S 2859 · 114th Congress · Education

College Access Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-04-27· Sponsored by Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2016-04-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] College Access Act of 2016 This bill establishes a competitive grant program for states to develop or implement comprehensive plans to improve post-secondary outcomes for students.  A state's plan must include reforms to: (1) implement measures to maintain or increase fiscal support for post-secondary education; (2) increase the transparency of, and access to, information about the costs and outcomes of attaining post-secondary credentials at the state's institutions; and (3) improve post-secondary education remediation, remove barriers to innovation in postsecondary education, or improve the transition of students to and from post-secondary institutions.…

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