II 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 870 

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

education of pregnant and parenting students. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2013 

Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself and Ms. HIRONO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

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. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 

8 (1) to ensure that each pregnant and parenting 

9 student has equal access to the same free, approVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:55 May 08, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S870.IS S870

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1 priate, high-quality public education that is provided 

2 to other students; 

3 (2) to improve high school graduation rates, ca4 reer-readiness, access to postsecondary educational 

5 opportunities, and outcomes for pregnant and par6 enting students and their children; and 

7 (3) to assist each State and local educational 

8 agency in improving its graduation rates and ful9 filling its responsibilities under title IX of the Edu10 cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

11 seq.) with respect to pregnant and parenting stu12 dents. 

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

14 THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR15 ENTING STUDENTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is au17 thorized to make grants to States to carry out the activi18 ties described in subsection (d). A grant made under this 

19 section shall be for a minimum of 3 years, and the Sec20 retary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the 

21 end of the grant period. 

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

23 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

25 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 


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1 including, at a minimum, the State plan described in sub2 section (f). 

3 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL

5 ACTIVITIES.—From the funds made available to 

6 carry out this Act, the Secretary may reserve not 

7 more than 5 percent for national activities. 

8 (2) ALLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

9 INTERIOR.—The amount allocated for payments 

10 under this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for 

11 any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to 

12 criteria established by the Secretary, the amount 

13 necessary to meet the needs of— 

14 (A) Indian children on reservations served 

15 by secondary schools for Indian children oper16 ated or supported by the Department of the In17 terior; and 

18 (B) out-of-State Indian children in elemen19 tary schools and secondary schools in local edu20 cational agencies under special contracts with 

21 the Department of the Interior. 

22 (3) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Sec23 retary shall allocate to States having approved appli24 cations the funds remaining after the application of 

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


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

2 number of teen births nationally, except that the 

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

4 (4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant 

5 funds provided under paragraph (3) shall be used 

6 only to supplement the funds that would, in the ab7 sence of such Federal funds, be made available from 

8 non-Federal sources for the education of pupils par9 ticipating in programs assisted under this Act, and 

10 not to supplant such funds. 

11 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

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

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

14 (A) To provide or enhance educational pro15 grams and related services that enable pregnant 

16 and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and 

17 succeed in school, and that are culturally and 

18 linguistically competent. 

19 (B) To designate a Coordinator for Edu20 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in 

21 the State educational agency to direct and man22 age the State educational agency’s activities re23 lated to this Act, in collaboration with the 

24 State’s designated employee responsible for the 

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


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1 the fullest extent, its responsibilities under title 

2 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

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

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

5 described in subsection (f). 

6 (D) To develop and implement high-quality 

7 professional development programs for local 

8 educational agencies and school personnel. 

9 (E) To direct grants to rural and other 

10 local educational agencies without capacity to 

11 prepare an application for funds so that such 

12 local educational agencies may carry out the ac13 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f) of 

14 section 4. 

15 (F) To ensure that information about the 

16 program is disseminated to all local educational 

17 agencies and made publicly and readily avail18 able on the State educational agency’s Web site, 

19 including— 

20 (i) the name and contact information 

21 for the individuals described in subpara22 graph (B); 

23 (ii) a list of subgrantees; and 

24 (iii) an explanation of the rights of 

25 students and responsibilities of schools 


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1 under title IX of the Education Amend2 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 

3 including investigation and complaint pro4 cedures as required under subsection (a) 

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

6 of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act). 

8 (2) RESERVATION FOR STATE-LEVEL ACTIVI9 TIES.—From the funds made available to a State 

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

11 10 percent for State-level activities. 

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

13 least 90 percent of each State grant as subgrants to 

14 local educational agencies in accordance with section 

15 4. 

16 (e) COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION OF PREGNANT

17 AND PARENTING STUDENTS.—The Coordinator for Edu18 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State 

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

20 shall— 

21 (1) gather information on the nature and extent 

22 of State and local efforts to prevent teen pregnancy 

23 and the nature and extent of barriers to educational 

24 access and success facing pregnant and parenting 


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1 students in the State, including information on re2 ported incidents of discrimination; 

3 (2) develop and carry out the State plan de4 scribed in subsection (f); 

5 (3) collect and report information to the Sec6 retary of Education, such as that which is listed in 

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

8 (4) facilitate the coordination of services with 

9 the State agencies responsible for administering pro10 grams affecting children, youth, and families (in11 cluding for the purposes of maximizing the 

12 leveraging of resources from such agencies), includ13 ing— 

14 (A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam15 ilies; 

