S. 2736 · 116th Congress
Fast Track To and Through College Act
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This bill provides grants for the establishment of fast track pathways that enable students to earn up to one year of college credits while still in high school.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 30, 2019
Fast Track To and Through College Act
This bill provides grants for the establishment of fast track pathways that enable students to earn up to one year of college credits while still in high school.
Grant recipients (i.e., certain partnerships that include states' educational agencies) shall use awarded funds to support statewide implementation of early college fast track pathways and early high school graduation fast track pathways. Early college fast track pathways are programs of advanced coursework resulting in credit that (1) is equivalent to two semesters of full-time postsecondary enrollment, and (2) satisfies the requirements for a high school diploma. Early high school graduation fast track pathways are scholarships for students who graduate high school early, do not require remedial coursework in postsecondary education, and attend a public two- or four-year institution of higher education.
A grant recipient may also use grant funds to offer scholarships to students who graduate high school early, provide training or professional development for faculty who teach courses in an early college fast track pathway, or provide students with transportation to and from advanced courses in an early college fast track pathway.
The bill also makes certain high school students participating in an early college fast track pathway eligible to receive Pell Grants.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Fast Track To and Through College Act
Latest action (Oct 30, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 30, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.