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Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

USA116th CongressS-1176| Senate 
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs; award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4577
Introduced in House
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4577
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4577: Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationSpecial educationStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curricula

Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act

USA116th CongressS-1176| Senate 
| Updated: 4/11/2019
Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act This bill establishes and revises programs to increase access to higher education for students with disabilities and increase their graduation rates. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award additional funds under existing TRIO programs (i.e., programs designed to identify and support disadvantaged students) to increase the number of individuals with disabilities served by such programs; award grants to institutions of higher education to establish offices of accessibility on their campuses to support students and staff with disabilities; and collect data on students served by TRIO programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, including with respect to student persistence in such programs, graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and supports provided to enrolled students. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to review and report on how ED and TRIO program agencies identify and support students with disabilities.
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Timeline
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4577
Introduced in House
  • April 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • September 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4577
    Introduced in House
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (1)
Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-4577: Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Congressional oversightDisability and paralysisDisability assistanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationSpecial educationStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curricula