GEAR UP & GO Act

Summary

GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO grants program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or state programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit. Requires up to 25 percent of GEAR UP & GO program funds to be reserved for grants to early/middle college high schools designed to provide 9th through 12th grade low-income and first-generation college students with a coherent course of study enabling them to earn simultaneously a high school diploma and college credit toward a postsecondary degree.

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Timeline

1. 28 July 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 July 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 28 July 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 12 October 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 28 July 2005 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 28 July 2005

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 July 2005

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Sponsors

• Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · D · Sponsor
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