of the proposed private education loan on their eligibility for other financial assistance; and (4) their right to accept or reject a private education loan within 30 days of the lender's approval of their application, and to cancel the loan within 3 business days of its consummation. | 2021-04-19T19:42:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6281 | 112 | hr | 6281 | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] | PA | R | F000451 | 11 | Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Educaton Act of 1965 to eliminate the expected family contribution used in determining Pell Grant eligibility in the case of a student applicant whose parent or guardian died as a result of performing service as a police officer, firefighter, or other public safety officer. | 2021-04-19T19:42:33Z | |
| 112-hr-6284 | 112 | hr | 6284 | Breath of Fresh Air Act | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 2 | Breath of Fresh Air Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase nebulizers for use in their schools, and/or (2) train school personnel to use nebulizers. Requires LEA grant applicants to demonstrate that for each of their schools that are to use the nebulizers: (1) a full-time certified nurse is on staff; (2) trained personnel and other resources necessary for nebulizer use are in place; (3) emergency services personnel are notified of nebulizer locations; (4) nebulizers are integrated into the school's emergency response procedures; and (5) procedures are in place to notify parents of the availability of nebulizers, and inform them how to provide the school with their child's prescription asthma medication and authorization to use a nebulizer to assist their child. Gives grant priority to LEAs that: (1) serve areas where the prevalence of asthma is at least 10% higher than the national average; (2) do not already have at least one nebulizer in each of their schools; (3) serve schools that typically have a significant number of students, staff, and visitors present during the day; and (4) have not received funds under the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act. | 2021-04-19T19:42:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6321 | 112 | hr | 6321 | To terminate the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, and for other purposes. | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | G000565 | 0 | Repeals the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Act. (The Act established the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent establishment of the executive branch authorized to award fellowships to outstanding individuals to encourage new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind.) Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit all funds in the Christopher Columbus Scholarship Fund into the general fund of the Treasury. | 2020-02-10T16:50:33Z | |
| 112-hres-756 | 112 | hres | 756 | Expressing support for designation of the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] | CO | D | P000598 | 16 | Expresses support for the designation of National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education and family literacy programs. Requests that the President issue a proclamation recognizing the importance of adult education and family literacy programs, calling upon the federal government, states, localities, schools, libraries, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, consumer advocates, institutions of higher education, labor unions, and businesses to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society. | 2021-09-28T12:46:37Z | |
| 112-sres-546 | 112 | sres | 546 | A resolution designating the week of September 10, 2012, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week". | Education | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6012-6013; text as passed Senate: CR S6012-6013; text of measure as introduced: CR S5992-5993) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Designates the week of September 10, 2012, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. Encourages people across the United States to support programs to assist those in need of adult education, workforce skills, and family literacy programs. Recognizes the importance of such programs. Calls upon public, private, and non-profit entities to support increased access to adult education and family literacy programs to ensure a literate society. | 2022-02-03T05:52:50Z | |
| 112-s-3472 | 112 | s | 3472 | Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA) | Education | 2012-08-01 | 2013-01-14 | Became Public Law No: 112-278. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 17, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA) - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent. Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include an agency caseworker or other representative of a state or local child welfare agency or tribal organization authorized to access a student's case plan when such agencies or organizations are legally responsible for the care and protection of the student. Sets forth conditions including that: (1) the education records, or the personally identifiable information contained in such records, will not be disclosed by such agency or organization, except to an individual or entity engaged in addressing the student's education needs and authorized by such agency or organization to receive such disclosure; and (2) such disclosures be consistent with applicable student record confidentiality laws of states and tribes. Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a court proceeding involving child abuse and neglect or dependency matters and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding. | 2023-03-22T18:24:53Z | |
| 112-s-3474 | 112 | s | 3474 | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act | Education | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] | OR | D | M001176 | 3 | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements. Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the state in which the program is operated and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as internships or apprenticeships; and (3) meet specialized state accreditation requirements, or notify students if the program has not yet been fully accredited. Requires an IHE to notify out-of-state applicants as to whether or not its program satisfies the requirements of the applicant's state. | 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z | |
| 112-s-3475 | 112 | s | 3475 | Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 0 | Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), acting through the Human Resources Directorate and not less than one research directorate of the NSF, to award competitive grants to eligible entities to enable them to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Requires an eligible entity that receives a grant to use those grant funds to carry out the following activities designed to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields: (1) online workshops, (2) mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students, (3) internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM, and (4) conducting outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM. | 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z | |
