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110-S-2767
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to suspend students' eligibility for assistance under title IV for being convicted of committing controlled substance offenses while in receipt of such assistance only if the convicting courts order such suspension. (Currently, a conviction suffices.)
Education
Higher
Education
2008-03-13
amends higher education act suspend students eligibility assistance title convicted committing controlled substance offenses receipt assistance courts order suspension currently conviction
110-S-2815
Strengthening Student Aid for All Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the maximum annual and aggregate unsubsidized Stafford loan amounts that may be provided to undergraduate students under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. Allows parents of dependent students to defer PLUS FFEL p...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-04-03
strengthening student aid act amends higher education act increase maximum annual aggregate unsubsidized stafford loan amounts provided undergraduate students federal_family_education_loan ffel program allows parents dependent students defer plus ffel principal repayment students cease enrolled undergraduates half time...
110-S-2847
Emergency Student Loan Market Liquidity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow federal home loan banks to: (1) invest surplus funds in student loan securities; (2) accept student loans and student loan-related securities as collateral; and (3) provide secured long-term advances to member banks so that the...
Education
Higher
Finance and financial sector
2008-04-10
emergency student loan market liquidity act amends federal_home_loan_bank act allow federal home loan banks invest surplus funds student loan securities accept student loans student loan related securities collateral provide secured long term advances member banks finance origination student loans purchase finance stud...
110-S-2859
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Amendments of 2008 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to declare that nothing in the Act prohibits a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other healthcare professional or paraprofessional from consulting with or disclosing treatment records on a...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-04-15
family educational rights privacy act amendments amends family educational rights privacy act declare act prohibits physician psychiatrist psychologist healthcare professional paraprofessional consulting disclosing treatment records student years old older attending postsecondary educational institution healthcare prof...
110-S-2871
Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP) Enhancement Act of 2008 - Recodifies and revises under federal veterans' benefits law a current chapter under federal armed forces law concerning educational assistance for reserve personnel supporting contingency operations and certain other operations. Requires the Secretar...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2008-04-16
reap enhancement act recodifies revises federal veterans benefits law current chapter federal armed forces law concerning educational assistance reserve personnel supporting contingency operations certain operations requires secretary veterans_affairs secretary carry assistance program directs secretary military depart...
110-S-2894
Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: Preventing Unfair and Deceptive Private Educational Lending Practices and Eliminating Conflicts of Interest - (Sec. 101) Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a private educational lender from: (1) offering or providing any gift to specified...
Education
Higher
Finance and financial sector
2008-04-21
private student loan transparency improvement act title preventing unfair sec amends truth lending act prohibit private educational lender offering providing gift specified educational institutions personnel exchange advantage consideration provided lender related educational loan activities engaging revenue sharing in...
110-S-2895
PLUS Loan Borrower Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965, with respect to eligibility for a PLUS Federal Family Education Loan, to specify an extenuating circumstance for purposes of determining if a borrower has an adverse credit history on the basis of a mortgage loan delinquency or foreclo...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-04-21
plus loan borrower protection act amends higher education act respect eligibility specify extenuating circumstance purposes determining borrower adverse credit history basis mortgage loan delinquency foreclosure declares extenuating circumstance exists time january december borrower days delinquent mortgage loan paymen...
110-S-2929
Amends the Higher Education Extension Act of 2005 to extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 through May 31, 2008. Provides that this extension shall take effect as if enacted on April 30, 2008.
Education
Higher
Education
2008-04-29
amends extend programs higher education act provides extension shall effect enacted april
110-S-3027
Coaching Our Adolescents for College Heights Act or the COACH Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to award a contract to a nonprofit organization to establish a seven-year pilot program under which recent college graduates commit to tw...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-05-15
coaching adolescents college heights act coach act amends national community service act direct corporation_for_national_and_community_service award contract nonprofit organization establish seven year pilot program recent college graduates commit terms service coaches high achieving low- middle income high school stud...
110-S-3084
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include among those aliens not subject to worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons who have earned a master's or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and who have an employment offer from a U....
Education
Higher
Immigration
2008-06-05
amends immigration nationality act include aliens subject worldwide numerical immigrant limitations persons earned master higher degree institution higher education science technology engineering mathematics employment offer employer field related degree
110-S-3097
Vietnam Education Foundation Amendments Act of 2008 - Amends the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 to establish the Vietnam Education Foundation within the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State. (Current law establishes the Foundation as an independent establishment in the executi...
Education
Higher
International affairs
2008-06-06
amends vietnam education foundation act establish current law establishes foundation independent establishment executive branch transfers functions assets foundation bureau replaces existing board_of_directors revises fellowship provisions provide fellowships post secondary studies institutions higher education current...
110-S-3141
Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-06-17
preventing student loan discrimination act amends higher education act prohibit lenders federal_family_education_loan ffel program receiving special allowance payments lenders compensate difference ffel interest rates market rates deny ffels eligible borrowers race sex color religion national origin age disability stat...
