College Equity Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 4/1/2019
Actions
- 2019-04-01Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-04-01Introduced in House
- 2019-04-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-04-01 (00)
College Equity Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs).
Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal background, military service, first-generation students, students with disabilities, student parents, and transfer students.
In addition, ED must award grants to IHEs for executing improvement plans that address inequities.
Finally, higher education accrediting agencies and associations must assess the findings from the audits and assist IHEs in addressing inequities.
Cosponsors (18)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Henry Cuellar (D-TX)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Accounting and auditing
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Minority education
- School administration
- Student aid and college costs
- Student records
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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