| 112-s-3478 | 112 | s | 3478 | Uninterrupted Scholars Act | Education | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 6 | Uninterrupted Scholars Act - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent. Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include: (1) organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care; and (2) state or local welfare agencies or tribal organizations responsible for a student's placement and care, provided that any disclosure of records for a student's educational needs is consistent with confidentiality laws in the state applicable to personal records. Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a child welfare court proceeding and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding. | 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z | |
| 112-hr-6230 | 112 | hr | 6230 | Grow Your Own Teacher Act | Education | 2012-07-30 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Grow Your Own Teacher Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Grow Your Own Teacher program making competitive grants to eligible entities to train and employ certain individuals in hard-to-staff schools or teaching positions. Defines an "eligible entity" as a consortium consisting of a local educational agency (LEA) that receives school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Act and an institution of higher education that offers a state-accredited teacher certificate program. Requires the grant to be used to: (1) train certain individuals who received a high school diploma from a participating LEA to be teachers, including by having them observe and work with a veteran teacher in a classroom for at least one year; (2) employ such individuals in hard-to-staff schools and teaching positions in such LEA, with priority given to teaching positions in mathematics, science, special education, world languages, and English as a second language; and (3) employ such individuals in a manner that reduces the divergence between the racial diversity of teachers and of students. Authorizes the Secretary to forgive the student loans incurred by training program participants who have been employed as teachers in hard-to-staff schools or teaching positions. | 2020-02-10T16:50:31Z | |
| 112-hr-6173 | 112 | hr | 6173 | PRO-LIFE Act | Education | 2012-07-24 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] | TX | R | N000182 | 41 | Protecting Life in Funding Education Act or the PRO-LIFE Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the provision of federal education funding to state or local educational agencies that make health services available to students through school-based health centers, unless those centers certify that they will not provide students with abortions, abortion-related materials, referrals, or suggestions, or directions to abortion services. | 2020-02-10T16:58:35Z | |
| 112-hr-6135 | 112 | hr | 6135 | Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-07-17 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 11 | Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to include on the College Navigator website the percentage of undergraduates at an institution of higher education (IHE) who have transferred from another IHE and earned their degree or certificate in their program of study within: (1) the normal time for its completion, (2) 150% of the normal time for its completion, and (3) 200% of the normal time for its completion. Requires IHEs, to the extent practicable, to include in their course schedule publications information on whether each listed course or program of study is transferable for credit toward the completion of a degree at a public IHE located in their state. Requires each public IHE, by July 1, 2014, to enter into an articulation agreement with the other public IHEs located in its state. Requires those agreements to include: (1) a common general education core curriculum consisting of at least 30 credit hours or equivalent coursework that are fully transferable toward meeting specific degree or certificate requirements at other public IHEs in the state, (2) common course numbering for substantially similar courses in that curriculum, and (3) a guarantee that an associate degree in an academic major in the arts and sciences at a public IHE in the state will be credited as the first 2 years of a related baccalaureate program at other public IHEs in the state. Excepts Tribal Colleges or Universities from those articulation agreement requirements. | 2021-09-28T14:38:31Z | |
| 112-hres-721 | 112 | hres | 721 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men is an urgent national priority. | Education | 2012-06-29 | 2012-06-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Clarke, Hansen [D-MI-13] | MI | D | C001085 | 1 | Recognizes illiteracy as a national crisis, which disproportionately affects African-American and Hispanic males. Affirms the goal of reducing adult illiteracy by 50% in these target populations and by 25% throughout the country in the coming decade. Encourages public and private entities to adopt and support literacy initiatives. Encourages the creation of local partnerships among service providers to better meet the needs of adult learners. | 2020-02-10T16:58:31Z | |
| 112-sres-512 | 112 | sres | 512 | A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of Rice University. | Education | 2012-06-27 | 2012-06-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4686; text as passed Senate: CR S4686; text of measure as introduced: CR S4683) | Senate | Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] | TX | R | H001016 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 100th anniversary of Rice University, located in Houston, Texas. Expresses gratitude to the University for its innumerable contributions to higher education and this country. | 2019-02-20T22:50:58Z | |
| 112-sres-500 | 112 | sres | 500 | A resolution celebrating the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, and recognizing the need to continue pursuing the goal of equal educational opportunities for all women and girls. | Education | 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4375-4377; text as passed Senate: CR S4375-4376; text of measure as introduced: CR S4373-4374) | Senate | Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] | WA | D | M001111 | 41 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Celebrates the accomplishments of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, also known as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act, in increasing opportunities for women and girls in all facets of education. Reaffirms the Act's commitment to and continued importance in: (1) ending discrimination against women and girls in elementary, secondary, and higher education; and (2) providing them with equal opportunities in athletics. | 2019-02-20T22:50:53Z | |
