Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

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The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that reauthorized and expanded higher education programs, focusing on college affordability, transparency, student loan reform, and consumer protections for students and families.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
education law ⓘ
affectsProgram Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants ⓘ
Federal Work-Study ⓘ
Federal student loan programs ⓘ
Pell Grants ⓘ
Title IV federal student aid programs ⓘ
aimsTo expand access to higher education ⓘ
improve affordability of higher education ⓘ
increase transparency of college pricing ⓘ
strengthen consumer protections in student lending ⓘ
amends Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 2008-08-14 ⓘ
dateSigned 2008-08-14 ⓘ
enactedBy 110th United States Congress ⓘ
focusesOn college affordability ⓘ
consumer protections for families ⓘ
consumer protections for students ⓘ
higher education access ⓘ
student loan reform ⓘ
transparency in higher education costs ⓘ
includesProvision campus safety reporting requirements ⓘ
college cost transparency requirements ⓘ
fire safety reporting requirements ⓘ
loan counseling requirements ⓘ
net price calculators for institutions ⓘ
rules on relationships between colleges and lenders ⓘ
support for low-income and first-generation students ⓘ
support for minority-serving institutions ⓘ
teacher preparation program reporting requirements ⓘ
textbook price disclosure requirements ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalCitation 122 Stat. 3078 ⓘ
legislativeChamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives ⓘ
partOf United States education policy ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment George W. Bush ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 110-315 ⓘ
reauthorizes Higher Education Act of 1965 ⓘ
regulates federal student loans ⓘ
private student loans ⓘ
requiresComplianceBy postsecondary educational institutions receiving federal funds ⓘ
shortName HEOA ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
subjectArea consumer protection in education ⓘ
higher education finance ⓘ
student financial aid ⓘ
title Higher Education Opportunity Act ⓘ

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Higher Education Act of 1965 → amendedBy → Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ⓘ
Pub.L. 89–329 → laterAmendedBy → Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ⓘ
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 → title → Higher Education Opportunity Act ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
HEOA → fullName → Higher Education Opportunity Act ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
Public Law 110-315 → officialName → Higher Education Opportunity Act ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
Public Law 110-315 → shortTitle → Higher Education Opportunity Act ⓘ
linked to: Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008