II 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2237 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry out two grant 

programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement 

programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase graduation rates and transfer rates to 4-year institutions at community colleges, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24, 2021 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 

Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry 

out two grant programs to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide 

comprehensive support services and resources designed 

to increase graduation rates and transfer rates to 4- 

year institutions at community colleges, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community College 

3 Student Success Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Community College Student Success Grant Program authorized. 

Sec. 103. Grants to plan community college student success programs. 

Sec. 104. Grants to implement, improve, or expand community college student 

success programs. 

Sec. 105. Evaluations. 

Sec. 106. Outreach and technical assistance. 

Sec. 107. Report to Congress. 

Sec. 108. Relationship to other student financial assistance. 

Sec. 109. Supplement not supplant. 

Sec. 110. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS 

PROGRAM 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Part time community College Student Success Grant Program authorized. 

Sec. 203. Grants to plan part time community college student success programs. 

Sec. 204. Grants to implement, improve, or expand part time community college student success programs. 

Sec. 205. Evaluations. 

Sec. 206. Outreach and technical assistance. 

Sec. 207. Report to Congress. 

Sec. 208. Supplement, not supplant. 

Sec. 209. Authorization of appropriations. 

6 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi9 ble institution’’ means— 


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1 (A) a public 2-year institution of higher 

2 education; or 

3 (B) a partnership between— 

4 (i) a public 2-year institution of high5 er education; and 

6 (ii) a nonprofit organization identified 

7 as an evidence-based comprehensive stu8 dent success program by the Department 

9 of Education. 

10 (2) EVIDENCE-BASED COMPREHENSIVE STU11 DENT SUCCESS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘evidence12 based comprehensive student success program’’ 

13 means a program that uses a comprehensive ap14 proach to student success and meets the criteria for 

15 receiving an expansion grant from the Education In16 novation and Research program, as determined by 

17 the Department of Education. 

18 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

19 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

20 meaning given the term under section 101 of the 

21 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

22 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

23 the Secretary of Education. 

24 (5) TRANSFER RATE.—The term ‘‘transfer 

25 rate’’, when used with respect to students enrolled in 


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1 a program of study at an eligible institution, means 

2 that rate at which such students transfer to a 4-year 

3 institution of higher education. 

4 TITLE I—COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

5 STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM 

6 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this title: 

8 (1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS

9 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘community college student 

10 success program’’ means a program carried out by 

11 an eligible institution under which the institution 

12 carries out the following: 

13 (A) Provides eligible students participating 

14 in such program with an amount that covers 

15 the cost of tuition and fees that are not covered 

16 by any Federal, State, or institutional financial 

17 assistance received by the student. 

18 (B) Requires eligible students participating 

19 in such program to— 

20 (i) be enrolled in the eligible institu21 tion and carry a full-time academic work22 load during each fall and spring semester 

23 (or equivalent terms) during which the stu24 dent participates in such program; 


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1 (ii) if the eligible student is referred 

2 to remedial courses or on academic proba3 tion, meet, on at least a weekly basis or 

4 under an alternate schedule, as determined 

5 by the institution, with a tutor, except that 

6 in the case of an eligible student who is 

7 academically struggling, but who is not re8 ferred to remedial courses or on academic 

9 probation, the student may meet with a 

10 tutor at least as often as the program advi11 sor for such student requires or under an 

12 alternate schedule, as determined by the 

13 institution; 

14 (iii) meet with a program advisor— 

15 (I) twice each month during the 

16 first semester (or equivalent term) of 

17 participation in such program; and 

18 (II) as directed by the program 

19 advisor in subsequent semesters (or 

20 equivalent terms) under subparagraph 

21 (C)(ii); and 

22 (iv) meet with an on-campus career 

23 advisor or participate in a career services 

24 event or program once each semester (or 


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1 equivalent term) or under an alternate 

2 schedule, as determined by the institution. 