| 112-sres-502 | 112 | sres | 502 | A resolution celebrating the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act. | Education | 2012-06-20 | 2012-06-20 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4375-4377; text as passed Senate: CR S4376; text of measure as introduced: CR S4374-4375) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 23 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Celebrates the 150th anniversary of the signing of the First Morrill Act by President Abraham Lincoln. Affirms the importance of the land-grant institutions which are the product of the commitment to U.S. higher education that the First Morrill Act represents. Requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities an enrolled copy of this resolution for appropriate display. | 2019-02-20T22:50:54Z | |
| 112-sres-491 | 112 | sres | 491 | A resolution commending the participants in the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad and recognizing the importance of education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to the future of the United States. | Education | 2012-06-12 | 2012-06-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4107-4108; text as passed Senate: CR S4108; text of measure as introduced: CR S3983) | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 4 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Welcomes the 44th International Chemistry Olympiad to the United States. Recognizes the need to encourage young people to pursue careers in the fields of science (including chemistry) technology, engineering, and mathematics. Commends the University of Maryland, College Park for hosting, and the American Chemical Society for organizing, the 44th Olympiad. | 2019-02-20T22:50:49Z | |
| 112-hr-5933 | 112 | hr | 5933 | To amend section 1120A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the comparability of services requirements. | Education | 2012-06-08 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 0 | Amends the school improvement program under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that state and local funds be used to provide services to schools receiving school improvement funds that are comparable to services received by schools not receiving such funds. Conditions a local educational agency's (LEA's) receipt of school improvement funds, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, on the LEA showing its state that combined state and local per-pupil expenditures in each of its schools served under the school improvement program are not less than the average combined state and local per-pupil expenditures for each of its schools not served under that program. Requires an LEA that serves all of its schools under the school improvement program to show its state that the average combined state and local per-pupil expenditures for its high-poverty schools were not less than those expenditures for its low-poverty schools. Allows LEAs to meet these requirements on a grade-span by grade-span or school-by-school basis. Requires LEAs to exclude from these calculations state and local funds expended in any school for capital expenditures or the excess costs of providing services to English learners or disabled children. | 2020-02-10T16:58:33Z | |
| 112-s-3266 | 112 | s | 3266 | Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act | Education | 2012-06-06 | 2012-06-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] | OK | R | C000560 | 1 | Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set the interest rate on Direct Loans, for any 12 month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, at the bond equivalent rate of 10-year Treasury bills auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1, plus 3%. Makes: (1) that formula applicable to Direct Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2012; and (2) the rate set on such loans applicable for the life of the loans. Requires any savings to the federal government that result from this Act's amendment to be used for deficit reduction. | 2022-02-03T05:53:07Z | |
| 112-hr-5895 | 112 | hr | 5895 | Graduate Success Act | Education | 2012-06-05 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] | CA | D | B001270 | 39 | Graduate Success Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to pay the interest that accrues on unsubsidized Federal Family Education Loans (FFELs) and Direct Loans (DLs) that are deferred due to a student borrower's lack of full-time employment. Requires the Secretary to pay the interest that accrues on Federal Consolidation Loans that are in deferment due to a borrower's lack of full-time employment, provided the application for such a loan is received on or after this Act's enactment. Directs the Secretary to pay the interest that accrues on FFELs and DLs that are subject to income-based repayment provisions and are in deferment due to a borrower's lack of full-time employment. Limits these interest-free deferment periods to those occurring on or after this Act's enactment and covering no more than three years of full-time unemployment. | 2021-04-19T19:37:48Z | |
| 112-sres-478 | 112 | sres | 478 | A resolution commemorating the 200th anniversary of the chartering of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. | Education | 2012-06-05 | 2012-06-05 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3736-3637; text as passed Senate: CR S3736; text of measure as introduced: CR S3732-3733) | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the bicentennial of the chartering of Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. Honors the outstanding contributions made by the alumni, faculty, and students of Hamilton College during the past 200 years. | 2019-02-20T22:50:42Z | |
| 112-hr-5871 | 112 | hr | 5871 | A Plus Act | Education | 2012-05-31 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-33] | CA | D | B001270 | 22 | Access to Papers Leads to Uninterrupted Scholars Act or the A Plus Act - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent. Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include: (1) organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care; and (2) state or local child welfare agencies or tribal organizations responsible for a student's placement and care. Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a child welfare court proceeding and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding. | 2022-01-06T15:15:39Z | |
