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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1845 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the 

education of pregnant and parenting students. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2013 

Mr. POLIS (for himself and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 

to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pregnant and Par5 enting Students Access to Education Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) There are approximately 750,000 teen preg9 nancies and 400,000 teen births annually in the 

10 United States. 


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1 (2) Although teen pregnancy and birth rates in 

2 the United States have declined by 42 percent and 

3 49 percent respectively since the early 1990s, it is 

4 still the case that nearly 3 in 10 girls in the United 

5 States become pregnant at least once by age 20. 

6 (3) The teen pregnancy and birth rates in the 

7 United States are higher than in any other Western 

8 industrialized country. 

9 (4) The figure is even higher among Latinas 

10 (44 percent) and African-American girls (48 per11 cent). 

12 (5) There are geographic variations in teen 

13 childbearing; in 2010, the teen birth rate in rural 

14 counties was nearly one-third higher compared to 

15 the rest of the country regardless of age, race, or 

16 ethnicity. 

17 (6) Many pregnant and parenting students face 

18 significant barriers in enrolling, attending, and suc19 ceeding in school, including— 

20 (A) discrimination in violation of title IX 

21 of the Education Amendments of 1972, includ22 ing stigmatization at school by administrators, 

23 teachers, and peer students; 

24 (B) a lack of consistent policies at the 

25 State, district, and school levels that allow for 


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1 excused absences for prenatal and postnatal 

2 health care appointments in order for teen par3 ents to successfully complete their education; 

4 (C) difficulty maintaining academic 

5 progress while out of school leading up to or 

6 following the birth of a child; 

7 (D) juggling school work with parenting 

8 responsibilities; 

9 (E) lack of access to affordable quality 

10 child care and transportation to and from the 

11 child care arrangement and school, which can, 

12 as a practical matter, make it virtually impos13 sible for a parenting student to attend school 

14 regularly; and 

15 (F) stereotypes that future opportunities 

16 for postsecondary education or careers are lim17 ited for pregnant and parenting students, which 

18 can diminish students’ motivation to stay en19 gaged in school. 

20 (7) Fully 30 percent of teen girls who have 

21 dropped out of school cite pregnancy or parenthood 

22 as a reason. 

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1 pared to 89 percent of women who didn’t have a 

2 teen birth. 

3 (9) Less than 2 percent of young teen mothers 

4 attain a college degree by age 30. 

5 (10) Studies of females and males who dropped 

6 out of high school indicate that becoming a parent 

7 played a role in their discontinuation of school, and 

8 in many cases it played a major role. For example, 

9 nearly half of all female dropouts and one-third of 

10 male dropouts said that becoming a parent played a 

11 role in their decision to leave school. 

12 (11) Nearly 1 in 5 births to mothers aged 15 

13 through 19 is a repeat birth, totaling nearly 67,000 

14 repeat births. 

15 (12) Because teen pregnancy and parenting are 

16 significant risk factors for dropout, teen pregnancy 

17 prevention can go a long way toward improving high 

18 school graduation rates. 

19 (13) Females who do not earn a high school di20 ploma are especially likely to face severe economic 

21 consequences—to be unemployed, to earn very low 

22 wages, and to have to rely on public support pro23 grams—that significantly affect not only individual 

24 students and their families, but also our national 

25 economy as a whole. 


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1 (14) Teen childbearing in the United States 

2 cost taxpayers (Federal, State and local) at least 

3 $10.9 billion in 2008. 

4 (15) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 

5 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) prohibits educational 

6 institutions that receive Federal funding from dis7 criminating against pregnant and parenting stu8 dents, and its implementing regulations detail 

9 schools’ obligations to ensure that pregnant and par10 enting students have access to equal educational op11 portunities. 

12 (16) Some States currently collect data about 

13 the pregnancy and parenting status of secondary 

14 school students, but most do not, and there is no na15 tionwide data collection on this important dimension 

16 of the student population. 

17 (17) Some local educational agencies are mak18 ing active efforts to engage and re-engage pregnant 

19 and parenting youth in secondary education by im20 plementing voluntary programs that provide or ar21 range academic and support services for them, in22 cluding individualized graduation plans, flexible 

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1 ance, health and social service referrals, and parent 

2 education courses. 

