,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjai,mr4 ,allred 7for himself and ,mr4 
,trone7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to establish notification         
requirements for policies concerning    
expectant and parenting students1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping 
,student ,parents ,succeed ,act4  #b4   
,expectant and parenting students       
policies ,section #dhe of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj #ah       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7n7 ,expectant 
and parenting students policies ,each   
institution of higher education         
participating in any program under this 
title shall develop and make available1 
including on the institution's website1 
a statement of policy concerning        

expectant and parenting students1 which 
shall include1 at a minimum--  7#a7 the 
institution's policy regarding leaves of
 absence related to pregnancy 7and      
related medical conditions71 and the    
birth or adoption of a child1 which     
shall include--  7,a7 any policies      
related to the availability of parental 
leave2 and  7,b7 options1 including time
 requirements1 for making up missed work
 for students who take a leave of       
absence2  7#b7 information regarding    
lactation accommodations available to   
students2  7#c7 a description of the    
process for requesting accommodations1  
and the type of accommodations available
 to expectant and parenting students1   
including--  7,a7 information on        
accommodations for pregnancy-related    
medical conditions2 and  7,b7           
information on accommodations for       
students who have parental              
responsibilities2  7#d7 information     
regarding financial aid eligibility for 
expectant and parenting students1       

including-- 7,a7 the availability of    
dependent care allowances for a         
parenting student for the purposes of   
determining the student's cost of       
attendance2  7,b7 the ability to change 
dependency status1 including during an  
award year1 following the birth of a    
child2  7,c7 the availability of and    
eligibility requirements for any        
emergency financial aid programs        
provided by the institution2 and  7,d7  
an explanation of the effect that a     
leave of absence may have on a student's
 demonstration of satisfactory academic 
progress1 including for the purposes of 
eligibility to participate in financial 
aid programs under this title2  7#e7    
information on available student support
 services1 programs1 and community      
resources1 such as academic advising1   
child care 7including child care subsidy
 and assistance programs71 housing      
7including housing subsidies and utility
 assistance programs71 food 7including  
food assistance programs71 public       

benefits1 health care1 health insurance1
 mental health1 transportation benefits1
 mentoring1 and other services available
 for expectant and parenting students1  
both on-campus and in the community1 and
 under local1 ,state1 and ,federal law2 
7#f7 information regarding the          
availability of on-campus housing that  
permits students to live with           
dependents2  7#g7 information on the    
rights and protections that are         
guaranteed to expectant and parenting   
students under applicable ,federal and  
,state laws2  7#h7 the institution's    
procedures for addressing complaints    
under title ,,ix of the ,education      
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha et seq471 including procedures for
 reporting complaints under such title2 
7#i7 the institution's procedures for   
addressing complaints alleging          
discrimination based on a               
pregnancy-related disability under      
section #ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq47  

or the ,americans with ,disabilities    
,act of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et  
seq471 including procedures for         
reporting complaints under such laws2   
and  7#aj7 the contact information for  
the institution's ,office of            
,accessibility1 the institution's ,title
 ,,ix coordinator1 and any other        
relevant staff members who serve as a   
point of contact for1 or offer services 
available to1 expectant and parenting   
students4  4