3 (C) Provides a program advisor to each eli4 gible student participating in such program 

5 who— 

6 (i) provides comprehensive academic 

7 and personal advising to the eligible stu8 dent, including— 

9 (I) the creation and implementa10 tion of an academic plan for the stu11 dent to graduate from a program of 

12 study at the eligible institution within 

13 150 percent of the normal time for 

14 graduation from such program; 

15 (II) taking steps to enable an eli16 gible student referred to remedial 

17 courses to complete college mathe18 matics and English in their first year; 

19 and 

20 (III) assisting the eligible student 

21 with developing and achieving aca22 demic goals, including creating strong 

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1 grammatic transfer for students inter2 ested in transferring to a 4-year insti3 tution of higher education; 

4 (ii) after the eligible student partici5 pating in such program completes a semes6 ter (or equivalent term), creates for the eli7 gible student a needs-based advising sched8 ule that indicates, based on the eligible 

9 student’s academic performance, the fre10 quency with which such eligible student 

11 shall be required to meet with a program 

12 advisor for each subsequent semester (or 

13 equivalent term) of program participation; 

14 (iii) has a caseload of not more than 

15 125 eligible students; 

16 (iv) tracks the attendance of the eligi17 ble student at the meetings described in 

18 clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph 

19 (B); 

20 (v) monitors the academic progress of 

21 the eligible student; and 

22 (vi) provides each eligible student who 

23 meets the requirements of subparagraph 

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1 nancial incentives support that will en2 hance student success. 

3 (D) Provides tutoring, academic support, 

4 and career services at no cost to eligible stu5 dents participating in such program, and may 

6 reserve places in select courses for such eligible 

7 students in order to create community within 

8 cohorts of eligible students. 

9 (E) Provides information to eligible stu10 dents participating in such program about the 

11 eligibility of such students for assistance under 

12 the supplemental nutrition assistance program 

13 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

14 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the program of block 

15 grants for States for temporary assistance for 

16 needy families established under part A of title 

17 IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 

18 seq.). 

19 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

20 student’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible in21 stitution who— 

22 (A) on the date such eligible student would 

23 begin participation in a community college stu24 dent success program at such eligible institu25 tion— 


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1 (i) is enrolled in a program of study 

2 leading to an associate degree that pre3 pares students to transfer to a 4-year in4 stitution of higher education or advance in 

5 the labor market; 

6 (ii) is carrying a full-time academic 

7 workload during each Fall and Spring se8 mester (or equivalent terms) during which 

9 the student participates in such program; 

10 (iii) takes at least 20 degree-applica11 ble, non-remedial credits in a given aca12 demic year; and 

13 (iv) is— 

14 (I) a first-time undergraduate 

15 student; or 

16 (II) a continuing or transfer stu17 dent with not more than 24 credits 

18 and a minimum grade point average 

19 of 2.0 (or its equivalent); 

20 (B) if the student is eligible for financial 

21 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)— 

23 (i) has completed the Free Application 

24 for Federal Student Aid or other common 


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1 financial reporting form under section 

2 483(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)); or 

3 (ii) demonstrates eligibility for a Fed4 eral Pell Grant through institutional finan5 cial aid eligibility forms or State financial 

6 aid eligibility forms; and 

7 (C) meets any other requirements estab8 lished by the institution. 

9 (3) FULL-TIME ACADEMIC WORKLOAD.—The 

10 term ‘‘full-time academic workload’’, when used with 

11 respect to a semester or equivalent term, means at 

12 least 12 credits (or the equivalent). 

13 SEC. 102. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT 

14 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

15 From the amounts appropriated under section 110, 

16 the Secretary of Education shall establish and carry out 

17 the community college student success grant program to 

18 award grants under sections 103 and 104, on a competi19 tive basis, to eligible institutions to plan and implement 

20 community college student success programs or to improve 

21 or expand evidence-based comprehensive student success 

22 programs designed to increase— 

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1 uate within 150 percent of the normal time for grad2 uation; 

3 (2) transfer rates of program participants to 4- 

4 year institutions; and 

5 (3) the number of credits that a program par6 ticipant takes that can be applied to a degree in the 

7 participant’s desired major. 

8 SEC. 103. GRANTS TO PLAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STU9 DENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

10 (a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

11 amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec12 tion 109 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award plan13 ning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 

14 to eligible institutions to develop plans for community col15 lege student success programs. 

16 (b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

17 shall be for a 1-year period. 

