Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to shift from the Secretary of Education to the states the authority to recognize a rigorous secondary school program, the completion of which is required for a student to qualify for an Academic Competitiveness Grant.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[H.R. 4810 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4810
To amend the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to
Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over
secondary school curricula.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2006
Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 relating to
Academic Competitiveness Grants to preserve State authority over
secondary school curricula.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO RECOGNIZE RIGOROUS SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS OF
STUDY.
Section 401A(c)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by
section 8003 of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005, is
amended by striking ``established by a State or local educational
agency and recognized as such by the Secretary'' each place it appears
in subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting ``recognized as such
by the chief State school officer of the State within which such
secondary school is located''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
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