110-S-3147
Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the governor of Virginia to petition the Secretary of the Interior for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and extraction activities in any area that is at least 50 miles beyond the state's coastal zone. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to dep...
Education
Higher
Energy
2008-06-18
amends outer_continental_shelf_lands_act authorize governor virginia petition secretary interior authorization conduct natural gas exploration extraction activities area miles state coastal zone requires secretary treasury deposit clean energy fund rentals royalties bonus bids sums payable united_states leases entered ...
110-S-3160
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to: (1) substitute "management" for "utilization" in the definition of "field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources"; (2) substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the d...
Education
Higher
Public lands and natural resources
2008-06-19
sec amends program act substitute management utilization definition field related ocean coastal great_lakes resources substitute extension services advisory services definition project add definition regional research information plan sec adds regional national projects elements national sea grant college program remov...
110-S-3243
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2008-07-10
amends internal revenue code allow payment home school expenses coverdell education savings accounts
110-S-3244
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) payment of home school expenses from Coverdell education savings accounts; and (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2008 to the contribution limit amount for such accounts.Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 relat...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2008-07-10
amends internal revenue code allow payment home school expenses coverdell education savings accounts annual inflation adjustment contribution limit accounts makes permanent provisions economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act relating coverdell education savings accounts including increase contribution limit ac...
110-S-3283
Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Congressional Gold Medal Act - Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of a congressional gold medal in commemoration of Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow to recognize his especially meritorious...
Education
Higher
Commemorations
2008-07-17
gold medal act directs speaker house_of_representatives president senate appropriate arrangements presentation congressional gold medal commemoration recognize especially meritorious role warrior crow tribe army soldier world war tribal author
110-S-3326
Pathways to College Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies that serve mostly high-need secondary schools for programs to increase the number of students from low-income families who attend college. Defines "high-need secondary schools" as those wh...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-07-24
pathways college act authorizes secretary education award competitive year grants local educational agencies serve high need secondary schools programs increase number students low income families attend college defines high need secondary schools half students low income families requires grantees use funds train teac...
110-S-3400
GI Bill Fairness Act - Revises the amount payable to veterans for pursuit of a program of education under the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program to make such amount the highest amount charged by an institution of higher education in the appropriate state for tuition and fees for in-state undergraduate s...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2008-07-31
bill fairness act revises payable veterans pursuit program education veterans educational assistance program highest charged institution higher education appropriate state tuition fees state undergraduate students time pursuit programs education provides monthly housing stipend individual pursuing program education dis...
110-S-3430
Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2008 - Directs the Attorney General to designate a Deputy Chief in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ). Makes the Deputy Chief responsible for investigating and prosecuting violations of criminal civil rights statutes in whi...
Education
Higher
Crime and law enforcement
2008-08-01
emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act directs attorney general designate deputy chief doj makes deputy chief responsible investigating prosecuting violations criminal civil rights statutes alleged violation occurred january resulted death directs attorney general designate supervisory special agent federal_bureau...
110-S-3508
Fast Track to College Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-09-17
fast track college act authorizes secretary education award matching year grants local educational agencies leas partner institutions higher education ihes establish support dual enrollment programs early college high schools allow high school students simultaneously earn credit high school diploma postsecondary degree...
110-S-3573
Promoting Innovations to 21st Century Careers Act - Authorizes the Director of the National Academic and Career Innovation Center to award certain planning, implementation, transitional, and supplemental grants to eligible state partnerships to carry out activities that will create and enhance the educational and caree...
Education
Higher
Labor and employment
2008-09-25
promoting innovations 21st century careers act authorizes director award certain planning implementation transitional supplemental grants eligible state partnerships carry activities create enhance educational career pathways high school students postsecondary schools including registered apprenticeship programs 21st c...
110-S-3622
Great Lakes Conservation Education Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) award grants to educational or nonprofit nongovernmental entities to conduct activities in states adjacent to a Great Lake to increase knowledge about, raise awareness of, or provide education regarding the importance of conservation ...
Education
Higher
Water resources development
2008-09-26
education act authorizes secretary commerce award grants educational nonprofit nongovernmental entities conduct activities states adjacent great lake increase knowledge raise awareness provide education importance conservation great lakes require grant recipients submit reports activities grant program
110-S-3635
Supporting Mentors, Supporting Our Youth Act of 2008 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide student loan forgiveness or cancellation under the Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs to student borrowers at institutions of higher education who volunteer to mentor an at-risk child for a perio...
Education
Higher
Education
2008-09-26
amends higher education act provide student loan forgiveness cancellation federal_family_education_loan direct_loan programs student borrowers institutions higher education volunteer mentor risk child period year provides loan forgiveness cancellation hour mentoring limits forgiveness cancellation years mentoring borro...
