Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D TierneySponsor

16 cosponsors · 15 D, 1 R

D Slaughter MFD Frost GM

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to support business incubation at institutions of higher education that award associate or baccalaureate degrees.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 3, 2003

Directs the Secretary to make competitive, matching awards to: (1) a non-profit entity that manages or provides technical assistance to a degree-granting institution's affiliated incubator (or to the institution that manages in the absence of such an entity), for helping acquire or renovate space for incubators, and for developing curricula, providing services, or providing programming for entrepreneurs housed in an incubator; and (2) a degree-granting institution or a nonprofit local government or community development organization, for feasibility studies to determine the need for or siting of incubators. Requires the Secretary to reserve certain amounts for research regarding best practices for incubator programs, including the development of a benchmarking system based on uniform measures, and for dissemination of information regarding such practices. Authorizes contracts for such purposes with organizations with expertise in business incubation practices.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success (LEADERS) Act of 2003

Latest action (Jun 30, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Policy area: Education · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 3, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.