US SB2736 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides grants for the establishment of fast track pathways that enable students to earn up to one year of college credits while still in high school. Grant recipients (i.e., certain partnerships that include states' educational agencies) shall use awarded funds to support statewide implementation of early college fast track pathways and early high school graduation fast track pathways. Early college fast track pathways are programs of advanced coursework resulting in credit that (1) is equivalent to two semesters of full-time postsecondary enrollment, and (2) satisfies the requirements for a high school diploma. Early high school graduation fast track pathways are scholarships for students who graduate high school early, do not require remedial coursework in postsecondary education, and attend a public two- or four-year institution of higher education. A grant recipient may also use grant funds to offer scholarships to students who graduate high school early, provide training or professional development for faculty who teach courses in an early college fast track pathway, or provide students with transportation to and from advanced courses in an early college fast track pathway. The bill also makes certain high school students participating in an early college fast track pathway eligible to receive Pell Grants.
Title
Fast Track To and Through College Act
Sponsors
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-10-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Education
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
School administration
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Education
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
School administration
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2736/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2736/BILLS-116s2736is.pdf |