3 (18) The responsibilities of pregnancy and par4 enting can also interfere with the attainment of a 

5 college degree. 61 percent of women who have chil6 dren after enrolling in community college do not 

7 graduate. Women who do not have children after en8 rollment graduate at a 65 percent higher rate than 

9 women who do. 

10 (19) Federal financial assistance to local edu11 cational agencies to start or expand voluntary stu12 dent academic and support service programs and ini13 tiatives for pregnant and parenting students is im14 perative to helping these students prepare for ca15 reers and post-secondary education opportunities, 

16 and care for their children without need for long17 term public assistance. 

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

19 (1) to ensure that each pregnant and parenting 

20 student has equal access to the same free, appro21 priate, high-quality public education that is provided 

22 to other students; 

23 (2) to improve high school graduation rates, ca24 reer-readiness, access to postsecondary educational 


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1 opportunities, and outcomes for pregnant and par2 enting students and their children; and 

3 (3) to assist each State and local educational 

4 agency in improving its graduation rates and ful5 filling its responsibilities under title IX of the Edu6 cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

7 seq.) with respect to pregnant and parenting stu8 dents. 

9 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR 

10 THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR11 ENTING STUDENTS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is au13 thorized to make grants to States to carry out the activi14 ties described in subsection (d). A grant made under this 

15 section shall be for a minimum of 3 years, and the Sec16 retary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the 

17 end of the grant period. 

18 (b) APPLICATION.—A State desiring to receive a 

19 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

20 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing 

21 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 

22 including, at a minimum, the State plan described in sub23 section (f). 

24 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL

2 ACTIVITIES.—From the funds made available to 

3 carry out this Act, the Secretary may reserve not 

4 more than 5 percent for national activities. 

5 (2) ALLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

6 INTERIOR.—The amount allocated for payments 

7 under this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for 

8 any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to 

9 criteria established by the Secretary, the amount 

10 necessary to meet the needs of— 

11 (A) Indian children on reservations served 

12 by secondary schools for Indian children oper13 ated or supported by the Department of the In14 terior; and 

15 (B) out-of-State Indian children in elemen16 tary schools and secondary schools in local edu17 cational agencies under special contracts with 

18 the Department of the Interior. 

19 (3) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Sec20 retary shall allocate to States having approved appli21 cations the funds remaining after the application of 

22 paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the percentage of 

23 the State’s number of teen births compared to the 

24 number of teen births nationally, except that the 

25 minimum grant for a State shall be $300,000. 


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1 (4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant 

2 funds provided under paragraph (3) shall be used 

3 only to supplement the funds that would, in the ab4 sence of such Federal funds, be made available from 

5 non-Federal sources for the education of pupils par6 ticipating in programs assisted under this Act, and 

7 not to supplant such funds. 

8 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to a 

10 State under this Act shall be used for the following: 

11 (A) To provide or enhance educational pro12 grams and related services that enable pregnant 

13 and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and 

14 succeed in school, and that are culturally and 

15 linguistically competent. 

16 (B) To designate a Coordinator for Edu17 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in 

18 the State educational agency to direct and man19 age the State educational agency’s activities re20 lated to this Act, in collaboration with the 

21 State’s designated employee responsible for the 

22 State’s efforts to comply with and carry out, to 

23 the fullest extent, its responsibilities under title 

24 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

25 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 


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1 (C) To prepare and carry out a State plan 

2 described in subsection (f). 

3 (D) To develop and implement high-quality 

4 professional development programs for local 

5 educational agencies and school personnel. 

6 (E) To direct grants to rural and other 

7 local educational agencies without capacity to 

8 prepare an application for funds so that such 

9 local educational agencies may carry out the ac10 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f) of 

11 section 4. 

12 (F) To ensure that information about the 

13 program is disseminated to all local educational 

14 agencies and made publicly and readily avail15 able on the State educational agency’s Web site, 

16 including— 

17 (i) the name and contact information 

18 for the individuals described in subpara19 graph (B); 

20 (ii) a list of subgrantees; and 

21 (iii) an explanation of the rights of 

22 students and responsibilities of schools 

23 under title IX of the Education Amend24 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 

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1 cedures as required under subsection (a) 

2 and (b) of section 106.8 of title 34, Code 

3 of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act). 

