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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3268
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of
Education to create a pilot program to award College in High School
Pell Grants.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 13, 2019
Ms. FUDGE (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. JOHNSON of
Texas, Ms. LEE of California, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the
Secretary of Education to create a pilot program to
award College in High School Pell Grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Go to High School,
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Go to College Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL FEDERAL PELL GRANT
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PILOT PROGRAM.
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Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
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U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘(k) COLLEGE IN HIGH SCHOOL FEDERAL PELL
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GRANT PILOT PROGRAM.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the award years begin-
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ning on July 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2026,
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the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program to
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award College in High School Federal Pell Grants to
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eligible students to support enrollment in, and com-
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pletion of, postsecondary courses offered through a
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dual or concurrent enrollment program or an early
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college high school.
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‘‘(2) SIZE OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary is au-
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thorized to enroll not more than 250 eligible institu-
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tions into the College in High School Federal Pell
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Grant Pilot Program under this subsection, with the
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intent of serving approximately 50,000 students.
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‘‘(3) POSSIBILITY
OF
EXTENSION.—The Sec-
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retary is authorized to extend the period of the pilot
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program under this subsection at the discretion of
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the Secretary.
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‘‘(4) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution that
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desires to participate in the College in High School
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Federal Pell Grant Pilot Program under this sub-
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section shall submit an application to the Secretary
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at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
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such information as the Secretary may require. As
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part of the application, the eligible institution
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shall—
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‘‘(A) provide an assurance that such insti-
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tution will offer eligible students enrolled in the
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pilot program the opportunity to earn not less
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than 12 credits on a pathway towards a degree
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or credential;
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‘‘(B) describe how the college course se-
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quences offered to such eligible students are
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part of a pathway towards a degree or creden-
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tial;
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‘‘(C) provide an assurance that such insti-
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tution will provide all students enrolled in dual
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or concurrent enrollment programs and early
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college high school programs, alongside stu-
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dents receiving College in High School Federal
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Pell Grants under this subsection, necessary
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support services to such eligible students, such
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as academic tutoring, high school to college
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transition support, guidance counseling, or
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other comparable services designed to increase
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student participation for and success in postsec-
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ondary education;
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‘‘(D) describe how such institution will—
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‘‘(i) ensure that all students enrolled
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in dual or concurrent enrollment programs
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and early college high school programs,
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alongside students receiving College in
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High School Federal Pell Grants under
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this subsection, complete the Free Applica-
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tion for Federal Student Financial Aid
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(FAFSA);
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‘‘(ii) assist all such students with
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completion of the FAFSA; and
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‘‘(iii) commit to advising students re-
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ceiving College in High School Federal Pell
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Grants under this subsection about how re-
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ceipt of a College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant will impact their future finan-
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cial aid eligibility;
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‘‘(E) describe the criteria for admission to
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the pilot program that are used;
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‘‘(F) describe the instructors that the pilot
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program will be using to teach the courses, and
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what procedures the institution has in place to
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ensure that the pilot program is using qualified
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instructors compliant with State laws and ac-
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creditation standards;
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‘‘(G) describe how such institution will
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conduct outreach to such eligible students, their
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parents or caregivers, first-generation college
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students, and historically underrepresented stu-
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dents, to encourage enrollment in the pilot pro-
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gram;
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‘‘(H) commit to being a participant in a
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statewide articulation agreement, have an ar-
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ticulation agreement with at least one public in-
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stitution of higher education, or be able to doc-
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ument in another way successful history of
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credit transfer of dual or concurrent enrollment
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program coursework to other public institutions
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of higher education;
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‘‘(I) provide an assurance that such insti-
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tution will inform such eligible students of their
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transfer options before they enroll, including
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which other institutions of higher education are
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likely to accept credits accrued through partici-
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pation in the pilot program and under what
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conditions;
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‘‘(J) provide an assurance that such insti-
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tution will provide such eligible students with fi-
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nancial counseling regarding how to use any re-
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fund checks they receive for Federal Pell Grant
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funds in excess of the costs of tuition and fees
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for students accumulating more than 2 semes-
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ters of College in High School Federal Pell
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Grants;
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‘‘(K) commit to supplement, not supplant,
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the use of recurring public funding already re-
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ceived from Federal or State sources; and
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‘‘(L) commit not to charge such eligible
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students any additional costs above that covered
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by the student’s College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant.
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‘‘(5) COMPETITIVE
PRIORITY.—The Secretary
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shall award priority for participation in the College
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in High School Federal Pell Grant Pilot Program
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under this subsection to—
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‘‘(A)
an
eligible
institution
that
is
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partnered with a high-need local educational
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agency that serves one or more high-need high
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schools that serve a high concentration of high-
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need students; and
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‘‘(B) with respect to eligible institutions
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that offer a dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
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gram for which certified high school instructors
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will be used to teach the college classes, an eli-
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gible institution that has received accreditation
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by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enroll-
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ment Partnerships.
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‘‘(6) DISTRIBUTION
OF
AWARDS.—The Sec-
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retary shall ensure that eligible institutions awarded
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participation in the College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant Pilot Program reflect a diverse array of
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eligible institutions, including by geography, pro-
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gram focus, and institution type.
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‘‘(7) APPLICABILITY OF PROVISIONS.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise
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provided under this subsection, the provisions of
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this section shall apply to College in High
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School Federal Pell Grants awarded under this
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subsection.