| 112-hr-5876 | 112 | hr | 5876 | Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act | Education | 2012-05-31 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 2 | Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act - Amends the school improvement program under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the annual report cards issued by states to include information on the academic achievement and secondary school graduation rates of foster children. Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to reserve school improvement funds to serve children in foster care. Establishes part J (Educational Stability of Children in Foster Care) under title I of the ESEA. Requires states to develop and implement a plan to ensure that children that move to a new school attendance area due to being placed in foster care, changing their foster care placement, or leaving foster care: (1) enroll or remain in their school of origin and receive transportation to and from that school, unless it is determined to be in their best interest to attend a different school; (2) are immediately enrolled in a school once it is determined to be in their best interest to attend the school, even if they are unable to produce the records normally required for enrollment; and (3) have their school records maintained and available for immediate transfer to their new school. Gives a child who leaves foster care the right to remain in his or her school of origin only for the remainder of the school year. Requires states to ensure that foster children are able to: (1) preserve the credits or partial credits they earned at schools they previously attended, and (2) receive a secondary school diploma from one of the schools at which they were enrolled or through a state-issued secondary school diploma system. Requires LEAs and state educational agencies to each designate an individual to oversee implementation of their part J obligations and serve as a point of contact for the child welfare agencies responsible for foster children. Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to eliminate children and youths who are awaiting foster care placement from the definitio… | 2020-02-10T16:58:36Z | |
| 112-hr-5868 | 112 | hr | 5868 | Fostering Success in Education Act | Education | 2012-05-30 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] | GA | D | L000287 | 0 | Fostering Success in Education Act - Requires each state receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that its foster care children have the right to: (1) continue attending the school they were in when placed in foster care or before a change in such placement (school of origin), unless it is determined to be in the child's best interest to be immediately enrolled in a different school; (2) immediate enrollment in a new school in their school attendance area; (3) well-maintained school records that are available in a timely manner; (4) equal access to the same education and opportunities as other students attending the school or school district; and (5) free transportation to and from their school. Includes preschool children as beneficiaries of such rights, with respect to preschool programs. Requires states to: (1) ensure that their state and local educational agencies (LEAs) and child welfare agencies collaborate in specified activities aimed at satisfying such rights; and (2) maintain a complaint management system, as well as an effective system for transferring and recovering a foster child's school credits. Requires an LEA serving a foster child's school of origin to make an expedited decision on whether it is in the foster child's best interest to attend such school or be immediately enrolled in a new school in the child's school attendance area, unless the state decides that the decision is to be made solely by the dependency court or state or local child welfare agency. Requires states to have fair and impartial procedures to resolve school selection disputes promptly. Allows parties who claim that their rights under this Act have been violated to bring a civil action in the appropriate U.S. district court. Directs the Secretary of Education to allot grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to public agencies, including LEAs and local child welfare agencies, to carry out this Act's requirements. Requires eac… | 2020-02-10T16:58:36Z | |
| 112-s-3244 | 112 | s | 3244 | Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-05-24 | 2012-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 12 | Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to refer to the Secretary of Education's model institution of higher eduction (IHE) financial aid offer form as the standard form. Requires the standard form to include certain additional items, such as: (1) information concerning work study assistance, including its dependence on the availability of employment opportunities; (2) the disclosure that federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and repayment options than private education loans; (3) the deadline for and a summary of the financial aid acceptance process; (4) the academic period covered by the offer and whether the aid is based on full-time or part-time enrollment; and (5) the IHE's most recent cohort default rate compared to the national average cohort default rate, if more than 30% of the school's students take out student loans. Requires more detailed information to be included on the form. Includes among those details, with respect to federal education loans, information: (1) identifying the type and amount of loan recommended for the applicable student; (2) clearly indicating that such loans need to be repaid; (3) disclosing the student's right to borrow less than the recommended amount; and (4) detailing the interest rates, fees, expected monthly repayment amounts, and sums to be paid over the life of such loans. Requires that certain steps be taken to improve the clarity of the form and provide recipients with access to additional information. Directs the Secretary, before finalizing the standard form, to submit it to consumer testing among students, their families, IHEs, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each IHE receiving federal financial assistance under the Act to use the standard form in providing written or electronic financial aid offers to students enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, the I… | 2020-02-10T17:06:01Z | |
| 112-hr-5834 | 112 | hr | 5834 | National Education for Service Heritage Act | Education | 2012-05-18 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] | IA | D | B000652 | 0 | National Education for Service Heritage Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require each state that receives assistance under the HEA to charge the dependent children of individuals domiciled in the state who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces for at least 15 years no more than the in-state tuition for attending a public institution of higher education in the state. | 2020-02-10T16:58:33Z | |
| 112-hr-5836 | 112 | hr | 5836 | Veterans and Service Members Educational Benefits Safety Act | Education | 2012-05-18 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] | IA | D | B000652 | 0 | Veterans and Service Members Educational Benefits Safety Act - Makes institutions of higher education that have a cohort default rate equal to or greater than 30% for each of the three most recent fiscal years ineligible to participate in military and veterans' educational assistance programs. (The cohort default rate represents the percentage of a school's current and former students who begin to repay Federal Family Education Loans [FFELs] in a fiscal year, but default on those loans before the end of the second fiscal year following the fiscal year they began repaying them.) Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive not less than 10% of their revenue from sources other than veterans' education benefits or, as under current law, title IV, or become ineligible for title IV funding (90/10 rule). | 2020-02-10T16:58:33Z | |