5 (2) RESERVATION FOR STATE-LEVEL ACTIVI6 TIES.—From the funds made available to a State 

7 under this Act, a State may reserve not more than 

8 10 percent for State-level activities. 

9 (3) SUBGRANTS.—The State shall distribute at 

10 least 90 percent of each State grant as subgrants to 

11 local educational agencies in accordance with section 

12 4. 

13 (e) COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION OF PREGNANT

14 AND PARENTING STUDENTS.—The Coordinator for Edu15 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State 

16 educational agency described in subsection (d)(1)(B) 

17 shall— 

18 (1) gather information on the nature and extent 

19 of State and local efforts to prevent teen pregnancy 

20 and the nature and extent of barriers to educational 

21 access and success facing pregnant and parenting 

22 students in the State, including information on re23 ported incidents of discrimination; 

24 (2) develop and carry out the State plan de25 scribed in subsection (f); 


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1 (3) collect and report information to the Sec2 retary of Education, such as that which is listed in 

3 subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 6(a)(6); 

4 (4) facilitate the coordination of services with 

5 the State agencies responsible for administering pro6 grams affecting children, youth, and families (in7 cluding for the purposes of maximizing the 

8 leveraging of resources from such agencies), includ9 ing— 

10 (A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam11 ilies; 

12 (B) Medicaid; 

13 (C) Children’s Health Insurance Program; 

14 (D) teen pregnancy prevention, family 

15 planning, and maternal and child health pro16 grams; 

17 (E) Women, Infants and Children Food 

18 and Nutrition Service; 

19 (F) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

20 Program; 

21 (G) child care programs; 

22 (H) early childhood education, home visita23 tion, and child welfare programs; 

24 (I) workforce investment programs and 

25 postsecondary education; 


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1 (J) housing assistance and homeless assist2 ance programs; 

3 (K) school-based health services programs; 

4 and 

5 (L) programs carried out by Federally 

6 qualified health centers (as defined in sections 

7 1861(aa)(4) and 1905(a)(2)(B) of the Social 

8 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4) and 

9 1396d(a)(2)(B))), health centers (as defined in 

10 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 

11 (42 U.S.C. 254b)), and outpatient health pro12 grams and facilities operated by tribal organiza13 tions; 

14 (5) coordinate and collaborate with educators, 

15 service providers, and local educational agency preg16 nant and parenting student liaisons; 

17 (6) provide technical assistance and training to 

18 local educational agencies, including the dissemina19 tion of best practices; and 

20 (7) report to the Secretary any complaints re21 ceived by the State about discrimination based on 

22 pregnancy or parenting status and what actions 

23 were taken to address those complaints. 

24 (f) STATE PLAN.—Pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(C), 

25 each State shall submit a plan to provide for the education 


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1 of pregnant and parenting students. Such plan shall in2 clude the following: 

3 (1) A description of how such students will be 

4 given the opportunity to meet the same rigorous aca5 demic achievement and college and career-readiness 

6 standards that all students are expected to meet. 

7 (2) The policy, protocol, or procedure that each 

8 district or State implements once a pregnancy has 

9 been discovered on campus; including how each dis10 trict ensures the student understands his or her 

11 rights under title IX of the Education Amendments 

12 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 

13 (3) A description of how the State will identify 

14 such students. 

15 (4) A description of training programs to raise 

16 awareness of school personnel regarding the rights 

17 and educational needs of pregnant and parenting 

18 students. 

19 (5) A description of procedures designed to en20 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 

21 local food, housing, health care, temporary assist22 ance, or child care programs are informed of their 

23 eligibility for, assisted in enrolling in, and able to 

24 participate in such programs. 


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1 (6) A description of procedures designed to en2 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 

3 local after-school programs or supplemental edu4 cational services are enrolled in and able to partici5 pate in such programs. 

6 (7) Strategies that respond to the problems 

7 identified under subsection (e)(1). 

8 (8) A demonstration that the State and its local 

9 educational agencies have developed, reviewed, and 

10 revised policies to remove barriers to enrollment and 

11 retention of pregnant and parenting students in 

12 schools in the State. 

