Higher Education Amendments of 2005

Summary

Higher Education Amendments of 2005 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise and reauthorize various programs. Revises the definition of institution of higher education to eliminate a restriction on distance education in terms of relative number of courses an institution may offer by telecommunications, and relative number of students enrolled in such courses, for purposes of student assistance program eligibility (the 50 percent rule). Establishes a provisional grant assistance program (ProGAP) for students most in need of assistance, and reserves a portion of such program funds for national science and mathematics access to retain talent (SMART) grants for third and fourth year students of mathematics, science, technology, engineering, or critical foreign languages. Increases Pell grant maximums, allows year-round grants, and eliminates tuition-sensitivity. Eliminates programs of 21st Century Scholar Certificates, Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships, and Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships. Revises HEA title IV need analysis and general provisions for student assistance, including forms. Requires an early financial aid information system and a college access initiative. Raises certain student loan limits. Revises parent loan interest rates. Provides for recapture of excess interest with respect to special allowance payments to lenders. Reduces lender insurance reimbursement rates. Requires guaranty agencies to deposit loan origination fees in a federal fund. Provides for student loan repayment deferment for military service in a combat zone. Prohibits guaranty agencies from: (1) having consolidation lending as an excessive proportion of their recoveries on defaulted loans; and (2) charging excessive collection costs on such consolidation loans. Repeals a single holder rule for consolidation loans. Provides for: (1) a school as lender moratorium; (2) income contingent repayment for public sector employees; (3) an increased income protection allowance for dependent students; (4) a simplified need test; and (5) an increased ceiling for automatic-zero eligibility. Reauthorizes appropriations for: (1) teacher quality enhancement grants for states and partnerships, grants for preparing teachers to use technology, and new centers of excellence for recruiting and preparing teachers; (2) grants for American Indian tribally controlled colleges and universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and historically Black colleges and universities; (3) student assistance; (4) developing institutions grants for Hispanic-serving institutions, and new grants for graduate programs at such institutions; (5) international education programs; and (6) graduate and postsecondary improvement programs. Establishes programs relating to: (1) mathematics and science scholars; (2) postsecondary education assessment; (3) job skill training in high-growth occupations or industries; (4) student retention and articulation agreements; (5) knowledge of American history, free institutions, and Western civilization; (6) Teach for America, the national teacher corps; (7) Patsy T. Mink graduate fellowships; and (8) college enrollment rates of secondary schools. Amends the Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004 to make permanent: (1) a reduction of special allowance payments for loans from the proceeds of tax exempt issues; and (2) expanded student loan forgiveness for special education teachers in elementary and secondary schools and mathematics and science teachers in secondary schools. Reauthorizes appropriations for various programs under the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 and the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978. Repeals certain programs under the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2005 - Reauthorizes appropriations for the Navajo Community College Act.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 17 November 2005

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 17 November 2005

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 17 November 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2005

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 6 September 2005

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 6 September 2005

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