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US HR3827

US HR3827
Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019


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Introduced
07/18/2019
In Committee
07/18/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving school districts, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities. Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as providing academic support to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.

AI Summary

This bill, the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019, aims to promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Hispanic-serving school districts (HSSDs) to improve the postsecondary educational attainment of Hispanic students. The bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to HSIs to develop innovative partnership agreements with local educational agencies and HSSDs to better serve Hispanic students. The grants can be used for activities such as creating a college-bound culture, providing academic support, addressing non-academic barriers, and expanding course offerings and program quality at the participating institutions and districts. The bill also requires reporting on student outcomes and authorizes $150 million in annual funding for these grant activities.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (48)

Joaquin Castro (D)* Pete Aguilar (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  Salud Carbajal (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Gil Cisneros (D),  Henry Cuellar (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Veronica Escobar (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Jenniffer González (R),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Josh Harder (D),  Katie Hill (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Will Hurd (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Doris Matsui (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  José Serrano (D),  Albio Sires (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Greg Stanton (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Xochitl Torres Small (D),  Juan Vargas (D),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 07/18/2019)

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