13 (9) Assurances that— 

14 (A) State educational agencies and local 

15 educational agencies will not stigmatize, dis16 criminate against, or involuntarily segregate 

17 students on the basis of pregnancy or par18 enting; 

19 (B) local educational agencies will des20 ignate a pregnant and parenting student liaison 

21 to communicate with the Coordinator for Edu22 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in 

23 the State educational agency and oversee the 

24 provision of services at the local educational 

25 agency and school levels; and 


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1 (C) State educational agencies and local 

2 educational agencies will ensure that transpor3 tation is provided for students who have an in4 ability to pay for transportation and who— 

5 (i) choose to attend programs for 

6 pregnant and parenting students located 

7 outside of their school of origin; or 

8 (ii) need transportation to and from 

9 school and the student’s child care provider 

10 for the student and the student’s child, re11 spectively. 

12 (10) Description of how the State will ensure 

13 that local educational agencies comply with require14 ments of this Act. 

15 (11) A description of technical assistance to be 

16 provided to local educational agencies. 

17 (g) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC

18 EDUCATION.—Each State and each local educational 

19 agency shall include in professional development and pub20 lic education materials reference to, and shall ensure that 

21 school personnel, students, and family members of stu22 dents are aware of title IX of the Education Amendments 

23 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and its implementing 

24 regulations, which set forth the Federal civil right to be 

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1 nancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg2 nancy, or recovery therefrom. This includes the right to 

3 be free from harassment and stigmatization on those 

4 bases, as well as the following: 

5 (1) The right to enroll in any school or program 

6 for which they would otherwise qualify. 

7 (2) If enrolled into a special program or sepa8 rate school, the right to an education equal in qual9 ity to that offered to other students in the ‘‘main10 stream’’ or ‘‘originating’’ school. 

11 (3) The right to decline to participate in a spe12 cialized program or separate school. 

13 (4) The right to continue their education in the 

14 school in which they were enrolled, or would have 

15 been enrolled, prior to the student’s pregnancy, 

16 childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg17 nancy, or recovery therefrom, including elementary 

18 or secondary schools, charter schools, honors and 

19 magnet programs, Advanced Placement and Inter20 national Baccalaureate programs, career and tech21 nical education programs, special education and non22 public school placements, alternative options or pro23 grams, migrant education, free and reduced lunch 

24 programs, services for English language learners, 

25 physical education programs, after-school academic 


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1 programs, and any others for which they are other2 wise qualified. 

3 (5) The right to participate in school activities 

4 including graduations and other ceremonies; to re5 ceive awards or peer recognition; to participate on 

6 field trips, student clubs and councils, in after-school 

7 activities, including cheerleading or athletics teams; 

8 and in any other school-related programs, subject to 

9 providing a medical release if that is required of all 

10 students who have physical or emotional conditions 

11 requiring the attention of medical personnel and who 

12 want to continue participating. 

13 (6) The right to the same benefits and services 

14 offered to students with other temporary disabilities. 

15 (7) The right to an excused absence for as long 

16 as the student’s physician deems it medically nec17 essary, without penalty, and automatic return to the 

18 status the student held prior to the leave of absence. 

19 (8) The right not to be retaliated against for 

20 raising awareness of, complaining about, or report21 ing discrimination. 

22 (h) COORDINATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.—Local 

23 educational agencies may coordinate with social services 

24 agencies, public health agencies, youth services providers, 

25 or other community-based organizations for the purposes 


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1 of ensuring that pregnant and parenting students have ac2 cess to the academic support services they need to con3 tinue their education; and to raise awareness among agen4 cies about pregnant and parenting students and their edu5 cational rights and opportunities. 

6 (i) PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENT LIAI7 SON.—The duties of a local educational agency’s pregnant 

8 and parenting student liaison shall include— 

9 (1) identification, by consulting with school per10 sonnel, and by self-reports, of pregnant and par11 enting students in need of services to help them stay 

12 in school and succeed; 

13 (2) gathering information on the nature and ex14 tent of barriers to educational access and success 

15 facing pregnant and parenting students in the geo16 graphic area served by the local educational agency, 

17 including information on reported incidents of dis18 crimination; 

19 (3) ensuring and facilitating the continued en20 rollment of pregnant and parenting students in 

21 school in an academic program that best meets the 

22 educational goals of the student and his or her fam23 ily; 

24 (4) ensuring that the educational and related 

25 barriers faced by pregnant and parenting students 


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1 are addressed, and that any services and referrals 

2 provided are culturally and linguistically competent; 

3 (5) informing pregnant and parenting students 

4 of educational and related services extended to preg5 nant and parenting students and of their right 

6 under title IX of the Education Amendments of 

7 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to continue their edu8 cation; and 

9 (6) coordinating the provision of services in 

10 conjunction with the Coordinator for Education of 

11 Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State edu12 cational agency and with community organizations 

13 and partners. 