18 (c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award19 ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec20 retary shall— 

21 (1) carry out a peer review process that— 

22 (A) requires that each application sub23 mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 

24 a panel of readers composed of individuals se25 lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 


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1 (i) not less than 50 percent of read2 ers— 

3 (I) who are not employees of the 

4 Federal Government; and 

5 (II) who have relevant research 

6 or practical experience with respect to 

7 student support programs designed to 

8 increase graduation rates and transfer 

9 rates at public 2-year institutions of 

10 higher education; and 

11 (ii) to the maximum extent prac12 ticable, individuals who are members of 

13 groups underrepresented in higher edu14 cation, including African Americans, His15 panics, Native Americans (including Amer16 ican Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native 

17 Hawaiians), Asian Americans, Pacific Is18 landers, and individuals with disabilities in 

19 a manner that reflects the national, State, 

20 or local population demographics; and 

21 (B) ensures that no individual assigned 

22 under subparagraph (A) to review an applica23 tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 

24 that application that may make the individual 

25 unable to impartially conduct such review; and 


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1 (2) give priority to eligible institutions that are 

2 eligible to receive funding under title III or V of the 

3 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 

4 seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

5 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

6 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

8 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

9 include— 

10 (1) the graduation rate, the number of credits 

11 completed (disaggregated by remedial credits and 

12 college-level credits for each program of study), the 

13 retention rate, and the transfer rate for the most re14 cent academic year for which data are available for 

15 eligible students and all students, disaggregated by 

16 race, income, and gender, respectively; 

17 (2) an analysis of how implementing a commu18 nity college student success program may improve 

19 the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu20 dents; and 

21 (3) a description of the methods the eligible in22 stitution has previously used to improve the gradua23 tion rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible stu24 dents and all students, respectively. 


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1 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re2 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

3 develop a plan to implement a community college student 

4 success program at the eligible institution. 

5 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

6 on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 

7 section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec8 retary a report that includes— 

9 (1) a plan for implementing a community col10 lege student success program at the eligible institu11 tion, including— 

12 (A) the sufficiently ambitious outcome 

13 goals for achieving significant improvements in 

14 graduation rates, retention rates, and transfer 

15 rates for program participants and all students, 

16 disaggregated by race, income, and gender, re17 spectively, before the end of the grant period; 

18 (B) the number of such eligible students 

19 who will participate in such program in relation 

20 to the amount of funding provided, including— 

21 (i) how such eligible students will be 

22 identified, referred, and selected in cases 

23 where the interest in the program is larger 

24 than the budget for the program; 


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1 (ii) a plan to ensure that the program 

2 is racially and ethnically representative; 

3 and 

4 (iii) a plan to ensure that economi5 cally disadvantaged students receive pri6 ority; 

7 (C) based on the most recent academic 

8 year for which data are available, disaggregated 

9 by eligible students and all students— 

10 (i) graduation rates; 

11 (ii) retention rates; 

12 (iii) transfer rates; and 

13 (iv) average number of credits earned, 

14 including remedial and college-level credits, 

15 by associate degree earners; 

16 (D) an analysis of the financial needs of el17 igible students based on the Free Application 

18 for Federal Student Aid; 

19 (E) a description of how the eligible insti20 tution will— 

21 (i) recruit and serve eligible students 

22 for the community college student success 

23 program in a manner that reflects the local 

24 or State population; or 


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1 (ii) develop and implement a plan to 

2 recruit and serve eligible students for such 

3 program in a manner that reflects the local 

4 or State population and demographics; 

5 (F) a description of how the eligible insti6 tution will— 

7 (i) effectively staff a community col8 lege student success program in a manner 

9 that reflects the student population; or 

10 (ii) develop and implement a plan to 

11 effectively staff a community college stu12 dent success program in a manner that re13 flects the local or State population and de14 mographics; and 

15 (G) a timeline for the implementation of 

16 such program; 

17 (2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 

18 (A) a description of how the eligible insti19 tution will provide non-Federal funds for such 

20 program under section 104(d); and 

21 (B) a description of how the eligible insti22 tution will continue to fund such program after 

23 the end of the grant period for the grant 

24 awarded to the institution under section 104; 

25 and 


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1 (3) such other information as the Secretary 

2 may require. 

3 SEC. 104. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT, IMPROVE, OR EXPAND 

4 COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS 

5 PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND EXPAN7 SION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro9 priated to carry out this section under section 109 

10 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants 

11 for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis— 

12 (A) to eligible institutions awarded a grant 

13 under section 103 to implement community col14 lege student success programs; or 

15 (B) to eligible institutions to improve or 

16 expand an evidence-based comprehensive stu17 dent success program. 

18 (2) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under 

19 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall con20 sult with the independent evaluator before finalizing 

21 which eligible institutions will receive such a grant 

22 for such fiscal year. 

