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Innovation Zone Act

USA117th CongressS-733| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Innovation Zone Act This bill replaces the Experimental Sites Initiative of the Department of Education (ED) with an innovation zone initiative consisting of voluntary experiments by participating institutions of higher education (IHEs). Upon selection of an experiment but prior to choosing the participating IHEs, ED must identify the methodology of data collection and the evaluation methods for determining the impact of the experiment, including any differential impacts for historically underrepresented students (e.g., students of color and low-income students). Under the experiment, ED and the IHEs may test the effectiveness of statutory and regulatory flexibility that aims for (1) an increase in student success (e.g., reductions in student loan debt and increases in student retention and employment outcomes); and (2) a reduction of regulatory burdens on IHEs or ED, without harm to students. The bill also requires ED to conduct a review of existing experiments.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1221
Innovation Zone Act
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1221
    Innovation Zone Act


  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducation of the disadvantagedGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

Innovation Zone Act

USA117th CongressS-733| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
Innovation Zone Act This bill replaces the Experimental Sites Initiative of the Department of Education (ED) with an innovation zone initiative consisting of voluntary experiments by participating institutions of higher education (IHEs). Upon selection of an experiment but prior to choosing the participating IHEs, ED must identify the methodology of data collection and the evaluation methods for determining the impact of the experiment, including any differential impacts for historically underrepresented students (e.g., students of color and low-income students). Under the experiment, ED and the IHEs may test the effectiveness of statutory and regulatory flexibility that aims for (1) an increase in student success (e.g., reductions in student loan debt and increases in student retention and employment outcomes); and (2) a reduction of regulatory burdens on IHEs or ED, without harm to students. The bill also requires ED to conduct a review of existing experiments.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1221
Innovation Zone Act
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1221
    Innovation Zone Act


  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (3)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of EducationEducation of the disadvantagedGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationStudent aid and college costs