,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjag,mr4   
,soto 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy (       
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 
,lawson ( ,florida1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (    
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & 
! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife to e/abli% a   
program t automatically enrolls c]ta9   
community college graduates into #d-ye> 
public in/itutions ( high] education4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,direct ,connect to ,success ,act4    
#b4 ,direct ,connect to ,success ,"p ,b 
( title ,i ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abd4 
,direct ,connect to ,success  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,ea* ,/ate t receives assi/ance "u
 ?is ,act %all c>ry out a program "u    
:i*-- 7#a7 ea* eligible graduate ( a    
community college 9 ! ,/ate1 ^u graduat+

 f su* community college--  7,a7 is     
automatically enroll$ at a #d-ye> public
 in/itution ( high] education 9 ! ,/ate 
= ! purpose ( complet+ a ba*elor's      
degree at su* in/itution aft] #b ye>s ( 
su* admission1 z long z ! graduate meets
 all o!r admission requirem5ts ( !      
in/itution2 &  7,b7 w h ! cr$its ( !    
graduate f ! community college transf]  
to su* in/itution2 &  7#b7 !            
adm9i/rators ( ea* p>ticipat+ #d-ye>    
public in/itutions ( high] education 9 !
 ,/ate %all meet1 on a p]iodic basis1 ) 
fir/-ye> /ud5ts at ! community colleges 
9 ! ,/ate to assi/ 9 develop+ & ma9ta9+ 
a #d-ye> academic plan = ! /ud5ts4  7b7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,community college ,! t]m community     
college means a #b-ye> public in/itution
 ( high] education4  7#b7 ,eligible     
graduate ,! t]m eligible graduate means 
an individual :o graduates f a community
 college ) at lea/ #b4j grade po9t      
av]age1 or ! equival5t4  7#c7           
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    

in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja4  4