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US HR186

US HR186
United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017


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Introduced
01/03/2017
In Committee
01/03/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Virgin Islands to award grants to public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in a state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or Guam to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who have: (1) been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least the 12 months preceding their enrollment in the IHE; and (2) received on or after January 1, 2013, a secondary school diploma or its equivalent while domiciled there. The Government Accountability Office must monitor the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.

AI Summary

This bill, the United States Virgin Islands College Access Act of 2017, establishes a program that enables college-bound residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands to receive grants to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees at public four-year institutions of higher education (IHEs) located in the states, D.C., Puerto Rico, or Guam, as long as they have been domiciled in the Virgin Islands for at least 12 months and received a secondary school diploma or equivalent there on or after January 1, 2013. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to monitor the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for these students.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 01/03/2017)

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