14 SEC. 4. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR 

15 THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR16 ENTING STUDENTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency re18 ceiving a grant under section 3 shall make competitive 

19 subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of 

20 facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success in 

21 school of pregnant and parenting students. Services may 

22 be provided on school grounds or at other facilities. 

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1 cational agency in time and manner required by the State. 

2 The application shall include— 

3 (1) an assessment of the educational and re4 lated needs of pregnant and parenting students in 

5 the local educational agency; 

6 (2) a description of the local educational agen7 cy’s plan for addressing those needs, and assurance 

8 that the specific services and programs for which 

9 subgrants are being sought are culturally and lin10 guistically competent; 

11 (3) assurance of the local educational agency’s 

12 compliance with local educational agency require13 ments established in section 3; and 

14 (4) a description of the local educational agen15 cy’s plan for continuing specific services and pro16 grams for which subgrants are being sought in case 

17 of the loss of or absence of Federal assistance. 

18 (c) AWARDS.—Subgrants under this section shall be 

19 awarded on the basis of need and the strength of the appli20 cation in meeting the requirements and goals of this Act. 

21 Priority consideration shall be given to applications from 

22 local educational agencies serving students in geographic 

23 areas with— 

24 (1) teen birth rates that are higher than the 

25 State average; or 


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1 (2) teen birth rates below the State average but 

2 having one or more racial or ethnic groups with teen 

3 birth rates higher than the State average. 

4 (d) DURATION.—Subgrants under this section shall 

5 be for periods not to exceed 3 years. 

6 (e) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Subgrant funds shall be 

7 expended for activities that include— 

8 (1) the provision of academic support services 

9 for pregnant and parenting students, which may in10 clude, but are not limited to academic counseling, 

11 the development of individualized graduation plans, 

12 assistance with class scheduling, assistance with 

13 planning for and gaining access to postsecondary 

14 educational opportunities, assistance securing tutor15 ing or other academic support services, supplemental 

16 instruction, homework assistance, tutoring, or other 

17 educational services, such as homebound instruction 

18 services to be provided during extended leaves of ab19 sence due to pregnancy complications, childbirth, or 

20 the illness of a student’s child, to keep the student 

21 on track to finish the student’s classes and graduate; 

22 (2) assistance to pregnant and parenting stu23 dents in gaining access to quality, affordable child 

24 care and early childhood education services; 


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1 (3) the provision of transportation services or 

2 assistance so that parenting students and their chil3 dren can get to and from school and child care, re4 spectively, and so that pregnant students unable to 

5 walk long distances can get to school if transpor6 tation is not already provided for that student; 

7 (4) the provision of services and programs to 

8 attract, engage, and retain pregnant and parenting 

9 students in school, including informing pregnant and 

10 parenting teenagers and their family members and 

11 caring adults of their right to continue their edu12 cation, the importance of doing so, and the con13 sequences of not doing so; 

14 (5) the education of students, parents and com15 munity members about the educational rights of 

16 pregnant and parenting students; 

17 (6) the professional development of school per18 sonnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and 

19 parenting students and their educational rights; 

20 (7) proactive outreach efforts to assist pregnant 

21 and parenting teenagers with excessive absences and 

22 to re-enroll pregnant or parenting teenagers who 

23 have dropped out of school; 

24 (8) the revision of school policies and practices 

25 to remove barriers and to encourage pregnant and 


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1 parenting students to continue their education, in2 cluding— 

3 (A) the revision of attendance policies to 

4 allow for students to be excused from school, 

5 school activities, after-school activities, or 

6 school-related programs for— 

7 (i) attendance at pregnancy-related 

8 medical appointments, including expectant 

9 fathers who are students; 

