Senate Bill 1295
115th Congress(2017-2018)
RISE Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 6, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1295
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower Act of 2017 or the RISE Act of 2017
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set forth requirements about data collection related to students with disabilities. Specifically, the bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to outline which documents disabled students need to submit in order to ensure they are eligible for student disability support services.
IHEs must submit key data related to their undergraduate students with disabilities for inclusion in federal postsecondary institution data collection efforts.
June 6, 2017
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06/06/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
06/06/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:37:39 PM