,i #aad? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efif ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #h1 #bjaf,ms4 ,ku/] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to support innovative te*nology p>tn]%ips4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cod+ ,te*nology ,improvem5ts ,act4 #b4 ,support ( innovative te*nology p>tn]%ips ,section #gdd7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #aach;c7c77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#g7 ,support ( innovative te*nology p>tn]%ips1 ?r\gh grants to enc\rage increas$ innovation 9 high] education programs t are (f]$ ?r\gh p>tn]%ips betwe5 in/itutions ( high] education & nontraditional provid]s n traditionally eligible to p>ticipate 9 title ,,iv programs1 & t are approv$ by a quality assurance entity 7:i* meets ! requirem5ts = su* an entity describ$ 9 ! notice publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education on ,octob] #ae1 #bjae 7#hj ,f$4 ,reg4 #fbjdg et seq4771 includ+ programs on cod+1 high-te*nology s(tw>e1 or comput] sci5ce4 ,su* grants may be us$ to assi/ 9 assess+ :e!r su* p>tn]%ips-- 7,a7 increase access to innovative & effective educational programs1 p>ticul>ly = /ud5ts f l[-income backgr\nds2 7,b7 assess quality assurance processes appropriate = ! nontraditional provid]s & programs describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph2 & 7,c7 id5tify ways to protect /ud5ts & taxpay]s f risk1 includ+ lack ( employm5t or increase ( p]sonal debt4 4