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Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act

USA116th CongressHR-2270| House 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell

Independent Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Karen Bass (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act This bill revises certain federal TRIO programs to address the participation of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such programs. Specifically, in approving applications for entities to carry out projects under the Talent Search or Upward Bound programs, the Department of Education (ED) shall require an entity to assure that it has reviewed and revised its policies and practices to remove barriers to the participation and retention of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such project, submit with its application a description of project activities that will reach out to such children and youths, and assure that it will submit a report on specified data and strategies to ED at the conclusion of the project.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-789: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act
  • HR 116-1724: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act
Adoption and foster careChild care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterStudent aid and college costs

Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act

USA116th CongressHR-2270| House 
| Updated: 4/10/2019
Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act This bill revises certain federal TRIO programs to address the participation of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such programs. Specifically, in approving applications for entities to carry out projects under the Talent Search or Upward Bound programs, the Department of Education (ED) shall require an entity to assure that it has reviewed and revised its policies and practices to remove barriers to the participation and retention of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such project, submit with its application a description of project activities that will reach out to such children and youths, and assure that it will submit a report on specified data and strategies to ED at the conclusion of the project.
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Timeline
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • April 10, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 10, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Paul Mitchell

Paul Mitchell

Independent Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (4)
Karen Bass (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • S 116-789: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act
  • HR 116-1724: Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adoption and foster careChild care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation of the disadvantagedHigher educationHomelessness and emergency shelterStudent aid and college costs