H.R. 5915 — Introduced in House

I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2018Mr. Mitchell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the TRIO programs to require priority to be given to homeless children and youth, and students in foster care. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foster Youth Success in College Act. 2. Priority for homeless child and youth and students in foster care (a) Talent search Section 402B(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–12(d)(1)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and that priority will be given to homeless children and youth (as such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) and students in foster care or who are aging out of the foster care system. (b) Upward bound Section 402C(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and that priority will be given to homeless children and youth (as such term is defined in section 725 of the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a)) and students in foster care or who are aging out of the foster care system.