118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2877Earn to Learn Act

A bill to establish a matched savings program for low-income students.

Education
Introduced Sep 21, 2023
Last action Sep 21, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a postsecondary education match savings account demonstration grant program, through which ED must award competitive grants to states and nonprofit organizations to provide certain low-income students with postsecondary education match savings accounts (e.g., 529 plans). Further, ED must (1) develop and make available to grant recipients certain tools, including a training platform, a program guide, an online data portal, and certain trainings (e.g., on workforce readiness); (2) ensure that participation in the grant program does not affect student eligibility for Federal Pell Grants; and (3) provide technical assistance. Gran...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Sep 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.