Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act

Bill: 113-hr-2108
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2013-05-22
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

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Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2013-07-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to inform students who indicate on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form that they are or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for federal student aid, including the specific federal programs under which they may be eligible for assistance.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary to provide foster youth with that same information on the Department of Education's website.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2108 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2013 Mr. Lewis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide information to foster youth on their potential eligibility for Federal student aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foster Youth Higher Education Opportunities Act . 2. Informing foster youth of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Informing foster youth of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid The Secretary shall inform each student who indicates on a FAFSA form, in either paper or electronic format, that the student is a foster youth or was in the foster care system of the student's potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including the specific Federal programs under which such student may be eligible to receive assistance such as the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program under section 477 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677 ). . 3. Information for foster youth on Department Web site Section 485E(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092f(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Information for foster youth on department Web site The Secretary shall include on the Department's Web site information for foster youth regarding such youth's potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including the specific Federal programs under which such youth may be eligible to receive assistance. .