| 112-hr-5844 | 112 | hr | 5844 | Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-05-18 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] | PA | R | M001181 | 8 | Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise provisions that require each institution of higher education (IHE) participating in a title IV (Student Assistance) program to comply with certain crime reporting requirements. Requires IHEs to provide students and employees with a list of the titles, in each department of the IHE, of each individual who is a campus security authority to whom they should report specified criminal offenses. Includes criminal offenses involving minors that are reported to campus security authorities or the local police among the criminal offenses that are to be included in: (1) the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees, and (2) the timely reports to the campus community on crimes considered to be a threat to the community. Requires the personally identifiable information of victims to be kept confidential when IHEs are making timely reports to the campus community on crimes considered to be a threat to the community. Requires IHEs, in carrying out their obligation to make such timely reports, to: (1) designate an individual to serve as campus security authority coordinator, and (2) provide for the training of that coordinator and the campus security authorities. Directs the Secretary of Education, when imposing civil penalties on IHEs for substantial violations of the crime reporting requirements, to distinguish between IHEs that intentionally violated those requirements and those whose violations are attributable to institutional neglect. Requires the Secretary to provide each IHE that is to be investigated for violating such reporting requirements with a timeline of the investigation and a preliminary report that includes the reasons for the investigation. | 2020-02-10T16:58:33Z | |
| 112-hr-5801 | 112 | hr | 5801 | U.S. LEADS Act | Education | 2012-05-17 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 3 | Unshackling Students to Lead, Excel, Act, Develop, and Serve Act of 2012 or U.S. LEADS Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow recent college graduates to defer payment on their student loans under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs without accruing interest when the national unemployment rate exceeds 7% or the unemployment rate for 21-25 year olds exceeds 9%. Limits that deferral period to a maximum of five years. Makes the deferral available only to graduates aged 21-25 who received their first baccalaureate degree within the four years preceding this Act's enactment. | 2020-02-10T16:58:32Z | |
| 112-hr-5812 | 112 | hr | 5812 | Investing in Our Student's Future Act | Education | 2012-05-17 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Investing in Our Student's Future Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students on or after July 1, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the top marginal income tax rate for individuals by 1%, beginning in calendar year 2013. | 2020-02-10T16:58:32Z | |
| 112-hres-662 | 112 | hres | 662 | Expressing support for prayer at school board meetings. | Education | 2012-05-17 | 2012-06-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | W000798 | 45 | Recognizes school boards as deliberative public bodies that should be free to engage in prayer at the beginning of meetings consistent with the prayer practice upheld in Marsh v. Chambers. Expresses support for the voluntary practice of prayer at the beginning of meetings of legislative bodies and other deliberative public bodies, including school board meetings. | 2020-02-10T16:58:31Z | |
| 112-hr-5789 | 112 | hr | 5789 | SLICE Act | Education | 2012-05-16 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] | CO | D | P000598 | 11 | School Lunch Improvements for Children's Education Act or SLICE Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to implement an interim or final rule regarding the school lunch and child nutrition programs that: (1) requires the crediting of tomato paste and puree as a vegetable serving based on the volume of tomato paste or puree served, (2) implements science-based sodium reduction targets, and (3) establishes a whole grain requirement. | 2020-02-10T16:58:31Z | |
| 112-sres-461 | 112 | sres | 461 | A resolution recognizing the teachers of the United States for their contributions to the development and progress of our Nation. | Education | 2012-05-15 | 2012-05-15 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3177-3178; ; text as passed Senate: CR S3177-3178; text of measure as introduced: CR S3176) | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 13 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Thanks teachers for their service. Promotes the teaching profession. Recognizes students, parents, school administrators, and public officials who participate in National Teacher Appreciation Week. | 2019-02-20T22:50:31Z | |
| 112-s-3173 | 112 | s | 3173 | A bill to allow funds under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to be used to provide training to school personnel regarding how to recognize child sexual abuse. | Education | 2012-05-14 | 2012-05-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3131) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 3 | Helping Schools Protect Our Children Act of 2012 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include training of school personnel to recognize child sexual abuse among the uses of grants to states and subgrants to local educational agencies and partnerships under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II. | 2020-02-10T17:06:02Z | |
| 112-hr-5732 | 112 | hr | 5732 | Schools of the Future Act | Education | 2012-05-10 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 0 | Schools of the Future Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive three- to five-year grants to eligible partnerships to implement and evaluate the results of technology-based learning practices, strategies, tools, or courses at rural schools. Defines "eligible partnerships" as those composed of a school partner, a digital learning partner, and an evaluation partner. Describes a "school partner" as a local educational agency, charter school network, consortium of elementary or secondary schools, regional educational service provider, or consortium of such entities. Includes among the grant-funded technology-based learning practices, strategies, tools, or courses, those that: (1) personalize the learning experience, (2) aid and inform instruction, (3) meet the needs of students with specific educational needs, (4) help students develop 21st century skills, and (5) give students access to courses that would otherwise be unavailable to them. Requires each partnership's evaluation partner, after the third year of the grant, to evaluate the effect of the technology-based learning practices, strategies, tools, or courses on student achievement. | 2020-02-10T16:58:31Z | |
