Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2004

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Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2004 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to carry out a student loan program for workforce development for high-growth occupations or industries.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 13, 2004

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for: (1) job skill training in high-growth occupations or industries, to partnerships of community colleges and workforce investment boards; and (2) training and job skills for small business owners or operators, to partnerships of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and entities that help small business development.

Prohibits, under the student loan program, IHEs and accrediting agencies and associations from restricting transfer of credits in specified ways.

Requires studies and dissemination of comparative data on college costs and related matters.

Revises teacher quality enhancement grants, with respect to high-need local educational agencies and eligible partnerships.

Allows States to submit applications, under the leveraging educational assistance partnership program, with philanthropic organizations and public or private IHEs.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Higher Education Affordability, Access, and Opportunity Act of 2004

Latest action (Sep 13, 2004): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9138-9140)

Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 13, 2004

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

No recorded floor vote found.