Opportunities for Success Act of 2024
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 Mar 2024): Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
What this bill does
The Opportunities for Success Act of 2024 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise the federal work-study program, which helps colleges pay students for part-time employment. It would set specific funding levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, ranging from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion annually, and require the Secretary of Education to reserve portions of that money for "improved institutions" (schools showing gains in completion rates and Pell Grant enrollment) and for a separate grant program. The bill also rewrites the formula used to distribute work-study funds among colleges, phasing in a new "fair share" allocation based on undergraduate and graduate student financial need rather than historical funding patterns. It broadens allowable work-study activities to include child care and early learning programs and "work-based learning" such as internships, apprenticeships, and research positions.
The bill primarily affects colleges and universities participating in the federal work-study program and the students who rely on it, especially Pell Grant recipients, students with exceptional financial need, and homeless or foster-care youth, who would receive prioritized access to funds. Institutions would face new requirements to spend minimum percentages of funds on work-based learning and community service, reimburse student travel costs, and report outcome data; schools with very low percentages of low-income students could become ineligible for certain allocations.
Introduced in the House on March 13, 2024, by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the bill has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further before the end of the 118th Congress.
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Timeline
13 Mar 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7644 do?
- The Opportunities for Success Act of 2024 would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize and revise the federal work-study program, which helps colleges pay students for part-time employment. It would set specific funding levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, ranging from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion annually, and require the Secretary of Education to reserve portions of that money for "improved institutions" (schools showing gains in completion rates and Pell Grant enrollment) and for a separate grant program. The bill also rewrites the formula used to distribute work-study funds among colleges, phasing in a new "fair share" allocation based on undergraduate and graduate student financial need rather than historical funding patterns. It broadens allowable work-study activities to include child care and early learning programs and "work-based learning" such as internships, apprenticeships, and research positions. The bill primarily affects colleges and universities participating in the federal work-study program and the students who rely on it, especially Pell Grant recipients, students with exceptional financial need, and homeless or foster-care youth, who would receive prioritized access to funds. Institutions would face new requirements to spend minimum percentages of funds on work-based learning and community service, reimburse student travel costs, and report outcome data; schools with very low percentages of low-income students could become ineligible for certain allocations. Introduced in the House on March 13, 2024, by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, the bill has not received a vote and, according to available records, did not advance further before the end of the 118th Congress.
- Has H.R. 7644 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7644. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7644?
- H.R. 7644 was sponsored by Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7644?
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (13 Mar 2024).
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