Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities. Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as providing academic support to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Education
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationMinority educationPerformance measurementStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education
Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-3827| House
| Updated: 7/18/2019
Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities. Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as providing academic support to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.
Academic performance and assessmentsEducational guidanceEducational technology and distance educationEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationMinority educationPerformance measurementStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education