23 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible 

24 to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution 

25 shall meet the following requirements: 


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1 (1) The eligible institution— 

2 (A) was awarded a grant under section 

3 103 at least 1 year before such eligible institu4 tion submits an application under subsection 

5 (e); or 

6 (B) the eligible institution, at the time of 

7 application, implements an evidence-based com8 prehensive student success program. 

9 (2) The eligible institution submits an applica10 tion under subsection (e). 

11 (3) The eligible institution demonstrates, on the 

12 date of the application described in subsection (e), 

13 the availability of non-Federal funding for the 

14 matching funds required under subparagraphs (A), 

15 (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(1). 

16 (c) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

17 shall be for a 5-year period. 

18 (d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para20 graph (2), an eligible institution awarded a grant 

21 under this section shall contribute in cash from non22 Federal sources, the following: 

23 (A) For the second year of the grant pe24 riod, an amount equal to 10 percent of the cost 

25 of carrying out the community college student 


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1 success program or the cost to improve or ex2 pand the evidence-based comprehensive student 

3 success program (as applicable) at the institu4 tion for such year. 

5 (B) For each of the third through fifth 

6 years of the grant period, an amount equal to 

7 20 percent of the cost of carrying out the com8 munity college student success program or the 

9 cost to improve or expand the evidence-based 

10 comprehensive student success program (as ap11 plicable) for the applicable year. 

12 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para14 graph (1), with respect to an exempt institution 

15 awarded a grant under this section, for each 

16 year of the grant period beginning with the sec17 ond year through the fifth year, the Secretary 

18 shall not require the institution to make a cash 

19 contribution from non-Federal sources in an 

20 amount that is greater than the amount equal 

21 to 5 percent of the cost at the institution for 

22 such year of carrying out— 

23 (i) the community college student suc24 cess program; or 


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1 (ii) the evidence-based comprehensive 

2 student success program. 

3 (B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

4 paragraph: 

5 (i) EXEMPT INSTITUTION.—The term 

6 ‘‘exempt institution’’ means an eligible in7 stitution that is— 

8 (I) a Tribal college or university; 

9 or 

10 (II) an institution located in the 

11 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

12 American Samoa, the United States 

13 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 

14 the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

15 Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

16 Federated States of Micronesia, or the 

17 Republic of Palau. 

18 (ii) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER19 SITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal college or univer20 sity’’ has the meaning given the term in 

21 section 316 of the Higher Education Act 

22 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 

23 (e) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

24 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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


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1 such information as the Secretary may require, includ2 ing— 

3 (1) in the case of a community college student 

4 success program, a copy of the report described in 

5 section 103(f); and 

6 (2) in the case of an evidence-based comprehen7 sive student success program, a demonstration that 

8 the program meets the criteria for receiving an ex9 pansion grant from the Education Innovation and 

10 Research program, as determined by the Depart11 ment of Education. 

12 (f) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institu13 tion that receives a grant under this section shall use the 

14 grant funds to— 

15 (1)(A) implement a community college student 

16 success program; or 

17 (B) improve or expand an evidence-based com18 prehensive student success program; and 

19 (2) regularly review— 

20 (A) data to monitor the academic progress 

21 of eligible students participating in the pro22 gram; and 

23 (B) in the case of a community college stu24 dent success program, the meeting and program 


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1 participation requirements described in section 

2 101(1). 

3 (g) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible insti4 tution that receives a grant under this section may use 

5 the grant to— 

6 (1) establish or expand a data tracking system 

7 that includes early alerts to complete the regular re8 views required under subsection (f)(2); 

9 (2) provide eligible students participating in the 

10 program for which the grant is awarded with finan11 cial assistance to cover wraparound support services 

12 to meet the whole cost of attendance, including 

13 books, supplies, miscellaneous personal expenses, 

14 technology, transportation, or room and board costs 

15 and childcare in accordance with section 472 of the 

16 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 

17 (3) establish or expand career development 

18 services for such students, such as career workshops 

19 or career counseling; 

20 (4) establish or expand tutoring and academic 

21 support services for such students; 

22 (5) cover the costs of employment of adminis23 trators for the program whose sole job shall be to 

24 administer the program, without regard to whether 

25 the employment is full-time or less than full-time; or 


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1 (6) provide financial support for eligible stu2 dents participating in such program to enroll in 

3 courses offered during enrollment periods that are 

4 outside the fall and spring semesters (or equivalent 

5 terms). 