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‘‘(B) WAIVERS
FROM
EXISTING
STAT-
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UTE.—For the purposes of carrying out the
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College in High School Federal Pell Grant Pilot
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Program under this subsection, for students en-
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rolled at eligible institutions who have been ac-
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cepted into the pilot program, the Secretary
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shall—
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‘‘(i) waive the requirement under sec-
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tion 484(a)(1) that a student not be en-
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rolled in an elementary or secondary school
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to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell
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Grant; and
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‘‘(ii) waive the requirement under sec-
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tion 484(d) that a student be a high school
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graduate to be eligible for a Federal Pell
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Grant.
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‘‘(C) TWO SEMESTER CAP WAIVER.—Not-
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withstanding subsection (c)(5), an eligible stu-
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dent may receive not more than 2 semesters, or
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the equivalent of 2 semesters, of College in
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High School Federal Pell Grants, prior to draw-
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ing down from the student’s 12 semester eligi-
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bility period for Federal Pell Grants.
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‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON AWARD AMOUNT.—
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For College in High School Federal Pell Grants
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that do not apply towards a student’s 12 semes-
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ter eligibility period for Federal Pell Grants,
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the size of the College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant shall be not more than the smaller
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of—
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‘‘(i) the amount determined under
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subsection (b); and
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‘‘(ii) the costs of tuition, fees, trans-
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portation, and instructional materials at
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the eligible institution at which the student
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is enrolled.
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‘‘(8) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDING.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible student
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who receives a College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant under this subsection may use the
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grant only for—
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‘‘(i) credit-bearing college coursework;
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and
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‘‘(ii) co-requisite courses.
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‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The use of a College
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in High School Federal Pell Grant for non-
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credit bearing developmental coursework is pro-
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hibited.
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‘‘(9) EVALUATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall
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perform an evaluation, or contract with an ap-
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propriate nonprofit entity to conduct an evalua-
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tion, on the success of the College in High
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School Federal Pell Grant Pilot Program under
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this subsection. In addition, the Secretary shall
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provide updates to Congress and the public not
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less often than every 6 months on current par-
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ticipation in the College in High School Federal
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Pell Grant Pilot Program, and any barriers
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that are potentially affecting its success. The
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evaluation shall consider, to the extent prac-
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ticable, for students receiving a College in High
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School Federal Pell Grant, disaggregated by
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student subgroup, the following:
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‘‘(i) Student participation in the pilot
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program.
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‘‘(ii) College credit accumulation.
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‘‘(iii) High school graduation rates.
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‘‘(iv) Postsecondary enrollment after
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high school graduation.
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‘‘(v) Postsecondary enrollment without
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remediation.
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‘‘(vi) Postsecondary persistence.
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‘‘(vii) Postsecondary completion.
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‘‘(viii) Differences in outcomes under
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clauses (i) through (vii) based upon type of
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institution, program model, and method of
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instruction.
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‘‘(B) REPORTING.—Each eligible institu-
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tion that participates in the College in High
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School Federal Pell Grant Pilot Program under
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this subsection shall report data to the Depart-
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ment for the purposes of completing the evalua-
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tion under subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
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‘‘(A) CO-REQUISITE
COURSE.—The term
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‘co-requisite courses’ means courses designed
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for college students in need or remediation that
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combines credit-bearing college-level coursework
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with supplemental instruction.
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‘‘(B) DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
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PROGRAM.—The term ‘dual or concurrent en-
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rollment program’ has the meaning given the
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term in section 8101 of the Elementary and
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Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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‘‘(C) EARLY
COLLEGE
HIGH
SCHOOL.—
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The term ‘early college high school’ has the
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meaning given the term in section 8101 of the
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
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1965.
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‘‘(D) FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE
STU-
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DENT.—The term ‘first-generation college stu-
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dent’ means—
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‘‘(i) an individual both of whose par-
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ents did not complete a baccalaureate de-
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gree; or
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‘‘(ii) in the case of any individual who
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regularly resided with and received support
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from only 1 parent, an individual whose
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only such parent did not complete a bacca-
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laureate degree.
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‘‘(E) HIGH-NEED
HIGH
SCHOOL.—The
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term ‘high-need high school’ means a secondary
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school that meets any of the following:
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‘‘(i) Serves students not less than 50
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percent of whom are students who meet ei-
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ther of the following:
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‘‘(I) Meet a measure of poverty
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as described in section 1113(a)(5) of
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the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965.
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‘‘(II) Are students described in
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any of the following items:
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‘‘(aa)
Racial
or
ethnic
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groups that are historically un-
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derserved.
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‘‘(bb) Children with disabil-
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ities, as defined in section 602 of
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the Individuals with Disabilities
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Education Act.
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‘‘(cc) English learners, as
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defined in section 8101 of the El-
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ementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965.
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‘‘(dd) Migratory children, as
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defined in section 1309 of the El-
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ementary and Secondary Edu-
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cation Act of 1965.
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‘‘(ee) Homeless children and
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youths.
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‘‘(ff) Students who are in
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foster care or are aging out of
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the foster care system.
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‘‘(gg) Students with a par-
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ent who is a member of the
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Armed Forces (as defined in sec-
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tion 101(a)(4) of title 10, United
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States Code) on active duty (as
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