Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act

Bill: 116-hr-8043
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2020-08-14
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Fires

First responders and emergency personnel

Higher education

Law enforcement officers

Military personnel and dependents

National and community service

Student aid and college costs

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a scholarship-for-service program for students who served at least two years in the military, an emergency medical service, or a police force, or as a teacher's assistant or firefighter, and who submit a certification of such service prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education (IHE). An eligible undergraduate student may receive a grant in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the IHE in which the student enrolls for two academic years.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8043 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 14, 2020 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To establish a scholarship program for certain individuals who have completed at least 2 years of service in the military, emergency medical service, police force, or as a teacher’s assistant or firefighter, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scholarship for Service: The Building Better Americans Act . 2. Scholarship for service in the military, police force, or as a firefighter Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 11 Scholarship for Service Program 420S. Scholarship for service in the military, emergency medical service, police force, or as a teacher’s assistant or firefighter (a) Definition of eligible student In this subpart, the term eligible student means a student who prior to enrolling as an undergraduate in an institution of higher education— (1) served at least 2 years in the military, emergency medical service, police force, or as a teacher’s assistant or firefighter; and (2) submits to the Secretary a certification of the service described in paragraph (1). (b) Grants (1) In general At the election of the eligible student under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall award a grant to such eligible student in the amount equal to the cost of attendance at the institution of higher education in which such eligible student enrolls. (2) Option of eligible student An eligible student may elect to receive a grant under paragraph (1) for any 2 academic years in which such student is an undergraduate. .