,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hdj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #e 7legislative day1 ,april #d71 #bjag,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife to allow the ,secretary of ,education to award ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grants4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,go to ,high ,school1 ,go to ,college ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grant ,section #dja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grants 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding the requirement under section #dhd7;a77#a7 that a student not been enrolled in an elementary or secondary school to be eligible to receive a ,federal ,pell ,grant under this section1 for the award years beginning on ,july #a1 #bjag1 and ending on ,june #cj1 #bjbc1 the ,secretary shall carry out a program to award ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grants to eligible students to support enrollment in1 and completion of1 postsecondary courses offered through an early college high school4 7#b7 ,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 #d full-time postsecondary semesters1 or the equivalent of #d full-time postsecondary semesters1 as determined by the ,secretary by regulation1 while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an early college high school4 7#c7 ,counting of awards for purposes of ,federal ,pell ,grants 7,a7 ,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 section1 as provided under subsection 7c77#e74 7,b7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary may waive the requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 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 credential4 7#d7 ,terms and conditions 7,a7 ,in general ,except as provided in this subsection1 an ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grant received under this subsection shall have the same terms and conditions1 and be awarded in the same manner1 as ,federal ,pell ,grants awarded under this section4 7,b7 ,minimum completion ,an eligible student may only receive an ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grant under this subsection upon completion of a full-time postsecondary semester1 or the equivalent of a full-time postsecondary semester1 as determined by the ,secretary by regulation4 7,c7 ,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 tuition1 fees1 and books for each postsecondary course 7including with respect to the postsecondary courses completed to satisfy the requirement under subparagraph 7,b77 an eligible student completes through such early college high school1 provided such eligible student satisfies the requirement under subparagraph 7,b74 7#e7 ,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 students3 7,a7 ,total number and percentage of eligible students who enroll in and subsequently complete the program at the early college high school4 7,b7 ,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 program4 7,c7 ,the percentage of eligible students enrolled in the early college high school who concurrently earn a secondary school diploma and an associate degree or equivalent4 7,d7 ,the percentage of early college high school graduates completing the program who enroll in a postsecondary institution4 7,e7 ,the total amount of ,early ,college ,federal ,pell ,grants awarded to eligible students served by the early college high school4 7#f7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,early college high school ,the term early college high school has the meaning given the term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7,b7 ,eligible institution ,the term eligible institution means an institution that-- 7i7 complies with the existing requirements of being an eligible institution under this title2 and 7ii7 demonstrates that it-- 7,i7 is participating in a statewide articulation agreement2 7,,ii7 has an articulation agreement in place with at least one public institution of higher education2 or 7,,iii7 has a track record of students successfully transferring credits earned at the institution to public institutions of higher education4 7,c7 ,eligible student ,the term eligible student means a student enrolled at an early college high school who1 if such student met the requirements of section #dhd for eligibility for a ,federal ,pell ,grant1 would be awarded a ,federal ,pell ,grant after the determination of the expected family contribution for such student4 7,d7 ,student subgroup ,the term student subgroup means-- 7i7 economically disadvantaged students2 7ii7 students from major racial and ethnic groups2 7iii7 children with disabilities2 and 7iv7 ,english learners4 4