110-S-3658
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that an alien seeking to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant foreign student (F visa) to study at a language training program enroll at a program that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education. Authorizes, during the three...
Education
Higher
Immigration
2008-09-30
amends immigration nationality act require alien seeking enter united_states nonimmigrant foreign student visa study language training program enroll program accredited accrediting agency recognized secretary education authorizes year period enactment act granting visa alien seeking enter united_states pursue course st...
110-S-3683
Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act to revise the limitation on the Secretary of the Treasury's authority to purchase troubled assets through the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). Changes the Joint Resolution of Disapproval, regarding authority to purchase troubled assets, to a Joint Resolution of Appr...
Education
Higher
Finance and financial sector
2008-11-17
amends emergency economic stabilization act revise limitation secretary treasury authority purchase troubled assets tarp changes joint resolution disapproval authority purchase troubled assets joint resolution approval prohibits secretary exercising authority purchases regard tarp authorized unobligated november calend...
110-S-3700
High-Speed Rail for America Act of 2008 - Establishes within the Federal Railroad Administration the Office of High-Speed Passenger Rail (HSPR Office) , headed by the Associate Administrator for High-Speed Rail. Requires the HSPR Office to: (1) assume responsibility for all high-speed rail activities currently carried ...
Education
Higher
Transportation and public works
2008-11-19
high speed rail america act establishes headed associate administrator high speed rail requires assume responsibility high speed rail activities currently carried consult secretary transportation assist eligible entities finance certain qualified high speed intercity rail facility projects issuance private activity bon...
110-S-3722
Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require any voting system other than one using paper ballots personally marked by the voter to permit independent verification of cast ballots by various specified means, including paper or electronic. Requires each state to c...
Education
Higher
Government operations and politics
2008-12-08
voting reform act amends help america vote act require voting system paper ballots personally marked voter permit independent verification cast ballots specified means including paper electronic requires state conduct audit federal election ensure certificate election justified vote totals directs federal_election_comm...
110-S-3739
Derivatives and Hedge Fund Regulatory Improvement Act of 2008 - Directs the appropriate federal banking agencies, with respect to the entities under their respective jurisdictions that engage in transactions involving unregistered hedge funds or over-the-counter derivatives, to initiate a coordinated rulemaking to: (1)...
Education
Higher
Finance and financial sector
2008-12-11
derivatives hedge fund regulatory improvement act directs appropriate federal banking agencies respect entities respective jurisdictions engage transactions involving unregistered hedge funds counter derivatives initiate coordinated rulemaking extend unregistered hedge funds requirements governing safety soundness fina...
111-HR-13
Teacher Education Assistance Creating Hope for Our Future Act of 2009 or TEACH for Our Future Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand the loan forgiveness available to public elementary and secondary school teachers under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Loan (DL) programs. Ma...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-06
teacher education assistance creating hope future act teach future act amends higher education act expand loan forgiveness available public elementary secondary school teachers federal_family_education_loan ffel direct_loan programs makes inapplicable public school teachers requirements limiting loan forgiveness new bo...
111-HR-28
Teacher Tax Reduction Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase from $250 to $500 the dollar limit on the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and to extend such deduction through 2011.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-01-06
teacher tax reduction act amends internal revenue code increase dollar limit tax deduction certain expenses elementary secondary school teachers extend deduction
111-HR-30
401Kids Family Savings Act of 2009 - Amends the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to extend through 2015 provisions allowing increased annual contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow tax-free distributions from a Coverdell education sa...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-01-06
family savings act amends economic growth tax relief reconciliation act extend provisions allowing increased annual contributions coverdell education savings accounts amends internal revenue code allow tax free distributions coverdell education savings account time homebuyer expenses permit rollovers coverdell educatio...
111-HR-56
Considers five specified Illinois school districts to be local educational agencies (LEAs) for purposes of the Impact Aid program, which compensates LEAs for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts. Considers federally connected students in such districts to be attending schools in o...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-06
considers specified illinois school districts local educational agencies leas purposes impact aid program compensates leas financial burden federal activities affecting school districts considers federally connected students districts attending schools district purpose making district eligible impact aid conditions tre...
111-HR-209
Helping Our Students Communicate Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan or the Direct Loan programs to individuals who have been employed for five consecutive complete school years as full-time sp...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-06
helping students communicate act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loans federal_family_education_loan direct loan programs individuals employed consecutive complete school years time speech language pathologists principally elementary secondary schools enrollment disadvantaged stude...
111-HR-266
Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, to establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for: (1) cybersecurity professional deve...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-07
directs secretary homeland_security acting assistant secretary cybersecurity establish conjunction national_science_foundation program award grants institutions higher education cybersecurity professional development programs associate degree programs cybersecurity purchase equipment provide training cybersecurity prof...