16 (B) Medicaid; 

17 (C) Children’s Health Insurance Program; 

18 (D) teen pregnancy prevention, family 

19 planning, and maternal and child health pro20 grams; 

21 (E) Women, Infants and Children Food 

22 and Nutrition Service; 

23 (F) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

24 Program; 

25 (G) child care programs; 


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1 (H) early childhood education, home visita2 tion, and child welfare programs; 

3 (I) workforce investment programs and 

4 postsecondary education; 

5 (J) housing assistance and homeless assist6 ance programs; 

7 (K) school-based health services programs; 

8 and 

9 (L) programs carried out by federally 

10 qualified health centers (as defined in sections 

11 1861(aa)(4) and 1905(a)(2)(B) of the Social 

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

13 1396d(a)(2)(B))), health centers (as defined in 

14 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 

15 (42 U.S.C. 254b)), and outpatient health pro16 grams and facilities operated by tribal organiza17 tions; 

18 (5) coordinate and collaborate with educators, 

19 service providers, and local educational agency preg20 nant and parenting student liaisons; 

21 (6) provide technical assistance and training to 

22 local educational agencies, including the dissemina23 tion of best practices; and 

24 (7) report to the Secretary any complaints re25 ceived by the State about discrimination based on 


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1 pregnancy or parenting status and what actions 

2 were taken to address those complaints. 

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

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

5 of pregnant and parenting students. Such plan shall in6 clude the following: 

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

8 given the opportunity to meet the same rigorous aca9 demic achievement and college and career-readiness 

10 standards that all students are expected to meet. 

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

12 district or State implements once a pregnancy has 

13 been discovered on campus; including how each dis14 trict ensures the student understands his or her 

15 rights under title IX of the Education Amendments 

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

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

18 such students. 

19 (4) A description of training programs to raise 

20 awareness of school personnel regarding the rights 

21 and educational needs of pregnant and parenting 

22 students. 

23 (5) A description of procedures designed to en24 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 

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1 grams are informed of their eligibility for, assisted 

2 in enrolling in, and able to participate in such pro3 grams. 

4 (6) A description of procedures designed to en5 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 

6 local after-school programs or supplemental edu7 cational services are enrolled in and able to partici8 pate in such programs. 

9 (7) Strategies that respond to the problems 

10 identified under subsection (e)(1). 

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

12 educational agencies have developed, reviewed, and 

13 revised policies to remove barriers to enrollment and 

14 retention of pregnant and parenting students in 

15 schools in the State. 

16 (9) Assurances that— 

17 (A) State educational agencies and local 

18 educational agencies will not stigmatize, dis19 criminate against, or involuntarily segregate 

20 students on the basis of pregnancy or par21 enting; 

22 (B) local educational agencies will des23 ignate a pregnant and parenting student liaison 

24 to communicate with the Coordinator for Edu25 cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in 


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1 the State educational agency and oversee the 

2 provision of services at the local educational 

3 agency and school levels; and 

4 (C) State educational agencies and local 

5 educational agencies will ensure that transpor6 tation is provided for students who have an in7 ability to pay for transportation and who— 

8 (i) choose to attend programs for 

9 pregnant and parenting students located 

10 outside of their school of origin; or 

11 (ii) need transportation to and from 

12 school and the student’s child care provider 

13 for the student and the student’s child, re14 spectively. 

15 (10) Description of how the State will ensure 

16 that local educational agencies comply with require17 ments of this Act. 

18 (11) A description of technical assistance to be 

19 provided to local educational agencies. 

20 (g) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC

21 EDUCATION.—Each State and each local educational 

22 agency shall include in professional development and pub23 lic education materials reference to, and shall ensure that 

24 school personnel, students, and family members of stu25 dents are aware of title IX of the Education Amendments 


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

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

3 free from discrimination on the basis of a student’s preg4 nancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg5 nancy, or recovery therefrom. This includes the right to 

6 be free from harassment and stigmatization on those 

7 bases, as well as the following: 

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

9 for which they would otherwise qualify. 

10 (2) If enrolled into a special program or sepa11 rate school, the right to an education equal in qual12 ity to that offered to other students in the ‘‘main13 stream’’ or ‘‘originating’’ school. 

14 (3) The right to decline to participate in a spe15 cialized program or separate school. 

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

17 school in which they were enrolled, or would have 

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

19 childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg20 nancy, or recovery therefrom, including elementary 

21 or secondary schools, charter schools, honors and 

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1 grams, migrant education, free and reduced lunch 

2 programs, services for English language learners, 

3 physical education programs, after-school academic 

4 programs, and any others for which they are other5 wise qualified. 

