A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled.
USA115th CongressS-1295| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2017
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (4)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 or the RISE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services. IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Education
Academic performance and assessmentsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent records
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled.
USA115th CongressS-1295| Senate
| Updated: 6/6/2017
Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 or the RISE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services. IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Robert P. Casey
Democratic Senator
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (4)
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Education
Related Bills
- HR 115-3199: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve accessibility to, and completion of, postsecondary education for students, including students with disabilities, and for other purposes.
- HR 115-2782: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide students with disabilities and their families with access to critical information needed to select the right college and succeed once enrolled.
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducation programs fundingGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent records