Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act
Latest action · Jan 15, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and 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.
- IntroducedNov 1, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve remedial education, customize remediation to student career goals, and help remedial students progress into and through for-credit occupational programs.
Gives grant priority to IHEs: (1) in which at least 50% of the first-year students are enrolled in remedial courses designed to give them collegiate reading, writing, or mathematics skills; and (2) that propose to collaborate with adult education providers and replicate practices that have proven effective with adults.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 1, 2007 to Jun 3, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Nov 1, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 8, 2007 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Nov 15, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 3, 2008 |
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 Nov 1, 2007 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jan 15, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 15, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 1, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide grants to colleges to improve remedial education (including English language instruction), to customize remediation to student career goals, and to help students move rapidly from remediation into for-credit occupation program courses and through program completion.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Bridges from Jobs to Careers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Adult education
- Compensatory education
- Curricula
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational counseling
- Educational innovations
- Elementary and secondary education
- English language
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Literacy programs
- Mathematics
- Reading
- School administration
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Teacher education
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2007Introduced in House
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