6 (h) REPORTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using the postsecondary 

8 student data system established under section 

9 132(1) or a successor system (whichever includes the 

10 most recent data) to streamline reporting require11 ments and minimize reporting burdens, and in co12 ordination with the National Center for Education 

13 Statistics, the Secretary shall, on at least an annual 

14 basis, collect data with respect to each community 

15 college student success program and evidence-based 

16 comprehensive student success program receiving 

17 funding under this section, including the data de18 scribed in paragraph (2). 

19 (2) DATA SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITU20 TIONS.—Each eligible institution that receives a 

21 grant under this title shall provide the following to 

22 the Secretary: 

23 (A) On an annual basis, such information 

24 as may be necessary for the Secretary to collect 

25 data about— 


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1 (i) the demographic characteristics of 

2 the eligible students participating in the 

3 program and how these demographics com4 pare to State or local populations and ef5 forts to bridge equity gaps; 

6 (ii) the average number of credits at7 tempted and average number of credits 

8 earned, rate of retention, rate of degree 

9 completion, and transfer rates of such eli10 gible students, disaggregated by race, in11 come, and gender; 

12 (iii) the graduation rate of such eligi13 ble students; and 

14 (iv) post-graduate outcomes, such as 

15 employment and earnings. 

16 (B) An annual performance report for each 

17 year of the grant period that includes— 

18 (i) an analysis of the implementation 

19 and progress of such program based on the 

20 ambitious outcome goals described in the 

21 report submitted by the institution under 

22 section 103(f)(1)(A), including challenges 

23 to and changes made to such program; 

24 (ii) if according to the analysis under 

25 subparagraph (A), the program is not on 


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1 track to meet such ambitious outcome 

2 goals, a description of the plans to adjust 

3 the program to improve the performance of 

4 the program; 

5 (iii) the participation of such eligible 

6 students in tutoring, academic support, ca7 reer services, and meetings with program 

8 advisors; and 

9 (iv) when data is available, informa10 tion that will allow for a comparison of the 

11 data collected for such year under this sub12 paragraph with such data collected for 

13 each of the 2 years preceding the date on 

14 which the grant was awarded. 

15 (C) Not later than 6 years after the date 

16 on which the eligible institution received such 

17 grant, a final report to the Secretary that in18 cludes an analysis of— 

19 (i) the factors that contributed to the 

20 success or failure of the program in meet21 ing the ambitious outcome goals described 

22 in the report submitted by the institution 

23 under section 103(f)(1)(A), as applicable; 

24 (ii) the challenges faced in attempting 

25 to implement such program; 


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1 (iii) information on how to improve 

2 such program; 

3 (iv) whether the program has created 

4 an institution-wide reform with respect to 

5 graduate rates and transfer rates for all 

6 students, and if so, how such reform was 

7 created; and 

8 (v) how the eligible institution will 

9 continue to fund such program after the 

10 end of the grant period. 

11 SEC. 105. EVALUATIONS. 

12 (a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.—Before finalizing 

13 which eligible institutions will receive grants under section 

14 104 for a fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the 

15 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall enter 

16 into a contract with an independent evaluator— 

17 (1) to consult with the Secretary on which eligi18 ble institutions should receive the grants; and 

19 (2) to use the What Works Clearinghouse 

20 Standards (without reservations) to evaluate, 

21 throughout the duration of the grant period of such 

22 grants— 

23 (A) each program for which such grant is 

24 awarded, including whether the program met its 

25 ambitious outcome goals described in the report 


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1 submitted by the institution under section 

2 103(f)(1)(A), as applicable; 

3 (B) the average impact of those programs 

4 on graduation rates, the average number of 

5 credits per associate degree awarded, and trans6 fer rates for eligible students; 

7 (C) the variation in program impacts 

8 across eligible institutions with respect to such 

9 rates; and 

10 (D) whether those programs are cost effec11 tive in creating higher graduation rates and 

12 transfer rates of participating eligible students 

13 compared with such rates among students who 

14 did not participate in programs at eligible insti15 tutions. 

16 (b) RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS.—The results of the 

17 evaluations under subsection (a) shall be made publicly 

18 available on the website of the Department of Education. 

19 (c) FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

20 may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds appro21 priated under section 109 for a fiscal year to carry out 

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1 SEC. 106. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

2 (a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out3 reach activities to notify eligible institutions of the avail4 ability of grants under this title. 

5 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

6 provide technical assistance— 

7 (1) to eligible institutions that may be inter8 ested in applying for grants under this title, includ9 ing assistance with applications for such grants; and 

10 (2) to eligible institutions awarded grants under 

11 this title, including assistance with— 

12 (A) establishing ambitious outcome goals 

13 described in section 103(f)(1)(A), as applicable; 

14 (B) disaggregating data and goals by race, 

15 income, and gender; and 

16 (C) the design and implementation of a 

17 program, including the use of real-time data to 

18 track student progress. 

19 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may consult 

20 with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organi21 zations that operate evidence-based comprehensive student 

22 success programs to provide technical assistance to eligible 

23 institutions. 

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1 tion about research, best practices, and strategies relating 

2 to programs under this title. 

3 (e) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

4 EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

5 than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under section 

6 109 for a fiscal year for technical assistance under this 

7 section for such fiscal year. 

8 SEC. 107. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

9 Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

10 Secretary receives the final evaluation results under sec11 tion 105 for eligible institutions that were awarded grants 

12 under section 104 for the same fiscal year, the Secretary 

13 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

14 (1) the number of grants awarded under section 

15 104 for such fiscal year, and the amount of such 

16 grants; 

17 (2) the number of grants awarded under section 

18 103 to eligible institutions that received or would 

19 have been eligible for the grants described in para20 graph (1), and the amount of such grants; 

21 (3) the number of grants awarded under section 

22 103 to eligible institutions that would have been eli23 gible, but did not receive the grants described in 

24 paragraph (1); 

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1 (5) any other information the Secretary may 

2 determine is relevant. 

3 SEC. 108. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER STUDENT FINANCIAL 

4 ASSISTANCE. 

5 (a) STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Any funds 

6 received under this title by an eligible institution that are 

7 distributed to a student— 

8 (1) shall be credited to student’s account only 

9 after all other Federal, State, and institutional 

10 grants for which that student is eligible are credited 

11 to that student’s account; and 

12 (2) shall not affect a student’s eligibility for 

13 other Federal grants for which the student is eligi14 ble. 

15 (b) COST OF ATTENDANCE LIMIT.—An eligible insti16 tution receiving funds under this title shall ensure that 

17 in distributing any such funds to a student, the amount 

18 of such funding does not exceed the cost of attendance 

19 as described in section 472 of the Higher Education Act 

20 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll). 

21 SEC. 109. SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT. 

22 Funds made available under this title shall be used 

23 to supplement and not supplant other Federal, State, and 

24 local funds available to the institution for carrying out the 

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1 SEC. 110. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this title $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 

4 2032, to be available until expended. 

5 TITLE II—PART TIME COMMU6 NITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUC7 CESS PROGRAM 

8 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this title: 

10 (1) PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT

11 SUCCESS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘part time commu12 nity college student success program’’ means a pro13 gram carried out by an eligible institution under 

14 which the eligible institution carries out the fol15 lowing: 

16 (A) Provides students participating in such 

17 program with an amount that covers the cost of 

18 tuition and fees that are not covered by any 

19 Federal, State, or institutional financial assist20 ance received by the student. 

21 (B) Requires students participating in 

22 such program to— 

23 (i) be enrolled in not less than 9 cred24 its and not more than 12 credits at the eli25 gible institution as a degree-seeking stu26 dent during each fall and spring semester 


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1 (or equivalent terms) during which the stu2 dent participates in such program; 

3 (ii) if the student is referred to reme4 dial or corequisite courses or on academic 

5 probation, meet, not less than on a weekly 

6 basis, with a tutor or appropriate academic 

7 support, except that in the case of a stu8 dent who is academically struggling, but 

9 who is not referred to remedial courses or 

10 on academic probation, the student may 

11 meet with a tutor as often as the program 

12 advisor for such student requires; 

13 (iii) meet with a program advisor— 

14 (I) twice each month during the 

15 first semester (or equivalent term) of 

16 participation in such program; and 

17 (II) as directed by the program 

18 advisor in subsequent semesters (or 

19 equivalent terms) under subparagraph 

20 (C)(ii); and 

21 (iv) meet with a career advisor or par22 ticipate in a career services event not less 

23 than once each semester (or equivalent 

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1 (C) Provides a program advisor to each 

2 student participating in such program who— 

3 (i) provides comprehensive academic, 

4 career, and personal advising to the stu5 dent, such as— 

6 (I) the creation and implementa7 tion of an academic plan for the stu8 dent to graduate from a program of 

9 study at the eligible institution within 

10 150 percent of the normal time for 

11 graduation from such program; 