6 (5) The right to participate in school activities 

7 including graduations and other ceremonies; to re8 ceive awards or peer recognition; to participate on 

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

10 activities, including cheerleading or athletics teams; 

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

12 providing a medical release if that is required of all 

13 students who have physical or emotional conditions 

14 requiring the attention of medical personnel and who 

15 want to continue participating. 

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

17 offered to students with other temporary disabilities. 

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

19 as the student’s physician deems it medically nec20 essary, without penalty, and automatic return to the 

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

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

23 raising awareness of, complaining about, or report24 ing discrimination. 


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1 (h) COORDINATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.—Local 

2 educational agencies may coordinate with social services 

3 agencies, public health agencies, youth services providers, 

4 or other community-based organizations for the purposes 

5 of ensuring that pregnant and parenting students have ac6 cess to the academic support services they need to con7 tinue their education; and to raise awareness among agen8 cies about pregnant and parenting students and their edu9 cational rights and opportunities. 

10 (i) PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENT LIAI11 SON.—The duties of a local educational agency’s pregnant 

12 and parenting student liaison shall include— 

13 (1) identification, by consulting with school per14 sonnel, and by self-reports, of pregnant and par15 enting students in need of services to help them stay 

16 in school and succeed; 

17 (2) gathering information on the nature and ex18 tent of barriers to educational access and success 

19 facing pregnant and parenting students in the geo20 graphic area served by the local educational agency, 

21 including information on reported incidents of dis22 crimination; 

23 (3) ensuring and facilitating the continued en24 rollment of pregnant and parenting students in 

25 school in an academic program that best meets the 


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1 educational goals of the student and his or her fam2 ily; 

3 (4) ensuring that the educational and related 

4 barriers faced by pregnant and parenting students 

5 are addressed, and that any services and referrals 

6 provided are culturally and linguistically competent; 

7 (5) informing pregnant and parenting students 

8 of educational and related services extended to preg9 nant and parenting students and of their right 

10 under title IX of the Education Amendments of 

11 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to continue their edu12 cation; and 

13 (6) coordinating the provision of services in 

14 conjunction with the Coordinator for Education of 

15 Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State edu16 cational agency and with community organizations 

17 and partners. 

18 SEC. 4. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR 

19 THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR20 ENTING STUDENTS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency re22 ceiving a grant under section 3 shall make competitive 

23 subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of 

24 facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success in 


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1 school of pregnant and parenting students. Services may 

2 be provided on school grounds or at other facilities. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—Local educational agencies seek4 ing subgrants shall submit an application to the State edu5 cational agency in time and manner required by the State. 

6 The application shall include— 

7 (1) an assessment of the educational and re8 lated needs of pregnant and parenting students in 

9 the local educational agency; 

10 (2) a description of the local educational agen11 cy’s plan for addressing those needs, and assurance 

12 that the specific services and programs for which 

13 subgrants are being sought are culturally and lin14 guistically competent; 

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

16 compliance with local educational agency require17 ments established in section 3; and 

18 (4) a description of the local educational agen19 cy’s plan for continuing specific services and pro20 grams for which subgrants are being sought in case 

21 of the loss of or absence of Federal assistance. 

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

23 awarded on the basis of need and the strength of the appli24 cation in meeting the requirements and goals of this Act. 

25 Priority consideration shall be given to applications from 


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1 local educational agencies serving students in geographic 

2 areas with— 

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

4 State average; or 

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

6 having one or more racial or ethnic groups with teen 

7 birth rates higher than the State average. 

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

9 be for periods not to exceed 3 years. 

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

11 expended for activities that include— 

12 (1) the provision of academic support services 

13 for pregnant and parenting students, which may in14 clude, but are not limited to academic counseling, 

15 the development of individualized graduation plans, 

16 assistance with class scheduling, assistance with 

17 planning for and gaining access to postsecondary 

18 educational opportunities, assistance securing tutor19 ing or other academic support services, supplemental 

20 instruction, homework assistance, tutoring, or other 

21 educational services, such as homebound instruction 

22 services to be provided during extended leaves of ab23 sence due to pregnancy complications, childbirth, or 

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

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


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1 (2) assistance to pregnant and parenting stu2 dents in gaining access to quality, affordable child 

3 care and early childhood education services; 

4 (3) the provision of transportation services or 

5 assistance so that parenting students and their chil6 dren can get to and from school and child care, re7 spectively, and so that pregnant students unable to 

