,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjaf,mr4  
,takano 7for himself and ,mr4 ,langevin7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife to allow the ,secretary of     
,education to award ,federal ,pell      
,grants to students dually or           
concurrently enrolled at an eligible    
institution that is a public institution
 of higher education and a secondary    
school1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,promoting ,readiness through ,early
 ,pell ,act of #bjaf or the ,,prep ,act 
of #bjaf4  #b4 ,federal ,pell grants for
 students dually or concurrently        
enrolled at an eligible institution that
 is a public institution of higher      
education and a secondary school  7a7   
,amount and determinations of ,federal  
,pell grants ,section #dja of the       

,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7a71 by inserting or is     
dually or concurrently enrolled at an   
eligible institution that is a public   
institution of higher education and a   
secondary school1 after undergraduate12 
and  7#b7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 in  
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 1 or the   
period in which the student is dually or
 concurrently enrolled at an eligible   
institution that is a public institution
 of higher education and a secondary    
school1 after at which the student is in
 attendance2 and  7,b7 in paragraph     
7#d7--  7i7 by amending subparagraph    
7,a7 to read as follows3  7,a7 is--  7i7
 carrying at least one-half the normal  
full-time work load for the course of   
study the student is pursuing1 as       
determined by the institution of higher 
education2 and  7ii7 enrolled or        
accepted for enrollment in a            
postbaccalaureate program that does not 
lead to a graduate degree and courses   

required by a ,state in order for the   
student to receive a professional       
certification or licensing credential   
that is required for employment as a    
teacher in an elementary school or      
secondary school in that ,state2 or  2  
7ii7 by amending subparagraph 7,b7 to   
read as follows3  7,b7 demonstrates     
evidence of a credible disruption or    
redirection in course of study          
necessitating additional time to        
complete--  7i7 a postsecondary degree2 
or  7ii7 a recognized postsecondary     
credential1 as the term is defined in   
section #c of the ,workforce ,innovation
 and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4   
#cajb71  2 and  7iii7 in the            
undesignated matter at the end1 by      
striking except that this paragraph and 
inserting except that subparagraph 7,a74
  7b7 ,student eligibility ,section #dhd
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7 is amended--     
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71 by inserting
 1 except as provided in subsection     

7d77#b7 after secondary school2 and     
7#b7 in subsection 7d7--  7,a7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#c72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#a7 the following new  
paragraph3  7#b7 ,student eligibility   
for ,federal ,pell ,grants ,in order for
 a student who does not have a          
certificate of graduation from a school 
providing secondary education1 or the   
recognized equivalent of such           
certificate1 and who does not meet one  
of the requirements under paragraph     
7#a71 to be eligible for assistance     
under subpart #a of part ,a of this     
title1 the student shall be dually or   
concurrently enrolled at an eligible    
institution that is a public institution
 of higher education and a secondary    
school4  4  #c4 ,non-,federal funds for 
dual or concurrent enrollment programs  
7a7 ,in general ,subpart #b of part ,f  
of title ,,viii of the ,elementary and  
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #gija et seq47 is amended by 

adding at the end the following new     
section3  #hedi;,d4 ,non-,federal funds 
for dual or concurrent enrollment       
programs ,as a condition of receiving   
funds under this ,act1 with respect to a
 ,state educational agency or local     
educational agency offering a dual or   
concurrent enrollment program in        
partnership with an institution of      
higher education and in which a student 
is receiving a ,federal ,pell ,grant    
under subpart #a of part ,a of title    
,,iv of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a et seq47 to
 enroll in such institution as a        
participant in such program1 such agency
 may not reduce the funds that1 in the  
absence of such ,federal ,pell ,grant1  
would otherwise be made available from  
,state or local sources for such        
program4  4  7b7 ,technical amendment   
,the table of contents of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife is amended by inserting   
after the item relating to section      

#hedi;,c the following new item3  ,sec4 
#hedi;,d4 ,non-,federal funds for dual  
or concurrent enrollment programs4  4   
#d4 ,regulations  7a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,education shall prescribe
 regulations requiring that a secondary 
school offering a dual or concurrent    
enrollment program shall-- 7#a7 consult 
with teachers and school administrators1
 including secondary school career and  
guidance counseling staff1 to ensure    
that the enrollment of a student in such
 program is a component of a            
personalized learning plan for the      
student that is based on the academic   
and career goals of the student2  7#b7  
provide information to teachers1 school 
administrators1 faculty and staff of the
 post-secondary institution1 students1  
and the families of such students       
regarding the standards of the          
post-secondary institution and the      
effect that enrollment in such program  

will have on the eligibility of a       
student for ,federal financial aid2 and 
7#c7 submit an annual report to the     
,secretary that includes the following3 
7,a7 ,the total number and percentage of
 students who enroll in and subsequently
 complete courses of study at a public  
institution of higher education through 
the dual or concurrent enrollment       
program4  7,b7 ,the number of           
postsecondary credits earned by students
 while enrolled in the dual or          
concurrent enrollment program that may  
be applied toward a postsecondary degree
 or a recognized postsecondary          
credential4  7,c7 ,the percentage of    
students who enroll in an institution of
 higher education after graduation from 
the secondary school4  7,d7 ,the        
percentage of students who concurrently 
earn a secondary school diploma and an  
associate degree4  7,e7 ,the percentage 
of students who concurrently earn a     
secondary school diploma and a          
recognized postsecondary credential4    

7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,,esea terms ,the terms dual or        
concurrent enrollment program and       
secondary school have the meanings given
 those terms1 respectively1 in section  
#haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ghja74  7#b7 ,institution of higher    
education ,the term institution of      
higher education has the meaning given  
such term in section #aja of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajja74  7#c7 ,recognized postsecondary
 credential ,the term recognized        
postsecondary credential has the meaning
 given such term in section #c of the   
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74