HR 3364 · 102th Congress · Education
College Opportunity Act of 1991
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1991-10-24)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
College Opportunity Act of 1991 - Title I: Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Paul Douglas Teacher Scholarships program. Extends the period of such scholarship program and increases the total maximum number of individuals who may receive scholarships under it. Establishes a minority teaching incentive award of an additional $1,000 for each year of such a scholarship, which the state agency must agree to pay to any minority recipient who agrees to perform the required teaching under such scholarship program in an elementary or secondary school of a local educational agency with a significant number of minority students. Requires statewide panels to give priority when selecting new scholarship recipients to applicants who are members of groups underrepresented in the teaching profession, such as minorities and individuals with disabilities. Title II: Christa McAuliffe Fellowships - Extends the authorization of appropriations for the Christa McAuliffe Fellowship program for teachers. Title III: New Teacher Programs for the Improvement of the Education of Minorities - Provides for teacher rec…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only