| 112-hr-5654 | 112 | hr | 5654 | S.O.S. (Save Our Schools) Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-05-09 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 0 | S.O.S. (Save Our Schools) Act of 2012 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the requirement that states conduct the yearly student academic assessments in mathematics, reading or language arts, and science that are used in determining whether states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates related requirements, such as those subjecting LEAs and schools to certain improvements, corrective actions, or restructuring, if they fail to make AYP toward state academic performance standards for two consecutive years or more. | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-hr-5546 | 112 | hr | 5546 | RETAIN Act | Education | 2012-05-08 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 1 | Relief for Educators To Adjust if Necessary Act or RETAIN Act - Amends part A of title IV (Flexibility and Accountability) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to replace the existing program under subpart 2 with a new Funding Flexibility for States and High-Need Local Educational Agencies program. Allows states to use funds that they receive under certain ESEA and Education Jobs Fund programs to provide funds to their high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) to prevent the layoff or termination of teachers or other staff in such LEAs. Lists the programs from which states may use funds to prevent such layoffs or terminations as: school improvement programs, under part A of title I; the Reading First program, under subpart 1 of part B of title I; the Education of Migratory Children program, under part C of title I; Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, under part D of title I; the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program, under part A of title II; the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program, under part B of title II; the English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act program, under part A of title III; the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, under part B of title IV; Innovative programs, under part A of title V of the ESEA; and Education Jobs Fund programs. Allows high-need LEAs to use funds that they receive under certain ESEA and Education Jobs Fund programs to prevent the layoff or termination of teachers or other staff in such LEAs. Lists the programs from which high-need LEAs may use funds to prevent such layoffs or terminations as: school improvement programs, under part A of title I; the Education of Migratory Children program, under part C of title I; Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth who are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, under part D of title I; the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program, u… | 2020-02-10T16:58:31Z | |
| 112-sres-447 | 112 | sres | 447 | A resolution congratulating the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the United States for ongoing contributions to education, and supporting the ideals and goals of the 13th annual National Charter Schools Week, to be held May 6 through May 12, 2012. | Education | 2012-05-08 | 2012-05-08 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2986; text as passed Senate: CR S2986; text of measure as introduced: CR S2970) | Senate | Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] | LA | D | L000550 | 11 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Congratulates the students, parents, teachers, and administrators of charter schools across the country for their ongoing contributions to education and our public school system. Supports the ideals and goals of the thirteenth annual National Charter Schools Week (May 6-May 12, 2012). | 2019-02-20T22:50:26Z | |
| 112-hr-5436 | 112 | hr | 5436 | Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act | Education | 2012-05-07 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] | IA | D | L000565 | 1 | Engaging Students Through Service Learning Act - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish an Enhancing the Effectiveness of K-12 Education through Service Learning grant program. Directs the Secretary of Education to reserve a portion of program funds to: (1) establish a National Center for K-12 Service Learning; and (2) conduct research and evaluation activities, including a study on the effects of academic service-learning on instructional quality and the success of students in low-performing schools; and (3) assist states in developing exemplary service-learning programs. Requires the Secretary to award grants to states to: (1) support a service-learning specialist who acts as a conduit of information between the state and local level, (2) implement a statewide cascade professional development model and support local service-learning efforts, and (3) award competitive subgrants to local educational agencies. Requires subgrantees to use: (1) the service-learning model to strengthen the content area disciplines and implement key educational innovations in areas with a high percentage of underperforming youth, and (2) a cascade professional development model to bring practice to scale. Describes the cascade professional development model as one that trains high-quality professional development specialists who then train educators who are then responsible for training, mentoring, and supporting their peers. | 2020-02-10T16:58:34Z | |
| 112-hres-645 | 112 | hres | 645 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teacher Day. | Education | 2012-05-07 | 2012-05-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] | NC | D | K000369 | 13 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Teacher Day. | 2022-02-03T06:02:54Z | |
| 112-s-2834 | 112 | s | 2834 | Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-05-07 | 2012-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] | MA | R | B001268 | 0 | Subsidized Stafford Loan Reduced Interest Rate Extension Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify, on an annual basis, a list of high-priority federal programs for greater levels of oversight and review of improper payments; (2) coordinate with agencies responsible for administering high-priority programs to establish semi-annual or quarterly targets and actions for reducing improper payments; and (3) provide guidance to agencies for improving estimates of improper payments. Requires federal agencies to: (1) make quarterly reports to their Inspectors General on any high-dollar improper payments identified by such agencies, and (2) review prepayment and preaward procedures and available databases to determine program or award eligibility and prevent improper payments before releasing any federal funds. Establishes a Do Not Pay List based on information from databases maintained by the federal government, including the database of the Social Security Administration (SSA) reporting deaths of Social Security recipients. Requires the Director to: (1) determine the current and historical rates and amounts of recovery of improper payments and targets for recovering improper payments, and (2) establish a plan for at least 10 Recovery Audit Contracting programs to identify and recover overpayments and underpayments in 10 agencies. | 2022-02-03T05:53:29Z | |
