JOBS Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 1/24/2017
Actions
- 2017-01-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S448)
- 2017-01-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-24 (00)
Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2017 or the JOBS Act of 2017
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish the Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program. The Department of Education must award job training Federal Pell Grants to eligible students.
An eligible student is one who does not have a degree, attends an institution of higher education (IHE), is enrolled in a job training program at such IHE, and meets all other eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant.
The maximum job training Federal Pell Grant award is 50% of the discretionary base maximum award specified in annual appropriations law.
Any period during which a student receives a job training Federal Pell Grant counts toward that student's Federal Pell Grant eligibility period.
Cosponsors (12)
- Rob Portman (R-OH)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- John Hoeven (R-ND)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Roger Wicker (R-MS)
- Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
Subjects
- Employment and training programs
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
- Vocational and technical education
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