111-HR-386
College Learning Access Simplicity and Savings Act of 2009 or the CLASS Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship tax credit with the College Affordability Credit, which shall allow: (1) a partially refundable tax credit of up to $1,200 for qualified tuition and related expenses (in...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-01-09
class act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship tax credit shall allow partially refundable tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including required course materials institution higher education additional tax credit expenses exceeding exceeding repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related ex...
111-HR-416
Shirley A. Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of State to establish the Shirley Chisholm United States-Caribbean Educational Exchange Program under which scholars and secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students from certain Caribbean countries...
Education
Higher
International affairs
2009-01-09
exchange act authorizes secretary state establish scholars secondary undergraduate graduate post graduate students certain caribbean countries attend schools participate activities designed promote greater understanding values culture authorizes secretary united_states_agency international_development usaid establish p...
111-HR-461
10,000 Trained by 2010 Act - Requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems, as well as for scientific and engineering activities to improve education in the health care information fields. Requires the aw...
Education
Higher
Science, technology, communications
2009-01-13
trained act requires national_science_foundation nsf award competitive grants basic research innovative approaches improve health care information systems scientific engineering activities improve education health care information fields requires award nsf grants institutions higher education establish multidisciplinar...
111-HR-518
Middle Class College Tuition Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with a tax credit for 50% of qualified tuition and related expenses (including required books), up to $10,000, for attendance at an institution of higher edu...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-01-14
middle class college tuition tax credit expansion act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship lifetime_learning tax credits tax credit qualified tuition related expenses including required books attendance institution higher education
111-HR-532
Education Savings Modernization Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from $2,000 to $4,000 the annual contribution limit to Coverdell education savings accounts; and (2) adjust such contribution limit for inflation after 2009.Makes permanent provisions enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax R...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-01-14
education savings modernization act amends internal revenue code increase annual contribution limit coverdell education savings accounts adjust contribution limit inflation permanent provisions enacted economic_growth_and_tax_relief_reconciliation_act relating coverdell education savings accounts qualified tuition prog...
111-HR-558
Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2009 - Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize part D (Enhancing Education through Technology) through FY2015. Alters the current program to require states to use a portion of their allotted funds to develop challenging ac...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-15
innovation_act amends title elementary secondary education act reauthorize enhancing education technology fy2015 alters current program require states use portion allotted funds develop challenging academic content achievement standards ensure students technologically end grade provides standards tracking technological...
111-HR-748
Center to Advance, Monitor, and Preserve University Security Safety Act of 2009 or the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Sa...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-01-28
center advance monitor preserve_university_security_safety_act campus safety act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act authorize director office_of_community_oriented_policing_services establish operate national_center_for_campus_public_safety tasks center strengthening safety security institutions higher e...
111-HR-785
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a four-year pilot program to provide outreach and training services related to the mental health of veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to counseling centers, student health or wellness centers, or student services centers at colleges or unive...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-01-28
directs secretary veterans_affairs carry year pilot program provide outreach training services related mental health veterans operations iraqi freedom enduring_freedom counseling centers student health wellness centers student services centers colleges universities large enrollments veterans
111-HR-892
Secure Education for Americans Today Act of 2009 or SEAT Act of 2009 - Prohibits the provision of federal funds to institutions of higher education that admit illegal aliens. Prohibits such provision from being construed as denying federal student assistance to students attending such schools.
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-04
americans today act prohibits provision federal funds institutions higher education admit illegal aliens prohibits provision construed denying federal student assistance students attending schools
111-HR-945
Hope Scholarship Credit Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the Hope Scholarship tax credit to make certain additional expenses eligible for such credit, including room and board, employment-related expenses, and books, supplies, and equipment.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-02-10
hope scholarship credit expansion act amends internal revenue code provisions relating hope scholarship tax credit certain additional expenses eligible credit including room board employment related expenses books supplies equipment
111-HR-950
Authorizes the use of veterans' educational assistance for the the pursuit of an approved program of education offered through distance learning.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-02-10
authorizes use veterans educational assistance pursuit approved program education offered distance learning
111-HR-957
Green Energy Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to contribute energy research and development funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support graduate education related to such energy projects. Authorizes the Secre...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-10
authorizes secretary energy contribute energy research development funds national_science_foundation nsf research_traineeship program support graduate education related energy projects authorizes secretary contribute funds advanced energy technology research development high performance buildings nsf curriculum develop...
111-HR-1091
Student Privacy Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise provisions for military recruiter access to secondary school student information. Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-13
amends elementary secondary education act esea revise provisions military recruiter access secondary school student information requires esea assisted local educational agencies leas notify secondary school student parent option consent release student address telephone listing military recruiters parent opportunity pr...
111-HR-1152
Semester of Service Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service to award competitive matching grants to local educational agencies or their nonprofit partners and, through them, competitive subgrants to schools o...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-24
national_and_community_service_act direct chief executive officer corporation_for_national_and_community_service award competitive matching grants local educational agencies nonprofit partners competitive subgrants schools nonprofit partners programs allow high school seniors earn academic credit service learning meets...