| 112-s-2835 | 112 | s | 2835 | Increased Transparency in Higher Education Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-05-07 | 2012-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Scott P. [R-MA] | MA | R | B001268 | 0 | Increased Transparency in Higher Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each nonprofit institution of higher education that receives federal financial assistance to post its tax return on its website. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-hr-5195 | 112 | hr | 5195 | Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for Educators Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-04-27 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 14 | Autism Understanding and Training in School Methodologies for Educators Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a demonstration program to award five-year grants to eligible local education agencies for the following purposes in schools for children in grades pre-kindergarten through 12: (1) providing training to teachers, paraprofessionals, and other staff on effective ways to teach, communicate, recognize, support, and interact with children with autism spectrum disorders in the classroom; (2) providing technical assistance consisting of consultation on the type of training needed, hands-on opportunities to practice and perform newly acquired skills and methodologies, and post-training support to ensure accuracy of implementation in the classroom; (3) executing strategies for recruiting and retaining skilled personnel participating in the education of children with such disorders; and (4) implementing a program of parental support and involvement in the education of students with such disorders. | 2021-04-19T19:35:36Z | |
| 112-hr-4628 | 112 | hr | 4628 | Interest Rate Reduction Act | Education | 2012-04-25 | 2012-05-08 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 393. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Interest Rate Reduction Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated to such Fund. | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-4816 | 112 | hr | 4816 | Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-04-25 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] | MA | D | T000266 | 68 | Stop the Rate Hike Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny the major integrated oil companies the tax deduction for income attributable to the domestic production of oil and gas. | 2022-02-03T05:57:47Z | |
| 112-s-2366 | 112 | s | 2366 | Interest Rate Reduction Act | Education | 2012-04-25 | 2012-04-25 | Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 21 | Interest Rate Reduction Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated to such Fund. | 2019-02-20T23:28:11Z | |
| 112-hr-4483 | 112 | hr | 4483 | Broadening Participation in STEM Education Act | Education | 2012-04-24 | 2012-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. | House | Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] | TX | D | J000126 | 12 | Broadening Participation in STEM Education Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to implement or expand research-based reforms in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to recruit and retain minority students who are underrepresented in STEM fields. Authorizes the use of such grants on reforms that include: (1) bridge, cohort, tutoring, or mentoring programs; (2) outreach to minority elementary and secondary school students; (3) faculty development and recognition programs; (4) efforts to increase the participation of underrepresented minorities in the full gamut of STEM disciplines offered by IHEs; (5) efforts to increase and support their participation in research; and (6) support for the participation of minority graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in instructional or assessment activities at primarily undergraduate IHEs. Requires each grant to include an education research component so that reform efforts can be evaluated and, if shown to be effective, replicated to improve the participation of minority students in STEM fields at other schools. Requires the Director of the NSF to award competitive grants to IHEs to develop innovative reform efforts designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM careers. | 2019-11-15T21:41:58Z | |
| 112-s-2343 | 112 | s | 2343 | Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012 | Education | 2012-04-24 | 2012-05-24 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 365. | Senate | Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] | NV | D | R000146 | 38 | Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make the 3.4% interest rate on Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012, applicable to Direct Stafford loans first disbursed to undergraduate students between July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2013. Amends the Internal Revenue Code and title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to require certain shareholders of a subchapter S corporation engaged as a partner in a professional service business to include income or loss attributable to such business in their net earnings from self-employment for employment tax purposes. Restricts such tax treatment to shareholders whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds a specified amount that varies based on their tax filing status. Defines a "professional service business" as any trade or business providing services in the fields of health, law, lobbying, engineering, architecture, accounting, actuarial science, performing arts, consulting, athletics, investment advice or management, or brokerage services. | 2019-03-04T20:29:27Z | |
| 112-hres-626 | 112 | hres | 626 | Expressing support for designation of the week of April 16 through April 20, 2012, as National Assistant Principals Week. | Education | 2012-04-19 | 2012-04-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 0 | Supports the designation of National Assistant Principals Week. Honors the contributions of assistant principals to the success of students in schools. | 2020-02-10T16:50:28Z | |
| 112-hr-4390 | 112 | hr | 4390 | To amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes. | Education | 2012-04-18 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000551 | 9 | Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for: (1) advertising and promotion; (2) identifying and attracting prospective students; or (3) other activities the Secretary of Education may proscribe, such as paying for the promotion or sponsorship of education or military-related associations. Excepts from that prohibition activities that are required as a condition of receiving funds under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, specifically authorized under title IV, or otherwise specified by the Secretary. | 2021-09-28T12:34:27Z | |