10 (ii) fulfillment of the student’s par11 enting responsibilities, including arranging 

12 child care, caring for the student’s sick 

13 child or children, and attending medical 

14 appointments for the student’s child or 

15 children; and 

16 (iii) such other situations beyond the 

17 control of the student as determined by the 

18 board of education in each local edu19 cational agency, or such other cir20 cumstances which cause reasonable con21 cern to student or the student’s parent for 

22 the safety or health of the student, for ex23 ample addressing circumstances resulting 

24 from domestic or sexual violence; and 


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1 (B) the creation and implementation of a 

2 policy flexible enough to meet the individualized 

3 lactation and medical needs of student mothers, 

4 including reasonable break time from class, ac5 cess to a clean, private space and protection 

6 from retaliation for this purpose; 

7 (9) the provision to student parents, and at a 

8 student’s request, also to a non-student parent or 

9 other family members and caring adults, of training 

10 and support in parenting skills, healthy relationship 

11 skills, strategies to prevent future unplanned preg12 nancy, and other life skills such as goal setting, 

13 budgeting, time management, financial literacy, net14 working, job interviewing, applying for college and 

15 securing financial aid; and 

16 (10) the provision to pregnant and parenting 

17 students of educational and career mentoring serv18 ices and peer groups, whether during school hours or 

19 after school. 

20 (f) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subgrant funds may be ex22 pended for allowable activities such as— 

23 (A) the provision of child care and early 

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1 ices directly on school grounds or by other ar2 rangement, such as by providing financial as3 sistance to obtain such services at a child care 

4 facility within a reasonable distance of the 

5 school; 

6 (B) the provision of case management 

7 services to pregnant and parenting students, 

8 such as assistance with applying for and access9 ing public benefits and Federal financial aid for 

10 postsecondary education and training; 

11 (C) the provision of, or referrals to, preg12 nancy prevention, primary health care, maternal 

13 and child health, family planning, mental 

14 health, substance abuse, housing assistance, 

15 homeless assistance, legal aid services, including 

16 paternity testing, establishing parental rights, 

17 child custody arrangements, and other services 

18 needed by the student; 

19 (D) the provision of emergency financial or 

20 in-kind assistance to a parenting student to ful21 fill the basic human needs of a student and the 

22 student’s child; 

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1 assment and stigmatization of pregnant and 

2 parenting students; and 

3 (F) the provision of training practicums 

4 for graduate students in social work to carry 

5 out the purpose of the grant. 

6 (2) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE IN7 FORMATION.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to infor9 mation provided under paragraph (1)(C) and 

10 subsection (e)(9), whether provided by local 

11 educational agencies or by contract or arrange12 ment as described in subsection (g), the infor13 mation shall be, where appropriate, medically 

14 accurate and complete and developmentally ap15 propriate for the intended audience. 

16 (B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

17 paragraph, the term ‘‘medically accurate and 

18 complete’’ means verified or supported by the 

19 weight of research conducted in compliance with 

20 accepted scientific methods and— 

21 (i) published in peer-reviewed jour22 nals, where applicable; or 

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1 with relevant expertise in the field recog2 nize as accurate, objective, and complete. 

3 (g) ACTIVITIES OF NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANI4 ZATIONS.—Local educational agencies may provide and 

5 expend subgrant funds on required activities authorized 

6 in subsection (e) or allowable activities authorized in sub7 section (f) directly or by contract or arrangement with so8 cial services agencies, public health agencies, youth serv9 ices providers, or other nonprofit community-based organi10 zations with experience effectively assisting pregnant and 

11 parenting students to stay in school by conducting the ac12 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f). 

13 SEC. 5. CONVERSION TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM IN 

14 EVENT OF FAILURE OF STATE REGARDING 

15 EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, from the 

17 amounts specified in subsection (b), make grants to local 

18 educational agencies in a State described in subsection (b) 

19 for the required activities specified in section 4(e) and the 

20 allowable activities specified in section 4(f). 

