To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Finance, Civil Rights.
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 id1143934D95824FDC8A54F01674AE515D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education Act or the FINISH Act.
- Section id12C9D676CCF6411AB8116CFBFB4167A6: 2. Innovation grants Part B of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating section 745 as section 746;...
- Section idC0ED12BF9FE54E7CAFB78E5A10B3E42F: 745. Innovation grants The purposes of this section are to— increase access to, retention in, and completion of postsecondary education opportunities for...
- Section id2295f2c438304549a0bbf5d448153889: 3. Open educational resources Section 741(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138(a)) is amended— in paragraph (12), by striking and after the...
- Section ideacb00394f214dc4982988162324a477: 4. Pay for success initiatives Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Finance, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support innovative, evidence-based approaches that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of postsecondary education for all students, to allow pay for success initiatives, to provide additional evaluation authority, and for other purposes., 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
IntroducedMr. Young (for himself and Mr. Bennet) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an entity— with strong skills and a track record of success in— identifying effective interventions to address State, regional, or local problems
a performance-based grant, contract, or other agreement— between an eligible entity and the Secretary or a grant recipient, as authorized under subsection (b)(1)
an entity— with strong skills and a track record of success in— identifying effective interventions to address State, regional, or local problems
a performance-based grant, contract, or other agreement— between an eligible entity and the Secretary or a grant recipient, as authorized under subsection (b)(1)
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