,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ab1       
#bjac,ms4 ,edwards 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,delaney1 and ,mr4 ,honda7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,education to award grants
 to ,states that enact ,state laws that 
will make school attendance compulsory  
through the age of #ag4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,broadening ,opportunities ,through     
,education ,act4  #b4 ,grant program for
 ,states with compulsory school         
attendance through the age of #ag  7a7  
,program authorized ,from the amounts   
appropriated to carry out this ,act and 
not later than #ij days after such      
amounts are appropriated1 the ,secretary
 of ,education shall award grants1 on a 
competitive basis1 to ,states with      
approved applications under subsection  
7b7 to assist such ,states in improving 

secondary school programs4  7b7         
,application ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant under this ,act1 a ,state shall 
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such manner1 and       
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 including-- 7#a7
 a description of the ,state law that   
the ,state has enacted that makes school
 attendance in the ,state compulsory    
through the age of #ag 7except in cases 
of individuals who complete the         
secondary school graduation requirements
 of the ,state prior to attaining such  
age7 including a description of any     
other exemptions to such law2 and  7#b7 
a description of how the ,state will use
 the grant to carry out or improve      
secondary school programs in the ,state4
  7c7 ,uses of funds ,a ,state that     
receives a grant under this ,act shall  
use such grant to improve secondary     
school programs in the ,state1 such as  
by-- 7#a7 establishing or expanding     
work-based programs that integrate      

academic and career-based skills through
 career and technical training1 linked  
learning pathways1 school-registered    
apprenticeships1 and other              
career-training programs2  7#b7         
implementing an early warning indicator 
system to help high schools1 and their  
feeder middle schools1 to identify      
struggling students and create a system 
of evidence-based interventions2  7#c7  
providing evidence-based grade and      
school transition programs and supports1
 including through curricula alignment2 
7#d7 personalizing the school experience
 and increasing student engagement by   
providing service-learning1             
experiential1 and work-based and other  
learning opportunities2  7#e7 providing 
extended-learning opportunities1 by the 
school day1 week1 or year to increase   
the total number of school hours to     
include additional time for instruction 
in academic subjects and enrichment2 or 
7#f7 increasing student supports through
 activities such as student advisories1 

school counseling opportunities1 and    
one-to-one mentoring4  7d7 ,definitions 
,for purposes of this ,act3 7#a7 ,,esea 
terms ,the terms secondary school and   
,state have the meanings given the terms
 in section #iaja of the ,elementary and
 ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,education4