111-HR-1153
Summer of Service Act of 2009 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to create Summer of Service programs providing at least 100 hours of summer community service learning opportunities to youth who will subsequently enroll in grades six through nine. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of the Corpora...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-24
amends national_and_community_service_act create summer_of_service programs providing hours summer community service learning opportunities youth subsequently enroll grades requires chief executive officer corporation_for_national_and_community_service provide competitive year grants states state grant program public p...
111-HR-1154
AmeriCorps: Together Improving Our Nation Act or the ACTION Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to base the calculation of the amount of the national service educational award on the average cost of attending a four-year institution of higher education, rather than a portion of a veteran's basic...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-02-24
americorps improving nation act action act amends national community service act base calculation national service educational award average cost attending year institution higher education portion veteran basic educational assistance allowance excludes national service educational award individual gross income tax pur...
111-HR-1155
Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a satellite carrier that offers multichannel video programming distribution service to over five million subscribers to retransmit the digital signals of each noncommercial educational tel...
Education
Higher
Science, technology, communications
2009-02-24
amends communications act require satellite carrier offers multichannel video programming distribution service million subscribers retransmit digital signals noncommercial educational television station located local market
111-HR-1336
Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program for veterans to: (1) authorize the use of such assistance for business courses and seminars, courses taken to prepare for licensing or certification tests, and the repayment of federal student loans; (2) allow for ...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-03-05
veterans education improvement act amends montgomery bill educational assistance program veterans authorize use assistance business courses seminars courses taken prepare licensing certification tests repayment federal student loans allow withdrawal election enroll program extend increase benefits certain individuals p...
111-HR-1338
Student Support Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to make matching grants of at least $1 million to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, the...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-05
student support act amends elementary secondary education act require secretary education matching grants million states allocation local educational agencies leas additional school based mental health student service providers hired reducing student provider ratios elementary secondary schools specified levels recomme...
111-HR-1351
Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the allowance for payment of expenses for computer technology and equipment from qualified tuition programs; (2) allow a tax credit for contributions to such programs; and (3) allow limited direction of investment...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-03-05
college act amends internal revenue code permanent allowance payment expenses computer technology equipment qualified tuition programs allow tax credit contributions programs allow limited direction investment contributions earnings qualified tuition program
111-HR-1380
Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools Act of 2009 or the Josh Miller HEARTS Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to: (1) purchase automated external defibrillators ...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-06
josh_miller_helping_everyone_access_responsive_treatment schools act josh_miller hearts act amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education award matching grants local educational agencies leas purchase automated external defibrillators aeds use schools provide training meet grant requirement adult...
111-HR-1569
Every Student Counts Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require, beginning by the 2010-2011 school year, states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and secondary schools annually to include on the report cards required under title I of the Act: (1) their four-year adjusted cohort graduat...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-17
student counts act amends elementary secondary education act require beginning school year states local educational agencies leas secondary schools annually include report cards required title act year adjusted cohort graduation rate cumulative graduation rate number percentage students graduating years regular seconda...
111-HR-1578
Fast Track to College Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award matching six-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or support dual enrollment programs, such as early college high schools, that allow high school students...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-18
fast track college act authorizes secretary education award matching year grants local educational agencies leas partner institutions higher education ihes establish support dual enrollment programs early college high schools allow high school students earn credit simultaneously high school diploma postsecondary degree...
111-HR-1579
Communities Committed to College Tax Credit Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for 50% of any contribution to a tax-exempt scholarship funding trust established to provide scholarships for individuals with demonstrated financial need to attend institutions of higher education.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-03-18
amends internal revenue code allow tax credit contribution tax exempt scholarship funding trust established provide scholarships individuals demonstrated financial need attend institutions higher education
111-HR-1615
Medical Economic Deferment for Students (MEDS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the meaning of economic hardship under the Federal Family Education Loan or Perkins Loan and related loan insurance programs. Considers borrowers under such programs to be suffering economic hardship if they are...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-19
medical economic deferment students meds act amends higher education act respect meaning economic hardship federal_family_education_loan perkins_loan related loan insurance programs considers borrowers programs suffering economic hardship working time federal educational debt burden equal adjusted gross income differen...
111-HR-1717
Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act - Allows each state to submit to the Secretary of Education a declaration of intent, applicable for up to five years, permitting it to receive federal funds on a consolidated basis that would otherwise be directed toward specific programs furthering the sta...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-03-25
academic partnerships lead success act plus act allows state submit secretary education declaration intent applicable years permitting receive federal funds consolidated basis directed specific programs furthering stated purpose title improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary secondary education act requi...
111-HR-1884
National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services. Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary ...
Education
Higher
Health
2009-04-02
national_health_service_corps improvement act amends public_health_service_act revise definition primary health services purposes national_health_service_corps include optometry health services includes optometrists fellowship program delivery primary health services health professional shortage areas national_health_s...
