House Bill 2270
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 10, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2270
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Removing Barriers to Foster Youth Success in College Act
This bill revises certain federal TRIO programs to address the participation of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such programs.
Specifically, in approving applications for entities to carry out projects under the Talent Search or Upward Bound programs, the Department of Education (ED) shall require an entity to
- assure that it has reviewed and revised its policies and practices to remove barriers to the participation and retention of children and youths who are homeless or in foster care in such project,
- submit with its application a description of project activities that will reach out to such children and youths, and
- assure that it will submit a report on specified data and strategies to ED at the conclusion of the project.
April 10, 2019
04/10/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
04/10/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 7:32:17 PM