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AIM HIGH Act

USA116th CongressS-3095| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (9)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HIGH Act This bill creates a commission to develop voluntary guidelines for postsecondary electronic instruction materials and related technologies. Specifically, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education must establish an independent commission to (1) develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies, (2) develop a model framework for pilot testing such materials and technologies, and (3) produce an annotated list of information technology standards. The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines, pilot testing framework, and information technology standards every five years.
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Dec 5, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5312
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • December 5, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5312
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5312: AIM HIGH Act
  • HR 116-4643: Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2019
Advisory bodiesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessment

AIM HIGH Act

USA116th CongressS-3095| Senate 
| Updated: 12/18/2019
Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act or the AIM HIGH Act This bill creates a commission to develop voluntary guidelines for postsecondary electronic instruction materials and related technologies. Specifically, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Secretary of Education must establish an independent commission to (1) develop and issue voluntary accessibility guidelines for postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related technologies, (2) develop a model framework for pilot testing such materials and technologies, and (3) produce an annotated list of information technology standards. The Department of Education must review and, as appropriate, update the voluntary guidelines, pilot testing framework, and information technology standards every five years.
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Timeline
Dec 5, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5312
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Dec 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • December 5, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5312
    Introduced in House


  • December 18, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 18, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (9)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5312: AIM HIGH Act
  • HR 116-4643: Improving Access to Higher Education Act of 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationDisability and paralysisEducational technology and distance educationEducation of the disadvantagedGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaTechnology assessment