state or federal legislation related to higher education and disability
The Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium joined Think College in efforts to designate May 15, 2022, as Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day. With this proclamation, May 15, 2022 was...Read more
Status (S1786): Amend and recommit to Finance (January 19, 2022) (A3032): Amend and recommit to Higher Education (March 2, 2022)
Introduced in 2022, this legislation allows students with...Read more
This legislation, signed in June of 2022, establishes the Louisiana Postsecondary Inclusive Education Fund, which will finance the creation of comprehensive inclusive postsecondary education...Read more
An Act relating to eligibility for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program and students with intellectual disabilities. This legislation, signed into law in 2022, expands the eligibility terms of the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship Program to include Kentucky students with intellectual disabilities enrolled in comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs (CTPs)....Read more
This legislation directs the Iowa College Student Aid Commission to create a scholarship program to support individuals with intellectual, development or learning disabilities. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and enrolled in an Iowa-based comprehensive transition and postsecondary program (CTP) approved by the U.S. Department of Education....Read more