21 (b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency desir22 ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 

23 to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 

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1 (c) SPECIFICATION OF FUNDS.—The amounts re2 ferred to in subsection (a) are any amounts that would 

3 have been allocated to a State under section 3(c)(3) that 

4 are not paid to the State as a result of— 

5 (1) the failure of the State to submit an appli6 cation under section 3(b); 

7 (2) the failure of the State, in the determina8 tion of the Secretary, to prepare the application in 

9 accordance with such section or to submit the appli10 cation within a reasonable period of time; or 

11 (3) the State informing the Secretary that the 

12 State does not intend to expend the full amount of 

13 such allocation. 

14 SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 

16 carry out the following activities: 

17 (1) Review of State plans to ensure they ade18 quately address all of the elements listed in section 

19 3(f) of this Act. 

20 (2) Provide technical assistance to State edu21 cational agencies. 

22 (3) Provide guidance to Federal programs and 

23 grantees likely to have contact with pregnant and 

24 parenting students and their family members and 

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1 pregnant and parenting students and the State edu2 cational agencies responsibilities, including the re3 sponsibilities under this Act. 

4 (4) At the end of each 3-year grant period, con5 duct a rigorous, evidence-based, comprehensive eval6 uation of the local educational agency programs 

7 funded by these grants and their effectiveness in im8 proving graduation rates and educational outcomes 

9 for pregnant and parenting students, including ac10 ceptance and enrollment in higher education. The 

11 findings of such evaluations shall be reported to 

12 Congress. 

13 (5) Conduct a one-time national evaluation of 

14 pregnant and parenting student access to education 

15 program service delivery models, directly or via con16 tract with an independent research institution. Iden17 tify and disseminate the findings and best practices 

18 at the State and local levels, including models of 

19 programs that are successful at, or show promise of, 

20 serving specific racial or ethnic groups or have been 

21 modified and tested with specific racial or ethnic 

22 groups, and create an online best practices clearing23 house as a resource for other State educational 

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1 (6) Annually collect and disseminate nonperson2 ally identifiable data and information, in a manner 

3 protective of student privacy, and disaggregated by 

4 each school or alternative program identified pursu5 ant to subparagraph (B) and by whether services for 

6 pregnant and parenting students are offered in 

7 school or off-site, on— 

8 (A) the number of pregnant and parenting 

9 students enrolled in school; 

10 (B) rates and participation of pregnant 

11 and parenting students in mainstream or origi12 nating schools, rates and participation of preg13 nant and parenting students in alternative pro14 grams and, for each alternative program, an in15 dication as to whether it is offered in a main16 stream school or off-site; 

17 (C) pregnant and parenting students’ per18 formance on academic assessments; 

19 (D) pregnant and parenting students’ 

20 graduation rates, dropout rates and transfer 

21 rates; 

22 (E) rates of usage by pregnant and par23 enting students of child care services or assist24 ance (if offered); 


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1 (F) rates of usage by pregnant or par2 enting students of other services offered (bro3 ken down by type of service); and 

4 (G) such other data and information as the 

5 Secretary determines to be necessary and rel6 evant. 

7 (7) Coordinate data collection and dissemina8 tion with the agencies and entities that receive funds 

9 under this Act and those that administer programs 

10 in accordance with this Act. 

11 (b) REPORTING RATES.—Notwithstanding subsection 

12 (a)(6)(B) through (F), if the number of pregnant and par13 enting students in a particular school or program in a 

14 State is smaller than a size determined by such State, it 

15 shall be reported by the applicable local educational agen16 cy, and if the number of pregnant and parenting students 

17 under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency in a 

18 State is smaller than a size determined by such State, it 

19 shall be reported by such State. 

20 SEC. 7. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE NONDISCRIMINA21 TION LAWS. 

22 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, 

23 invalidate, or limit rights, remedies, procedures, or legal 

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1 political subdivision of a State, including title VI of the 

2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title 

3 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 

4 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

5 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with Disabilities Act 

6 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 1557 of the 

7 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 

8 18116), or section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 

9 U.S.C. 1983). The obligations imposed by this Act are in 

10 addition to those imposed by title IX of the Education 

11 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title VI 

12 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 

13 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

14 12101 et seq.), and section 1557 of the Patient Protection 

15 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116). 

16 SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

17 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means 

18 each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com19 monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

20 Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 

21 United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or 

22 possession of the United States. 


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1 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 

4 2014 through 2018. 

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