Educational Award Parity Act

Bill: 116-s-3454
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2020-03-12
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Aging

Family relationships

Higher education

National and community service

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Educational Award Parity Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows AmeriCorps members who&nbsp;are 55 years of age or older and served in any program, including the National Civilian Community Corps or Volunteers in Service to America, to transfer their national service educational award to a family member. Currently, only members who served in AmeriCorps State and National may transfer such an award.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3454 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 12, 2020 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to allow participants in specified service positions to transfer national service educational awards to family members.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Educational Award Parity Act . 2. Transfer of educational awards Section 148(f)(2)(A)(i) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12604(f)(2)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking in a national service program that receives a grant under subtitle C and inserting in a position specified in section 123 .