| 112-s-2296 | 112 | s | 2296 | Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act | Education | 2012-04-18 | 2012-04-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 5 | Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for: (1) advertising and promotion; (2) identifying and attracting prospective students; or (3) other activities the Secretary of Education may proscribe, such as paying for the promotion or sponsorship of education or military-related associations. Excepts from that prohibition activities that are required as a condition of receiving funds under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, specifically authorized under title IV, or otherwise specified by the Secretary. | 2020-02-10T17:00:03Z | |
| 112-hr-4366 | 112 | hr | 4366 | Project Ready STEM Act | Education | 2012-04-17 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 10 | Project Ready STEM Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to national intermediaries and, through them, subgrants to their community-based affiliates to operate after school, summer, and weekend programs that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. Defines a "national intermediary" as a national private nonprofit organization that has: (1) a network comprising community-based affiliates in at least 50 urban communities, (2) expertise in overseeing programs to help middle and secondary school students succeed, and (3) operated in at least 25 states continuously for at least 20 years. Requires the STEM programs to primarily serve students who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers, and include project-based learning opportunities and individualized instruction. Directs each subgrantee to collaborate with an institution of higher education in providing such services. Requires grantees to direct at least: (1) 50% of their grant to community-based affiliates that are successfully operating STEM programs so that they can expand them to reach more students traditionally underrepresented in STEM field careers, and (2) 25% of their grant to the development of STEM programs by community-based affiliates not currently operating any. | 2020-02-10T16:50:30Z | |
| 112-s-2285 | 112 | s | 2285 | Michael Pohle Jr. Campus Emergency Alert Act | Education | 2012-04-16 | 2012-04-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 0 | Michael Pohle Jr. Campus Emergency Alert Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the civil penalties applicable to institutions of higher education (IHEs) that fail to properly disclose campus security policies and crime statistics to current students and employees and, upon request, to any applicant for enrollment or employment. Sets a maximum penalty per violation and a limitation on the total amount an IHE can be penalized each year. Establishes a minimum penalty for each instance an IHE: (1) substantially misrepresents the number, location, or nature of the crimes it is required to report; (2) fails to notify the campus community of a significant emergency or dangerous situation that is an immediate threat to its health or safety, unless notice would compromise efforts to contain it; or (3) fails to provide the campus community with timely reports on crimes that are considered to be a threat to students and employees and are reported to campus security or the local police. Expresses maximum and minimum penalty amounts as percentages of the funds an IHE received from the Department of Education in the previous award year. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a special account in the Treasury where these penalties are to be collected and from which they are to be disbursed for activities promoting campus safety. | 2020-02-10T17:00:03Z | |
| 112-hres-602 | 112 | hres | 602 | Encouraging people in the United States to recognize March 2, 2012, as Read Across America Day. | Education | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 0 | Honors Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) for his success in encouraging children to discover the joy of reading. Honors the 14th anniversary of Read Across America Day, which occurs on March 2, 2012. Encourages parents to read with their children for at least 30 minutes on Read Across America Day. | 2020-02-10T16:50:29Z | |
| 112-s-2280 | 112 | s | 2280 | Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 | Education | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2255-2256) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 7 | Know Before You Owe Private Student Loan Act of 2012 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require a lender, before issuing a private education loan for a student attending an institution of higher education (IHE), to obtain the IHE's certification of: (1) the student's enrollment status, (2) the student's cost of attendance, and (3) the difference between that cost and the student's estimated financial assistance. Eliminates the requirement that such lenders obtain a self-certification form from the private education loan applicant. Allows a lender to issue such loan without a certification if there is no response from the relevant IHE within 15 business days of the lender's request for the certification. Requires private educational lenders to: (1) send loan statements to borrowers at least once every three months a student is enrolled at an IHE; (2) notify the relevant IHE, in writing, of the loan amount and the student to whom it applies no later than the date funds are issued; and (3) submit an annual report to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) containing information the CFPB requires concerning private student loans. Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require IHEs, before providing lenders with certifications, to determine whether students have exhausted their options for title IV assistance and notify borrowers of: (1) the availability of such assistance; (2) their ability to choose their own private educational lender; (3) the impact of the proposed private education loan on their eligibility for other financial assistance; and (4) their right to accept or reject a private education loan within 30 days of the lender's approval of their application, and to cancel the loan within 3 business days of its consummation. | 2019-02-20T23:27:32Z | |
| 112-sres-411 | 112 | sres | 411 | A resolution congratulating the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. | Education | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2257) | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Congratulates the Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) on its continued success in support of the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital. Commends the school's students, volunteers, and supporting organizations who worked hard putting together another recordbreaking THON. | 2019-11-15T21:55:25Z | |
| 112-sres-414 | 112 | sres | 414 | A resolution commemorating the 125th anniversary of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. | Education | 2012-03-29 | 2012-03-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2282; text as passed Senate: CR S2282; text of measure as introduced: CR S2258) | Senate | Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] | NC | R | B001135 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Commemorates the 125th anniversary of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. | 2022-02-03T05:54:26Z |
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