Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008
Latest action · Sep 23, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedSep 23, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008 - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to local educational agencies, community-based organizations, or other entities to improve, expand, or establish rural after-school programs that provide students with a broad array of activities when school is not in session that improve their academic performance and promote their positive development.
Requires eligible programs to be implemented in active collaboration with the schools the students attend and take place in safe and easily accessible facilities.
Gives grant priority to partnerships between two or more entities eligible for such grants.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 23, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Sep 23, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Sep 23, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Investment in After-School Programs Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Community and school
- Compensatory education
- Continuing education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Labor and Employment
- Recruiting of employees
- Rural education
- School-age child care
- Secondary education
- Student activities
- Student transportation
- Teacher education
- Teacher supply and demand
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2008Introduced in Senate
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