Debt-Free College Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs
Debt-Free College Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-1571| House
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Debt-Free College Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to (1) award grants for state-federal partnerships with a goal of providing debt-free college for students at in-state public institutions of higher education, and (2) award grants to provide debt-free college for students at historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, and (3) allow grants for financial aid for dreamer students (students who entered the United States before the age of 16 and who meet certain educational criteria). It also repeals the suspension of eligibility for financial aid for students convicted of the possession or sale of illegal drugs.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAppropriationsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of EducationDrug trafficking and controlled substancesEducational facilities and institutionsEducational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHigher educationImmigration status and proceduresMinority educationStudent aid and college costs