Latest Update: Friday, January, 16th 2009

A bill to establish digital and wireless networks to advance online higher education opportunities for minority students.

2/15/2007--Introduced.

ED 1.0 Act - Establishes a pilot program requiring the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to award six-year grants to four minority-serving educational institutions, enabling them to develop digital and wireless networks for online programs of study within the institutions.

Gives grant priority to institutions serving counties: (1) that meet specified criteria of economic depression; (2) less than 18% of whose residents have a higher education; and (3) at least half of whose residents are minorities.

Latest Actions
  • 02/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2231)
  • 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR 2/26/2007 S2231-2232)