8 walk long distances can get to school if transpor9 tation is not already provided for that student; 

10 (4) the provision of services and programs to 

11 attract, engage, and retain pregnant and parenting 

12 students in school, including informing pregnant and 

13 parenting teenagers and their family members and 

14 caring adults of their right to continue their edu15 cation, the importance of doing so, and the con16 sequences of not doing so; 

17 (5) the education of students, parents and com18 munity members about the educational rights of 

19 pregnant and parenting students; 

20 (6) the professional development of school per21 sonnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and 

22 parenting students and their educational rights; 

23 (7) proactive outreach efforts to assist pregnant 

24 and parenting teenagers with excessive absences and 


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1 to re-enroll pregnant or parenting teenagers who 

2 have dropped out of school; 

3 (8) the revision of school policies and practices 

4 to remove barriers and to encourage pregnant and 

5 parenting students to continue their education, in6 cluding— 

7 (A) the revision of attendance policies to 

8 allow for students to be excused from school, 

9 school activities, after-school activities, or 

10 school-related programs for— 

11 (i) attendance at pregnancy-related 

12 medical appointments, including expectant 

13 fathers who are students; 

14 (ii) fulfillment of the student’s par15 enting responsibilities, including arranging 

16 child care, caring for the student’s sick 

17 child or children, and attending medical 

18 appointments for the student’s child or 

19 children; and 

20 (iii) such other situations beyond the 

21 control of the student as determined by the 

22 board of education in each local edu23 cational agency, or such other cir24 cumstances which cause reasonable con25 cern to student or the student’s parent for 


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1 the safety or health of the student, for ex2 ample addressing circumstances resulting 

3 from domestic or sexual violence; and 

4 (B) the creation and implementation of a 

5 policy flexible enough to meet the individualized 

6 lactation and medical needs of student mothers, 

7 including reasonable break time from class, ac8 cess to a clean, private space and protection 

9 from retaliation for this purpose; 

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

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

12 other family members and caring adults, of training 

13 and support in parenting skills, healthy relationship 

14 skills, strategies to prevent future unplanned preg15 nancy, and other life skills such as goal setting, 

16 budgeting, time management, financial literacy, net17 working, job interviewing, applying for college and 

18 securing financial aid; and 

19 (10) the provision to pregnant and parenting 

20 students of educational and career mentoring serv21 ices and peer groups, whether during school hours or 

22 after school. 

23 (f) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subgrant funds may be ex25 pended for allowable activities such as— 


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1 (A) the provision of child care and early 

2 childhood education for the child of the par3 enting student, either by providing these serv4 ices directly on school grounds or by other ar5 rangement, such as by providing financial as6 sistance to obtain such services at a child care 

7 facility within a reasonable distance of the 

8 school; 

9 (B) the provision of case management 

10 services to pregnant and parenting students, 

11 such as assistance with applying for and access12 ing public benefits and Federal financial aid for 

13 postsecondary education and training; 

14 (C) the provision of, or referrals to, preg15 nancy prevention, primary health care, maternal 

16 and child health, family planning, mental 

17 health, substance abuse, housing assistance, 

18 homeless assistance, legal aid services, including 

19 paternity testing, establishing parental rights, 

20 child custody arrangements, and other services 

21 needed by the student; 

22 (D) the provision of emergency financial or 

23 in-kind assistance to a parenting student to ful24 fill the basic human needs of a student and the 

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1 (E) efforts to create a positive school cli2 mate for pregnant and parenting students, in3 cluding addressing discrimination against, har4 assment and stigmatization of pregnant and 

5 parenting students; and 

6 (F) the provision of training practicums 

7 for graduate students in social work to carry 

8 out the purpose of the grant. 

9 (2) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE IN10 FORMATION.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to infor12 mation provided under paragraph (1)(C) and 

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

14 educational agencies or by contract or arrange15 ment as described in subsection (g), the infor16 mation shall be, where appropriate, medically 

17 accurate and complete and developmentally ap18 propriate for the intended audience. 

19 (B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

20 paragraph, the term ‘‘medically accurate and 

21 complete’’ means verified or supported by the 

22 weight of research conducted in compliance with 

23 accepted scientific methods and— 

24 (i) published in peer-reviewed jour25 nals, where applicable; or 


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1 (ii) comprising information that lead2 ing professional organizations and agencies 

3 with relevant expertise in the field recog4 nize as accurate, objective, and complete. 