111-HR-1951
Family Education Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $5,000 (adjusted for inflation after 2009) per student per year for the cost of attendance at any educational institution (including any private, parochial, religious, or home school) organized to provide elementary o...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-04-02
family education freedom act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit adjusted inflation student year cost attendance educational institution including private parochial religious home school organized provide elementary secondary education
111-HR-1953
Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified elementary and secondary education expenses and contributions and gifts to schools within the definition of the term "qualified tuition and related expenses" for purposes of the Hope Scholarship Tax Credit.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-04-02
hope plus scholarship act amends internal revenue code include qualified elementary secondary education expenses contributions gifts schools definition term qualified tuition related expenses purposes
111-HR-1954
Make College Affordable Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers, their spouses, dependents, and grandchildren a tax deduction from gross income for certain higher education expenses and for interest on certain student loans. Includes as higher education expenses undergraduate tuition and fees ...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-04-02
college affordable act amends internal revenue code allow taxpayers spouses dependents grandchildren tax deduction gross income certain higher education expenses interest certain student loans includes higher education expenses undergraduate tuition fees reasonable living expenses attending institution higher education
111-HR-1957
Helping Families Afford Tuition Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to replace the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits with an income-based tax credit for 50% of qualified tuition and related expenses, up to $10,000, for attendance at an institution of higher education. Repeals the tax deduction for q...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-04-02
helping families afford tuition act amends internal revenue code replace hope scholarship lifetime_learning tax credits income based tax credit qualified tuition related expenses attendance institution higher education repeals tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses
111-HR-2060
Community College Technology Access Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to community colleges for the maintenance, administration, and improvement of computer labs to enhance student and public access to information technology training. Allows grantees to use grant funds to expand or build a comput...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-04-23
secretary education award grants community colleges maintenance administration improvement computer labs enhance student public access information technology training allows grantees use grant funds expand build computer lab facility ask receive secretary authorization requires grantees computer labs open public specif...
111-HR-2239
Secondary School Innovation Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to establish a Secondary School Innovation Fund program awarding competitive matching grants to partnerships, which must include at least one state or local educational agency, for th...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-04
secondary school innovation fund act amends elementary secondary education act authorize secretary education establish program awarding competitive matching grants partnerships include state local educational agency implementation innovative strategies improve achievement risk students secondary schools permits partner...
111-HR-2274
Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the: (1) Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; (2) Early Learning Opportunities Act; (3) Higher Education Act of 1965; (4) Higher Education Amendments of 1998; (5) Education of the Deaf Act of 1986; (6) Higher Education Opportunity Act; (7...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-06
priorities education spending act repeals specified provisions elementary secondary education act early learning opportunities act higher education act higher education amendments education deaf act higher education opportunity act stevenson-wydler_technology innovation act omnibus crime control safe streets act techni...
111-HR-2356
Educators Achieving Reciprocity Now (E.A.R.N.) Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require each state receiving school improvement funds under part A of title I of such Act to consider a teacher to be highly qualified with respect to an academic subject if the teacher: (1) is or was consi...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-12
educators achieving reciprocity act_-_amends elementary secondary education act require state receiving school improvement funds title act consider teacher highly qualified respect academic subject teacher considered highly qualified academic subject state teaching years public private school
111-HR-2403
Rural Career and Technical Education Expansion Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to assume or cancel a loan made under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or the Direct Loan programs to an individual who: (1) has been employed as a teacher at a rural second...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-14
technical education expansion act amends higher education act require secretary education assume cancel loan federal_family_education_loan ffel direct loan programs individual employed teacher rural secondary school consecutive complete program years default loan seek forgiveness qualifying employment teaching career t...
111-HR-2431
America's Teachers Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers and extend such deduction through 2010.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-05-14
america teachers tax relief act amends internal revenue code increase tax deduction certain expenses elementary secondary school teachers extend deduction
111-HR-2434
College Tuition Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2010 the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-05-14
college tuition tax relief act amends internal revenue code extend tax deduction qualified tuition related expenses
111-HR-2456
Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 or the VETS Act of 2009 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to refund to students the tuition and fees paid for education they will not receive due to their withdrawal from school to serve i...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-18
vets act amends title student assistance higher education act require institutions higher education refund students tuition fees paid education receive withdrawal school serve armed_forces waives application requirement students return title funds withdrawing school students withdrawal necessitated service armed_forces...
111-HR-2474
Veterans Educational Equity Act - Provides that, in the case of an individual entitled to veterans' educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program and who is enrolled at an institution of higher education in a state in which the public institutions charge only fees in lieu of tuition, the Sec...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-05-19
veterans educational equity act provides case individual entitled veterans educational assistance program enrolled institution higher education state public institutions charge fees lieu tuition secretary veterans_affairs shall allow individual use portion payable educational assistance program pay tuition fees program...
