To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program for skills-for-success courses for all first-year students enrolled at certain institutions of higher education.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program for skills-for-success courses for all first-year students enrolled at certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Healthcare, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC4D913E8D40F42A585C76656D2865E44: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the College Thriving Act.
- Section H9173FB2AAE3E42E2920B921811A30B4B: 2. Grant program authorized; application requirements The Secretary of Education shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to carry...
- Section H91DF8D42BF00423FA7AE9BA83155F0B5: 3. Uses of funds; report Each eligible institution receiving a grant under this section shall develop and implement a skills-for-success course by carrying out...
- Section H6280B6CAB36A4D5C8B940FCD2CE80471: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term eligible institution has the meaning given the term institution of higher education in section 101(a) of the Higher...
- Section H21C74DFCBA8D468ABC52A6EF073CB976: 5. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated 50,000,000 to carry out this Act, which shall remain available until expended.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program for skills-for-success courses for all first-year students enrolled at certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Healthcare, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a grant program for skills-for-success courses for all first-year students enrolled at certain institutions of higher education., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Foushee (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a course offered by an eligible institution for first-year students (including transfer students) at the beginning of such students’ first term of enrollment at such institution that— has a low student-to-teacher ratio
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