,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajib  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4  
,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,braun7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to make
 college af=dable & accessible by exp&+ 
access to dual or concurr5t enrollm5t   
programs & e>ly college high s*ool      
programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mak+ ,education ,af=dable 
& ,accessible ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,dual  
or concurr5t enrollm5t programs & e>ly  
college high s*ool ,"p ,b ( title ,,vii 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #aach et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 by r$esignat+ section #gde z section   
#gdf2  7#b7 9 section #gdf1 z r$esignat$
 by p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ fiscal ye>  
#bjji & ins]t+ fiscal ye> #bjbd2 &  7#c7
 by ins]t+ aft] section #gdd ! foll[+3  
#gde4 ,dual or concurr5t enrollm5t      

programs & e>ly college high s*ool  7a7 
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is section is to 
exp& access = high s*ool /ud5ts to !    
opportunities (f]$ 9 dual or concurr5t  
enrollm5t programs & e>ly college high  
s*ool programs e/abli%$ ?r\gh p>tn]%ips 
betwe5 local educational ag5cies &      
in/itutions ( high] education t enable  
su* /ud5ts to e>n po/second>y cr$its    
:ile enroll$ 9 a public high s*ool4  7b7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,esea
 def9itions ,! t]ms dual or concurr5t   
enrollm5t program1 e>ly college high    
s*ool1 & high s*ool h ! same mean+ giv5 
to ^? t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y
 & ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,eligible  
in/itution ,! t]m eligible in/itution   
means an in/itution ( high] education t 
c>ries out or plans to c>ry out a dual  
or concurr5t enrollm5t program or an    
e>ly college high s*ool program4  7c7   
,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y may aw>d  
grants to eligible in/itutions to c>ry  
out dual or concurr5t enrollm5t programs

 or e>ly college high s*ool programs4   
7d7 ,application ,an eligible in/itution
 t desires to receive a grant "u ?is    
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4 ,su* application %all include a
 description (-- 7#a7 ! p>tn]%ip betwe5 
! eligible in/itution & ea* local       
educational ag5cy involv$ 9 c>ry+ out ! 
dual or concurr5t enrollm5t program or  
e>ly college high s*ool program2 &  7#b7
 h[ ! eligible in/itution w exp& /ud5t  
access to a dual or concurr5t enrollm5t 
program or an e>ly college high s*ool   
program1 especially = /ud5ts describ$ 9 
subsection 7e74  7e7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ 
grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
give priority to eligible in/itutions t 
w use grant funds = dual or concurr5t   
enrollm5t programs or e>ly college high 
s*ool programs t s]ve /ud5ts f l[-income
 families1 /ud5ts f rural communities1  
or fir/-g5]ation college /ud5ts 7z def9$
 9 section #djb;,a7h774  7f7 ,use (     

funds ,an eligible in/itution t receives
 a grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant
 funds to c>ry out a dual or concurr5t  
enrollm5t program or an e>ly college    
high s*ool program = /ud5ts enroll$ 9 a 
public high s*ool1 :i* may include      
activities su* z-- 7#a7 provid+         
educators1 pr9cipals1 & o!r s*ool lead]s
 ) pr(essional developm5t activities t  
enhance or enable ! provision (         
po/second>y c\rsework ?r\gh a dual or   
concurr5t enrollm5t program or an e>ly  
college high s*ool program2  7#b7       
design+ ! curriculum & sequ5ce ( c\rses 
= a dual or concurr5t enrollm5t program 
or an e>ly college high s*ool program 9 
collaboration ) educators f ! local     
educational ag5cy & faculty f ! eligible
 in/itution2  7#c7 e/abli%+ a c\rse     
articulation process = def9+ & approv+  
c\rses = high s*ool & po/second>y cr$it 
or cr$5tials = bo? #b-ye> & #d-ye>      
in/itutions ( high] education 9 ! ,/ate2
  7#d7 e/abli%+ outrea* programs to     
provide elem5t>y s*ool & second>y s*ool 

/ud5ts1 especially ^? /ud5ts 9 middle   
grades1 & _! p>5ts1 educators1 s*ool    
c\nselors1 & pr9cipals in=mation ab\t & 
academic prep>ation = a dual or         
concurr5t enrollm5t program or an e>ly  
college high s*ool program2  7#e7 help+ 
/ud5ts meet eligibility crit]ia =       
po/second>y c\rses & ensur+ t /ud5ts    
und]/& h[ cr$its e>n$ w transf] to      
in/itutions ( high] education 9 ! ,/ate2
 or  7#f7 coord9at+ high s*ool          
transition & po/second>y support s]vices
 & academic cal5d>s4  7g7 ,flexibility (
 funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to       
p>agraph 7#b71 an eligible in/itution t 
receives a grant "u ?is section may use 
grant funds = any ( ! co/s associat$ )  
c>ry+ out a dual or concurr5t enrollm5t 
program or an e>ly college high s*ool   
program1 includ+ ! co/s (-- 7,a7 tuition
 & fees1 books1 & requir$ in/ructional  
mat]ials = ! program s t /ud5ts w n be  
requir$ to pay tuition or fees =        
po/second>y c\rses2 &  7,b7             
transportation to & f ! program4  7#b7  

,limitation ,an eligible in/itution may 
use n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( grant funds     
receiv$ "u ?is section = transportation 
co/s describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7h7
 ,evaluation & report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,ea* eligible in/itution receiv+ a grant
 "u ?is section %all-- 7,a7 conduct an  
indep5d5t evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( 
! activities c>ri$ out by su* eligible  
in/itution "u ?is section2 &  7,b7      
prep>e & submit to ! ,secret>y a report 
conta9+ ! results ( ! evaluation        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may e/abli%   
requirem5ts = program evaluations4  4