To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-2927
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]
Introduced: 2015-06-25
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Higher education

Medical education

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-11-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends title V (Developing Institutions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand grant activities under the Hispanic-Serving Institutions program to include support programs and services that facilitate student advancement to allopathic or osteopathic medical schools. </p> <p />

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2927 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2015 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Ruiz , and Mr. Valadao ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To authorize Hispanic-serving institutions receiving grants under part A of title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to use such grant amounts to assist students in entering medical schools, and for other purposes.

1. Authorized grant activities Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1101b(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period at the end the following; and student support programs designed to facilitate the successful advancement from four-year institutions to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (16) and paragraph (17); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph: (16) Providing counseling, mentoring, and other support services for underrepresented students studying in pre-medical or other health and science fields designed to facilitate their successful application to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association recognized by the Secretary pursuant to part H of title IV. .