12 (II) if an eligible student is re13 ferred to remedial or corequisite 

14 courses, taking steps to enable the 

15 student to complete college mathe16 matics and English within the first 30 

17 credit hours; and 

18 (III) assisting the student with 

19 developing and achieving academic 

20 goals, including creating strong trans21 fer pathways that demonstrate pro22 grammatic transfer for students inter23 ested in transferring to a 4-year insti24 tution of higher education; 


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1 (ii) after the student participating in 

2 such program completes a semester (or 

3 equivalent term), creates for the student a 

4 needs-based advising schedule that indi5 cates, based on the student’s academic per6 formance, the frequency with which such 

7 student shall be required to meet with a 

8 program advisor for each subsequent se9 mester (or equivalent term) of program 

10 participation; 

11 (iii) has a caseload of not more than 

12 125 students; 

13 (iv) tracks the attendance of the stu14 dent at the meetings described in clauses 

15 (ii), (iii), and (iv) of subparagraph (B); 

16 (v) monitors the academic progress of 

17 the student; and 

18 (vi) provides each student who meets 

19 the requirements of subparagraph (B), on 

20 not more than a monthly basis, with finan21 cial incentives support that will enhance 

22 student success. 

23 (D) Provides tutoring, academic support, 

24 and career services at no cost to students par25 ticipating in such program, and may reserve 


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1 places in select courses for such students in 

2 order to create community within cohorts of 

3 students. 

4 (E) Provides information to eligible stu5 dents participating in such program about the 

6 eligibility of such students for assistance under 

7 the supplemental nutrition assistance program 

8 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

9 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the program of block 

10 grants for States for temporary assistance for 

11 needy families established under part A of title 

12 IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 

13 seq.). 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 student’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible in16 stitution who— 

17 (A) on the date such eligible student would 

18 begin participation in a part time community 

19 college student success program at such eligible 

20 institution— 

21 (i) is enrolled in a program of study 

22 leading to an associate degree that pre23 pares students to transfer to a 4-year in24 stitution of higher education or advance in 

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1 (ii) is— 

2 (I) a first-time undergraduate 

3 student; or 

4 (II) a continuing or transfer stu5 dent with not more than 24 credits 

6 and a minimum grade point average 

7 of 2.0 (or its equivalent); 

8 (B) completes not less than 24 credits, at 

9 least 20 of which must be degree-applicable, at 

10 the eligible institution as a degree-seeking stu11 dent during each academic year during which 

12 the student participates in the part time com13 munity college student success program; 

14 (C) if the student is eligible for financial 

15 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

16 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)— 

17 (i) has completed the Free Application 

18 for Federal Student Aid or other common 

19 financial reporting form under section 

20 483(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1090(a)); or 

21 (ii) demonstrates eligibility for a Fed22 eral Pell Grant through institutional finan23 cial aid eligibility forms or State financial 

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1 (D) meets any other requirements estab2 lished by the institution. 

3 (3) MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTION.—The 

4 term ‘‘minority-serving institution’’ means an insti5 tution described in section 371(a) of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)). 

7 SEC. 202. PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUC8 CESS GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

9 From the amounts appropriated under section 209, 

10 the Secretary of Education shall establish and carry out 

11 the part time community college student success grant 

12 program to award grants under sections 203 and 204, on 

13 a competitive basis, to eligible institutions to plan and im14 plement part time community college student success pro15 grams and to improve or expand part-time evidence-based 

16 comprehensive student success programs for eligible stu17 dents that are designed to increase— 

18 (1) the rate at which program participants 

19 graduate from a program of study at such eligible 

20 institution within 150 percent of the normal time for 

21 graduation; 

22 (2) transfer rates of program participants; and 

23 (3) the number of credits that a program par24 ticipant takes that apply to a degree in the partici25 pant’s desired major. 


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1 SEC. 203. GRANTS TO PLAN PART TIME COMMUNITY COL2 LEGE STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

4 amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec5 tion 209 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award plan6 ning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 

7 to eligible institutions to develop plans for part time com8 munity college student success programs. 

9 (b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

10 shall be for a 1-year period. 

