Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act
Latest action · Feb 9, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants for articulation agreements between institutions of higher education that specifies the acceptability of courses in transfer toward meeting specific degree requirements, especially in mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.
Allows the use of grant funds to establish articulation agreements: (1) statewide, among public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, to provide a seamless transition for the transfer of students through a common core curricula that reflects the workforce needs of private industry; and (2) within community colleges, between occupational competency or certification programs and associate degree programs, to increase the proportion of students who enroll to complete their associate degree.
Allows such grants also to be used to: (1) collect data on transfers from two-year to four-year institutions, for monitoring purposes; (2) develop a statewide articulation guide in consultation with public colleges and universities to provide students with descriptions of articulation requirements; and (3) develop a plan for professional development of two-year college faculty.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2005 to May 10, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Feb 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Feb 2, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Feb 8, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Feb 17, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Mar 14, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 18, 2005 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | May 26, 2005 | |
| R-MI | John J.H. "Joe" Schwarz | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Jun 14, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Jun 29, 2005 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Sep 13, 2005 | |
| R-MN | Mark R. Kennedy | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Sep 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Sep 15, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | Sep 22, 2005 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Oct 17, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Nov 1, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Dec 7, 2005 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Dec 13, 2005 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Dec 16, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Mar 8, 2006 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Mar 28, 2006 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Michael G. Oxley | May 10, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen and expand scientific and technological education capabilities of associate-degree-granting colleges through the establishment of partnership arrangements with bachelor-degree-granting institutions.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Higher Education Science and Technology Competitiveness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- College administration
- Colleges
- Community colleges
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational statistics
- Engineering
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publications
- Higher education
- Junior colleges
- Labor and Employment
- Mathematics
- Public schools
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific education
- Teacher education
- Technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
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