[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4435 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4435
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of
Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 16, 2017
Mr. Faso (for himself, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Katko, Mr. Donovan, Mr. King of
New York, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Miss Rice of New York, Mr.
Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Stivers, and Mr. Kildee) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of
Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Go to High School, Go to College Act
of 2017''.
SEC. 2. EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANT.
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Early College Federal Pell Grants.--
``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the requirement under
section 484(a)(1) that a student not been enrolled in an
elementary or secondary school to be eligible to receive a
Federal Pell Grant under this section, for the award years
beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2023, the
Secretary shall carry out a program to award Early College
Federal Pell Grants to eligible students to support enrollment
in, and completion of, postsecondary courses offered through an
early college high school.
``(2) Maximum period for early college federal pell
grants.--An eligible student may receive an Early College
Federal Pell Grant under this subsection in an amount equal to
the cost of not more than 4 full-time postsecondary semesters,
or the equivalent of 4 full-time postsecondary semesters, as
determined by the Secretary by regulation, while enrolled in
postsecondary courses offered by an early college high school.
``(3) Counting of awards for purposes of federal pell
grants.--
``(A) In general.--An Early College Federal Pell
Grant received under this subsection shall be counted
toward the maximum period for which a student may
receive Federal Pell Grants under this section, as
provided under subsection (c)(5).
``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the
requirement under subparagraph (A) on a case-by-case
basis for any student demonstrating evidence of a
credible disruption or redirection in course of study
necessitating additional time to complete a
postsecondary degree or credential.
``(4) Terms and conditions.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in this
subsection, an Early College Federal Pell Grant
received under this subsection shall have the same
terms and conditions, and be awarded in the same
manner, as Federal Pell Grants awarded under this
section.
``(B) Minimum completion.--An eligible student may
only receive an Early College Federal Pell Grant under
this subsection upon completion of a full-time
postsecondary semester, or the equivalent of a full-
time postsecondary semester, as determined by the
Secretary by regulation.
``(C) Amount.--The Secretary shall pay an eligible
institution that is engaged in a partnership as part of
an early college high school an amount equal to the
cost of tuition, fees, and books for each postsecondary
course (including with respect to the postsecondary
courses completed to satisfy the requirement under
subparagraph (B)) an eligible student completes through
such early college high school, provided such eligible
student satisfies the requirement under subparagraph
(B).
``(5) Reporting.--Each early college high school shall
annually submit to the Secretary a report on the program of
postsecondary courses provided to eligible students that
includes the following information that is reported for all
eligible students and disaggregated by each student subgroup of
eligible students:
``(A) Total number and percentage of eligible
students who enroll in and subsequently complete the
program at the early college high school.
``(B) The number of postsecondary credits earned by
eligible students while enrolled in the early college
high school that may be applied toward a postsecondary
degree or credential program.
``(C) The percentage of eligible students enrolled
in the early college high school who concurrently earn
a secondary school diploma and an associate degree or
equivalent.
``(D) The percentage of early college high school
graduates completing the program who enroll in a
postsecondary institution.
``(E) The total amount of Early College Federal
Pell Grants awarded to eligible students served by the
early college high school.
``(6) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Early college high school.--The term `early
college high school' has the meaning given the term in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965.
``(B) Eligible institution.--The term `eligible
institution' means an institution that--
``(i) complies with the existing
requirements of being an eligible institution
under this title; and
``(ii) demonstrates that it--
``(I) is participating in a
statewide articulation agreement;
``(II) has an articulation
agreement in place with at least one
public institution of higher education;
or
``(III) has a track record of
students successfully transferring
credits earned at the institution to
public institutions of higher
education.
``(C) Eligible student.--The term `eligible
student' means a student enrolled at an early college
high school who, if such student met the requirements
of section 484 for eligibility for a Federal Pell
Grant, would be awarded a Federal Pell Grant after the
determination of the expected family contribution for
such student.
``(D) Student subgroup.--The term `student
subgroup' means--
``(i) economically disadvantaged students;
``(ii) students from major racial and
ethnic groups;
``(iii) children with disabilities; and
``(iv) English learners.''.
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