Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act

Bill: 114-s-2317
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2015-11-19
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians

Education programs funding

Higher education

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-11-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends titles III (Institutional Aid) and V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit an eligible minority-serving institution of higher education (IHE) to concurrently receive grant funds under more than one of the following programs: (1) the Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions program; (2) the Strengthening Native American-serving, Nontribal Institutions program; (3) the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions program; and (4) the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program.</p> <p>At least 35% of grant funds awarded under each program must be awarded to IHEs that are not eligible to concurrently receive funds under more than one program.</p> <p>An eligible minority-serving IHE is a Hispanic-serving institution, Alaska Native-serving or Native Hawaiian-serving institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution, or a Native American-serving nontribal institution.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2317 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2015 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen minority-serving institutions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minority-Serving Institution Fairness Act . 2. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Section 317(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059d(d)(3) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Concurrent funding No Alaskan Native-serving institution or Native Hawaiian-serving institution that receives funds under this section shall concurrently receive funds under section 316 or 318, or part B. . 3. Native American-Serving, Nontribal Institutions Section 319(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059f(d)(3) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Concurrent funding No Native American-serving, nontribal institution that receives funds under this section shall concurrently receive funds under section 316 or 318, or part B. . 4. Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Section 320(d)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059g(d)(3) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Concurrent funding No Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution that receives funds under this section shall concurrently receive funds under section 316 or 318, or part B. . 5. Hispanic-serving institutions Section 505 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101d ) is amended by striking part A and inserting section 316, section 318, . 6. Limitations on concurrent receipt of program funds (a) Limitations on concurrent receipt of program funds Part A of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1057 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 321. Limitation on concurrent receipt of program funds Subject to the availability of applications, not less than 35 percent of the funding awarded under each of sections 317, 319, or 320, or part A of title V, for a fiscal year, shall be awarded to institutions that are not eligible for funds concurrently under more than one program under section 317, 319, or 320, or part A of title V, for such fiscal year. . (b) Investment in historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-Serving institutions Section 371 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Limitations on concurrent receipt of program funds An eligible institution described in paragraph (2), (4), (6), or (7) of subsection (a) may receive more than one grant under this section for a fiscal year, if, subject to availability of applications, not less than 35 percent of the funding awarded under this section to institutions described in each of such paragraphs is awarded to institutions that are not eligible for funds concurrently under more than one program under this section for such fiscal year. . (c) Duration of grant Section 313(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059(b) ) is amended— (1) by inserting a section under after awarding grants under ; and (2) by inserting the same section under after receiving a grant under .