H.R. 3957

Referred to Committee

To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Introduced 10/4/2017•115th Congress•House

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

10/4/2017 • House

Summary

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal programs authorized under title VIII, including programs concerning:

education services for low-income students (e.g., Project GRAD);
education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;
job skill training, such as training for nontraditional students and training for writers who provide closed-captioned programming;
registered nursing programs and schools of veterinary medicine;
support and training for teachers (e.g., Teach for America Inc.);
support for women and minorities (e.g., the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program, funding for master's degree programs at historically black colleges and universities and predominantly black institutions, and funding for postbaccalaureate programs at Hispanic-serving institutions);
student safety and campus emergency management;
student work experiences;
Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success; and
education and services for young adults who have been released from juvenile detention centers or secure juvenile justice residential facilities.

Introduced in House • 10/4/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Education

Academic performance and assessmentsEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationHigher educationMinority educationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curricula