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S. 2859 (114th)

College Access Act of 2016

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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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12 August 2025

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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