111-HR-2492
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income discharges of student loan indebtedness based on repayments which are income contingent or income based.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-05-19
amends internal revenue code exclude gross income discharges student loan indebtedness based repayments income contingent income based
111-HR-2500
Help Kids Save for College Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an employee amounts, up to $1,000, paid by an employer to a qualified college savings assistance plan for a designated beneficiary.
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-05-19
help kids save college act amends internal revenue code exclude gross income employee amounts paid employer qualified college savings assistance plan designated beneficiary
111-HR-2561
Help Student Soldiers Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to waive the application of the requirement that students return title IV funds which were unearned due to their withdrawal from school to students whose withdrawal is necessitated by service in the Armed Forces. Provid...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-21
help student soldiers act amends title student assistance higher education act waive application requirement students return title funds unearned withdrawal school students withdrawal necessitated service armed_forces provides loan forgiveness federal_family_education_loan direct_loan perkins_loan programs students por...
111-HR-2579
Pathways to College Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to local educational agencies that serve mostly high-need high schools for programs to increase the number of students from low-income families who attend college. Defines "high-need high schools" as those where at lea...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-05-21
pathways college act authorizes secretary education award competitive year grants local educational agencies serve high need high schools programs increase number students low income families attend college defines high need high schools half students low income families requires grantees use funds train teachers couns...
111-HR-2755
High Quality Teaching Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to up to 250 local educational agencies (LEAs) to recruit, support, and retain highly qualified and effective teachers through participation in the Tar...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-06-08
high quality teaching act amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education award competitive year grants local educational agencies leas recruit support retain highly qualified effective teachers participation targeted high need initiative program national_board_for_professional_teaching_standards g...
111-HR-3221
Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 - (Sec. 4) Prohibits funds appropriated pursuant to this Act from being used for Congressional earmarks. (Sec. 5) Requires all savings in federal spending that are generated, and not otherwise allocated, by this Act to be made available for federal deficit reduction. Ti...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-07-15
student aid fiscal responsibility act sec prohibits funds appropriated pursuant act congressional earmarks sec requires savings federal spending generated allocated act available federal deficit reduction title investing students increasing college access completion sec amends higher education act act authorize appropr...
111-HR-3238
Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2009 - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1988 to revise requirements for statewide and local workforce investment systems to include adult education activities. Revises member composition of: (1) state workforce investment boards to include state representatives responsib...
Education
Higher
Labor and employment
2009-07-16
adult_education economic growth act amends workforce investment act revise requirements statewide local workforce investment systems include adult education activities revises member composition state workforce investment boards include state representatives responsible implementing adult education literacy workplace s...
111-HR-3259
Establishing Grants for College Access and Completion Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive five-year grants to certain nonprofit organizations for the provision of mentoring, support, outreach, and other services that encourage disadvantaged students to attend institutions of higher edu...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-07-20
establishing grants college access completion act directs secretary education award competitive year grants certain nonprofit organizations provision mentoring support outreach services encourage disadvantaged students attend institutions higher education prohibits grant covering cost services grant supports requires n...
111-HR-3295
Removing Impediments to Students Education Act of 2009 or the RISE Act of 2009 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal a provision which makes persons convicted of drug offenses ineligible to receive federal student financial assistance for specified periods. Requires institutions of higher education to not...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-07-22
removing impediments students education act rise act amends higher education act repeal provision makes persons convicted drug offenses ineligible receive federal student financial assistance specified periods requires institutions higher education notify students lost eligibility assistance drug conviction prior act e...
111-HR-3467
Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009 - Provides for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing education programs offered through distance learning. Includes in the definition of "active duty" for purposes of Program eligibility for members o...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-07-31
fairness act provides monthly housing stipend individuals pursuing education programs offered distance learning includes definition active duty purposes program eligibility members army_national_guard air_national_guard time duty including duty support homeland security operation natural disaster related operation coun...
111-HR-3484
Extends to June 30, 2014, the period during which the following work-study activities qualify for an additional veterans' educational assistance allowance: (1) outreach services furnished by employees of a state approving agency; (2) provision of hospital and domiciliary care in a state home; and (3) activity relating ...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-07-31
extends june period following work study activities qualify additional veterans educational assistance allowance outreach services furnished employees state approving agency provision hospital domiciliary care state home activity relating administration national cemetery state veterans cemetery
111-HR-3523
Biofuel Engineering Training Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to award a grant to an appropriate standard-setting or other entity to: (1) develop appropriate standards for the accreditation of undergraduate and graduate biofuel engineering programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs); and (2) study the need...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-07-31
biofuel engineering training act directs secretary energy award grant appropriate standard setting entity develop appropriate standards accreditation undergraduate graduate biofuel engineering programs institutions higher education ihes study needs biofuel industry engineering support requires secretary award competiti...
