To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Bill: 115-hr-3957
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2017-10-04
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Education of the disadvantaged

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Higher education

Minority education

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal programs authorized under title VIII, including programs concerning:</p> <ul> <li>education services for low-income students (e.g., Project GRAD);</li> <li>education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics;</li> <li>job skill training, such as training for nontraditional students and training for writers who provide closed-captioned programming;</li> <li>registered nursing programs and schools of veterinary medicine;</li> <li>support and training for teachers (e.g., Teach for America Inc.);</li> <li>support for women and minorities (e.g., the Patsy T. Mink Fellowship program, funding for master's degree programs at historically black colleges and universities and predominantly black institutions, and funding for postbaccalaureate programs at Hispanic-serving institutions);</li> <li>student safety and campus emergency management;</li> <li>student work experiences; </li> <li>Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success; and </li> <li>education and services for young adults who have been released from juvenile detention centers or secure juvenile justice residential facilities.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Garrett , Mr. Lewis of Minnesota , Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Brat , Mrs. Handel , and Mr. Smucker ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To repeal title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act and title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

1. Repeals of additional education programs (a) Higher Education Opportunity Act Title VIII of the Higher Education Opportunity Act ( Public Law 110–315 ) is repealed. (b) Higher Education Act of 1965 Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161a et seq.) is repealed.