Territories College Access Act This bill establishes a grant program to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who are residents of an outlying area (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands) and who attend a public institution of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. A student on whose behalf a grant is made must maintain full-time employment within the outlying area for at least two years. Further, a student who completes less than the required two years of employment must repay the grant, or the grant must be treated as a loan that is subject to repayment. Lastly, the Government Accountability Office must report on the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for these students.
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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
American SamoaCaribbean areaCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamHigher educationNorthern Mariana IslandsPerformance measurementStudent aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
Territories College Access Act
USA117th CongressHR-1421| House
| Updated: 2/26/2021
Territories College Access Act This bill establishes a grant program to cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition and fees for students who are residents of an outlying area (i.e., American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the Virgin Islands) and who attend a public institution of higher education located in a state, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico. A student on whose behalf a grant is made must maintain full-time employment within the outlying area for at least two years. Further, a student who completes less than the required two years of employment must repay the grant, or the grant must be treated as a loan that is subject to repayment. Lastly, the Government Accountability Office must report on the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for these students.
American SamoaCaribbean areaCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingEmployment and training programsGovernment lending and loan guaranteesGovernment studies and investigationsGuamHigher educationNorthern Mariana IslandsPerformance measurementStudent aid and college costsU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands