United States · Bill · S
S. 2859 (114th)
College Access Act of 2016
Introduced
27 April 2016
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Summary
College Access Act of 2016 This bill establishes a competitive grant program for states to develop or implement comprehensive plans to improve post-secondary outcomes for students. A state's plan must include reforms to: (1) implement measures to maintain or increase fiscal support for post-secondary education; (2) increase the transparency of, and access to, information about the costs and outcomes of attaining post-secondary credentials at the state's institutions; and (3) improve post-secondary education remediation, remove barriers to innovation in postsecondary education, or improve the transition of students to and from post-secondary institutions.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 April 2016
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 April 2016
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 April 2016
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2859
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/2859