Swipe Bills

Arts education and programming would expand for young children, K-12 students, and young people and adults in the criminal justice system.

• Lets Child Care and Development Block Grant funding pay for more activities, including arts programming
• Requires state plans and report cards to include information on arts programming and arts courses
• Requires local school district plans to describe how the district will encourage arts education to improve student achievement

Community college students could get resident tuition and fees waived through federal grants to states and tribal colleges and universities.

• Gives grants to historically Black, tribal and minority-serving colleges to waive or reduce the first 60 credits for low-income students
• Requires states to submit a plan aligning diploma requirements with community college coursework requirements
• Requires states to submit a plan to improve transfer pathways, including fully transferable associate degrees