5 (g) ACTIVITIES OF NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANI6 ZATIONS.—Local educational agencies may provide and 

7 expend subgrant funds on required activities authorized 

8 in subsection (e) or allowable activities authorized in sub9 section (f) directly or by contract or arrangement with so10 cial services agencies, public health agencies, youth serv11 ices providers, or other nonprofit community-based organi12 zations with experience effectively assisting pregnant and 

13 parenting students to stay in school by conducting the ac14 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f). 

15 SEC. 5. CONVERSION TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM IN 

16 EVENT OF FAILURE OF STATE REGARDING 

17 EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS. 

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

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

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

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

22 allowable activities specified in section 4(f). 

23 (b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency desir24 ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 


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

2 Secretary may require. 

3 (c) SPECIFICATION OF FUNDS.—The amounts re4 ferred to in subsection (a) are any amounts that would 

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

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

7 (1) the failure of the State to submit an appli8 cation under section 3(b); 

9 (2) the failure of the State, in the determina10 tion of the Secretary, to prepare the application in 

11 accordance with such section or to submit the appli12 cation within a reasonable period of time; or 

13 (3) the State informing the Secretary that the 

14 State does not intend to expend the full amount of 

15 such allocation. 

16 SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

18 carry out the following activities: 

19 (1) Review of State plans to ensure they ade20 quately address all of the elements listed in section 

21 3(f) of this Act. 

22 (2) Provide technical assistance to State edu23 cational agencies. 

24 (3) Provide guidance to Federal programs and 

25 grantees likely to have contact with pregnant and 


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1 parenting students and their family members and 

2 caring adults regarding the educational rights of 

3 pregnant and parenting students and the State edu4 cational agencies responsibilities, including the re5 sponsibilities under this Act. 

6 (4) At the end of each 3-year grant period, con7 duct a rigorous, evidence-based, comprehensive eval8 uation of the local educational agency programs 

9 funded by these grants and their effectiveness in im10 proving graduation rates and educational outcomes 

11 for pregnant and parenting students, including ac12 ceptance and enrollment in higher education. The 

13 findings of such evaluations shall be reported to 

14 Congress. 

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

16 pregnant and parenting student access to education 

17 program service delivery models, directly or via con18 tract with an independent research institution. Iden19 tify and disseminate the findings and best practices 

20 at the State and local levels, including models of 

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

22 serving specific racial or ethnic groups or have been 

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1 house as a resource for other State educational 

2 agencies and local educational agencies. 

3 (6) Annually collect and disseminate nonperson4 ally identifiable data and information, in a manner 

5 protective of student privacy, and disaggregated by 

6 each school or alternative program identified pursu7 ant to subparagraph (B) and by whether services for 

8 pregnant and parenting students are offered in 

9 school or off-site, on— 

10 (A) the number of pregnant and parenting 

11 students enrolled in school; 

12 (B) rates and participation of pregnant 

13 and parenting students in mainstream or origi14 nating schools, rates and participation of preg15 nant and parenting students in alternative pro16 grams and, for each alternative program, an in17 dication as to whether it is offered in a main18 stream school or off-site; 

19 (C) pregnant and parenting students’ per20 formance on academic assessments; 

21 (D) pregnant and parenting students’ 

22 graduation rates, dropout rates and transfer 

23 rates; 


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1 (E) rates of usage by pregnant and par2 enting students of child care services or assist3 ance (if offered); 

4 (F) rates of usage by pregnant or par5 enting students of other services offered (bro6 ken down by type of service); and 

7 (G) such other data and information as the 

8 Secretary determines to be necessary and rel9 evant. 

10 (7) Coordinate data collection and dissemina11 tion with the agencies and entities that receive funds 

12 under this Act and those that administer programs 

13 in accordance with this Act. 

14 (b) REPORTING RATES.—Notwithstanding subsection 

15 (a)(6)(B) through (F), if the number of pregnant and par16 enting students in a particular school or program in a 

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

18 shall be reported by the applicable local educational agen19 cy, and if the number of pregnant and parenting students 

20 under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency in a 

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

22 shall be reported by such State. 


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1 SEC. 7. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE NONDISCRIMINA2 TION LAWS. 

3 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, 

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

5 standards available to victims of discrimination or retalia6 tion under any other Federal law or a law of a State or 

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

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

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

10 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

11 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with Disabilities Act 

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

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

14 18116), or section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 

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

16 addition to those imposed by title IX of the Education 

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

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

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

20 12101 et seq.), and section 1557 of the Patient Protection 

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

22 SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

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

24 each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com25 monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

26 Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 


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1 United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or 

2 possession of the United States. 

3 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

6 2014 through 2018. 

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