Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 2020

Summary

Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 2020 This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Education may award funds to eligible partnerships to support rural postsecondary education and economic growth and development in rural communities. A grant recipient must be a partnership whose members represent at least three designated types of organizations, specifically (1) a local educational agency or educational service agency serving a rural area, (2) an institution of higher education (IHE), (3) a regional economic development entity, or (4) a rural community-serving organization with demonstrated success supporting rural students in accessing higher education and attaining degrees. A grant recipient must use awarded funds to carry out no less than two specified activities, namely (1) improving postsecondary enrollment rates for rural secondary school students, (2) increasing enrollment and completion rates of rural nontraditional students in degree programs at IHEs, (3) creating or strengthening academic programs at rural serving IHEs to prepare graduates to enter into high-need occupations in the regional and local economies, or (4) generating local and regional economic development that creates employment opportunities for rural students with postsecondary degrees.

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Timeline

1. 8 January 2020

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S95-96)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 January 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 8 January 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 January 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 January 2020

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 8 January 2020

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Sponsors

• Susan Collins · R · Sponsor
• Maggie Hassan · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

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