HB5162: Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend education grant programs for Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would amend a 1977 law that funds agriculture education and research to include Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions in grant programs. These institutions serve students from Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities. Currently, such grants go to other minority-serving schools but not these two groups. The bill would provide equal access to federal agriculture education money for these institutions. It was introduced in Congress but has not yet advanced to .
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HB5162: Parity for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Students in Agriculture Act