111-HR-3554
National Guard Education Equality Act - Includes as qualifying service for veterans educational assistance purposes (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance): (1) certain active duty service in the reserve components (including service such as part of an airport security mission or counterdrug activity); and (2) discharge fro...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-09-10
equality act includes qualifying service veterans educational assistance purposes certain active duty service reserve components including service airport security mission counterdrug activity discharge active duty service reserve components service connected disability
111-HR-3577
Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009 - Allows any former member of the Armed Forces who has 20 years of active-duty service as of any date between September 30, 2011, and ending July 31, 2009, including at least 90 days of such service after September 10, 2001, and is ho...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-09-15
education assistance act allows member armed_forces years active duty service date september ending july including days service september honorably discharged transfer dependents remaining entitlement educational assistance veterans educational assistance program
111-HR-3579
Amends the Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance program for veterans to increase the reporting fee payable to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving assistance.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-09-16
amends montgomery bill educational assistance program veterans increase reporting fee payable educational institutions enroll veterans receiving assistance
111-HR-3591
Constitution and Citizenship Day Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Constitution Day Grant Program awarding competitive grants to local educational agencies and charter schools to commemorate, and enhance educational programs that ...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-09-17
constitution citizenship day act amends elementary secondary education act direct secretary education establish constitution day grant program awarding competitive grants local educational agencies charter schools commemorate enhance educational programs teach students state constitution requires program occur annually...
111-HR-3599
Deposit Restricted Qualified Tuition Programs Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to prescribe requirements for deposit restricted qualified tuition programs which are exempt from federal income tax. Defines such a program as one in which: (1) the cash provided to it by a contributor may be invested ...
Education
Higher
Finance and financial sector
2009-09-17
deposit restricted qualified tuition programs act amends federal_deposit_insurance_act prescribe requirements deposit restricted qualified tuition programs exempt federal income tax defines program cash provided contributor invested deposits insured federal_deposit_insurance_corporation fdic contributor participant pro...
111-HR-3625
Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in elementary and secondary schools. Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-09-22
schools assessment act directs secretary education study report congress marketing food beverages elementary secondary schools requires study assess nutritional quality foods media marketed children schools mechanisms regulate marketing directs secretary collaborate conduct study
111-HR-3661
Allows, and regulates the amount of, housing assistance payable to certain post-9/11 veterans (and, in some instances, those veterans' spouses, children, or both) who are pursuing distance learning.
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-09-29
allows regulates housing assistance payable certain veterans instances veterans spouses children pursuing distance learning
111-HR-3733
Armed Forces Education Parity Act - Makes enlisted members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard eligible to participate in the higher education programs offered by the Community College of the Air Force. (Currently, only enlisted members of the Air Force and other enlisted members of the Armed Forces who ar...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-10-06
enlisted members army navy marine_corps coast_guard eligible participate higher education programs offered air_force currently enlisted members air_force enlisted members armed_forces serving air_force training school instructors eligible participate programs
111-HR-3758
Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to: (1) increase the maximum dollar amount of such deduction to $500; (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses; and (3) make such deduct...
Education
Higher
Taxation
2009-10-08
teacher tax relief act amends internal revenue code provisions relating tax deduction expenses elementary secondary school teachers increase maximum dollar deduction allow deduction professional development expenses deduction permanent
111-HR-3782
Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2009 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive funds for 21st Century Community Learning Center activities to use them also for educational activities for children four years of age o...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-10-08
universal prekindergarten early childhood education act amends elementary secondary education act allow local educational agencies leas receive funds community learning center activities use educational activities children years age younger lea agrees phase possible prekindergarten program taught teachers qualification...
111-HR-3813
Veterans Training Act - Deems a program of education as an approved program for purposes of the post-9/11 veterans' educational assistance program if the program is offered by an institution offering: (1) postsecondary instruction that leads to an associate or higher degree and the institution is an approved institutio...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-10-14
veterans training act deems program education approved program purposes veterans educational assistance program program offered institution offering postsecondary instruction leads associate higher degree institution approved institution higher learning instruction lead associate higher degree institution approved educ...
111-HR-3943
Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act - Amends the Troops-to-Teachers program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (which provides veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency [LEA] or public charter school). Expands ...
Education
Higher
Education
2009-10-27
program elementary secondary education act provides veterans teacher certification stipends exchange years service high need local educational agency lea public charter school expands program eligibility cover certain individuals september serve continuous days active duty armed_forces honorably released service januar...
111-HR-4064
Extends eligibility for the transfer of educational assistance entitlement under the Post-9/11 educational assistance program to those former members of the Armed Forces who: (1) retired on or after September 10, 2001, and on or before July 31, 2009; or (2) medically retired or separated on or after September 10, 2001,...
Education
Higher
Armed forces and national security
2009-11-07
extends eligibility transfer educational assistance entitlement educational assistance program members armed_forces retired september july medically retired separated september disability determined service connected provides special rules individuals entitled educational assistance basic educational assistance montgom...