118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5469 — Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2023

“To promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and local educational agencies with high enrollments of Hispanic or Latino students, and for other purposes.”

Education

Introduced Sep 14, 2023

Last action Sep 14, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Sep 14, 2023

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Referred

Sep 14, 2023

Education and Workforce

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Education to (1) award grants to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (IHEs) to improve and expand innovative collaboration agreements between local educational agencies and IHEs to better serve Hispanic and Latino students, (2) provide technical assistance to such IHEs, and (3) contract with a third party to conduct an independent evaluation of grant activities. Such grants must be used for specific activities, such as improving school-based and institutional practices to prepare students for postsecondary education and addressing nonacademic needs of students that are barriers to college enrollment.

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Sep 14, 2023

Introduced in House

Sep 14, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.