H.R. 5760 · 111th Congress
To expand eligibility for Pell grants to certain students who are pursuing a postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for employment as a teacher.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Charles Melancon
- Introduced
- 2010-07-15
- Latest action
- 2010-10-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Summary
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow students who are pursuing a postbaccalaureate professional certification or licensing credential required for employment as a teacher to receive a Pell grant even if their institution of higher education (IHE) offers a baccalaureate degree in education, provided they do not live within 45 miles of an IHE that offers such a postbaccalaureate program but not a baccalaureate degree in education. (Currently, students are not eligible for Pell grants for such postbaccalaureate studies if their IHE offers a baccalaureate degree in education.)