H.R. 2700, To suspend implementation of an Absolute Priority issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006

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H.R. 2700 would suspend implementation of an Absolute Priority issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006.

Detailed Summary

Directs the Secretary of Education to immediately suspend, until expressly authorized by statute, enforcement of the Notice of Final Priority, including the evaluation described within it.

(The Absolute Priority, issued by the Department of Education on July 3, 2006, which is the subject of the Notice: (1) sets rules regarding which high school students will be given priority for participation in the Upward Bound college preparation program; and (2) calls for an evaluation of the program using a control group of students who do not receive Upward Bound services.)

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 6/13/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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