Go to High School, Go to College Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
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 18, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Go to High School, Go to College Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out (from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2020) a program awarding Early College Federal Pell Grants to students to support their enrollment in, and completion of, postsecondary courses offered through early college high schools.
Deems students who would be eligible for a Federal Pell Grant if not for their enrollment in secondary school to be eligible for an Early College Federal Pell Grant upon their completion of a full-time postsecondary semester or its equivalent.
Allows students to receive Early College Federal Pell Grants in an amount equal to the cost of not more than four full-time postsecondary semesters or the equivalent while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an early college high school.
Counts Early College Federal Pell Grants toward the twelve semester, or equivalent, limit on a student's receipt of Federal Pell Grants.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
- Sep 18, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in House
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