Education

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 2018

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act of 2018 This bill provides for additional disaster-recovery assistance and other assistance to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with respect to infrastructure, health care, agriculture, education, economic development, and environmental remediation, among other sectors. Specifically, regarding both territories, the bill: provides for the use of certain emergency assistance to rebuild electric grids; establishes grant programs to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy; subject to oversight requirements, increases funding for transportation infrastructure, telecommunications systems, housing, and community development; increases funding for Medicaid and Medicare; temporarily increases social-services block-grant allotments; increases funding for, and otherwise revises, rural and agricultural programs; increases funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs; provides for aid to the Head Start program, elementary and secondary education programs, and higher education programs;   increases funding for training and employment services; modifies provisions concerning unemployment assistance, taxation, and federal permitting; increases funding for economic and community development programs; increases funding for environmental remediation; requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit to Congress a disaster-relief plan; and otherwise modifies provisions related to emergency funding and disaster-recovery assistance. In addition, the bill: extends Medicaid waiver authority to all territories, provides for Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotments to the territories, and otherwise revises the Medicaid and Medicare programs with respect to the territories; provides for health-insurance coverage for individuals residing in territories without health exchanges; extends participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Supplemental Security Income Program to all territories; modifies provisions concerning the earned-income tax credit and the child tax credit with respect to the territories; and  modifies provisions concerning the application of certain workers' protections in Puerto Rico.

ACA OUTREACH Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 January 2018

Affordable Care Act Outreach for the Uninsured, Transformative Recruitment, and Enrollment Action for Compassionate Healthcare Act of 2018 or the ACA OUTREACH Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide funds through FY2021 for the Department of Health and Human Services to support (1) navigator programs, which conduct public education activities about qualified health plans and facilitate enrollment; and (2) outreach and promotional activities for health insurance exchanges.

Compact Impact Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 2018

Compact Impact Relief Act This bill provides additional aid to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Hawaii for providing health care, education, and other services to qualified migrants from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. The bill also makes such migrants eligible for assistance under the Social Services Block Grant and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs.

Healthy Fields and Farm Economies Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 2018

Healthy Fields and Farm Economies Act This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, which provides the Department of Agriculture (USDA) with strategic assessment and planning authority for the conservation, protection, and enhancement of soil, water, and related natural resources. The bill authorizes USDA to establish a conservation effects assessment project to: quantify the environmental and economic effects of conservation practices, develop the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for environmental quality and sustainable productive capacity, and improve the efficacy of conservation practices and programs by evaluating conservation effects. USDA must establish a goals and assessment process for conservation programs that includes: the identification of natural resource and environmental objectives, outcomes, and results for the programs; assessments of the resulting changes in the status and conditions of natural resources and the environment; and a monitoring and evaluation process for the programs and initiatives. In implementing the monitoring and evaluation process, USDA must use certain funds provided for conservation programs and establish a National Technical Committee. USDA may enter into cooperative agreements with government agencies, universities and colleges, and nongovernmental organizations to assist in implementing the monitoring and evaluation process. The bill also sets forth reporting requirements regarding the progress conservation programs have made in achieving the objectives and outcomes.

Recognizing January 2018 as "National Mentoring Month", and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 January 2018

Recognizes: (1) National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential. Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it supports educational achievement, encourages self-confidence, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities. Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the United States, and (2) initiatives to increase the percentage of young people who have a mentor.

James Blew, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education, vice Carmel Martin, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 8 January 2018

Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice James H. Shelton III, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 8 January 2018

Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education, vice Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon.

United States · United States Senate · 8 January 2018

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Keiser University and recognizing the university as a vital institution of higher education, developing a diverse student population that impacts numerous aspects of the State of Florida and the global economy.

United States · United States Congress · 8 January 2018

Congratulates Keiser University in Florida on its 40th anniversary.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

United States · United States Congress · 3 January 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law). The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.

Honoring the life and legacy of Alan Rabinowitz for his immeasurable contributions to the city of Seattle as a leading philanthropist, educator, community organizer, and public servant.

United States · United States Congress · 2 January 2018

Honors the life and legacy of Alan Rabinowitz and acknowledges his contributions to economic justice, education, civil rights, social justice, and the arts.