11 (c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award12 ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec13 retary shall— 

14 (1) carry out a peer review process that— 

15 (A) requires that each application sub16 mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 

17 a panel of readers composed of individuals se18 lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 

19 (i) not less than 50 percent of read20 ers— 

21 (I) who are not employees of the 

22 Federal Government; and 

23 (II) who have relevant research 

24 or practical experience with respect to 

25 student support programs designed to 

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1 rates at public 2-year institutions of 

2 higher education; and 

3 (ii) to the maximum extent prac4 ticable, individuals who are members of 

5 groups underrepresented in higher edu6 cation, including African Americans, His7 panics, Native Americans (including Amer8 ican Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native 

9 Hawaiians), Asian Americans, Pacific Is10 landers, and individuals with disabilities; 

11 and 

12 (B) ensures that no individual assigned 

13 under subparagraph (A) to review an applica14 tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 

15 that application that may make the individual 

16 unable to impartially conduct such review; and 

17 (2) give priority to eligible institutions that are 

18 eligible to receive funding under title III or V of the 

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et 

20 seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). 

21 (d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

22 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

24 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

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1 (1) the graduation rate, the number of credits 

2 completed (disaggregated by remedial credits and 

3 college-level credits for each program of study), and 

4 the transfer rate for the most recent academic year 

5 for which data are available for eligible students and 

6 all students, respectively; 

7 (2) an analysis of how implementing a commu8 nity college student success program may improve 

9 the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu10 dents; and 

11 (3) a description of the methods the eligible in12 stitution has previously used to improve the gradua13 tion rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible stu14 dents and all students, respectively. 

15 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re16 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

17 develop a plan to implement a part time community college 

18 student success program at the eligible institution for eli19 gible students. 

20 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

21 on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 

22 section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec23 retary a report that includes— 


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1 (1) a plan for implementing a community col2 lege student success program at the eligible institu3 tion, including— 

4 (A) the sufficiently ambitious outcome 

5 goals for achieving significant improvements in 

6 graduation rates and transfer rates for program 

7 participants and all students, respectively, as 

8 such rates are defined by the eligible institu9 tion, in consultation with the Secretary, before 

10 the end of the grant period; 

11 (B) the number of such eligible students 

12 who will participate in such program, includ13 ing— 

14 (i) how such eligible students will be 

15 identified, referred, and selected, in cases 

16 where the interest in the program is larger 

17 than the budget for the program; and 

18 (ii) a plan to ensure that economically 

19 disadvantaged students receive priority; 

20 (C) based on the most recent academic 

21 year for which data are available, disaggregated 

22 by eligible students and all students— 

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1 (iii) average number of credits earned, 

2 including remedial and college-level credits, 

3 by associate degree earners; 

4 (D) an analysis of the financial needs of el5 igible students based on the Free Application 

6 for Federal Student Aid; 

7 (E) a description of how the eligible insti8 tution will— 

9 (i) recruit and serve eligible students 

10 for the community college student success 

11 program in a manner that reflects the local 

12 or State population; or 

13 (ii) develop and implement a plan to 

14 recruit and serve eligible students for such 

15 program in a manner that reflects the local 

16 or State population and demographics; 

17 (F) a description of how the eligible insti18 tution will— 

19 (i) effectively staff a community col20 lege student success program in a manner 

21 that reflects the student population; or 

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1 flects the local or State population and de2 mographics; and 

3 (G) a timeline for the implementation of 

4 such program; 

5 (2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 

6 (A) a description of how the eligible insti7 tution will provide non-Federal funds for such 

8 program under section 204(d); and 

9 (B) a description of how the eligible insti10 tution will continue to fund such program after 

11 the end of the grant period for the grant 

12 awarded to the institution under section 204; 

13 and 

14 (3) such other information as the Secretary 

15 may require. 

16 SEC. 204. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT, IMPROVE, OR EXPAND 

17 PART TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT 

18 SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) IMPLEMENTATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND EXPAN20 SION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro22 priated to carry out this section under section 209 

23 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants 

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1 (A) to eligible institutions awarded a grant 

2 under section 203 to implement part time com3 munity college student success programs; or 

4 (B) to eligible institutions to improve or 

5 expand a part time evidence-based comprehen6 sive student success program. 

7 (2) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under 

8 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall con9 sult with the independent evaluator described in sec10 tion 205(a) before finalizing which eligible institu11 tions will receive such a grant for such fiscal year. 

12 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.—To be eligible 

13 to receive a grant under this section, an eligible institution 

14 shall meet the following requirements: 

15 (1) The eligible institution— 

16 (A) was awarded a grant under section 

17 203 not less than 1 year before such eligible in18 stitution submits an application under sub19 section (e); or 

20 (B) the eligible institution, at the time of 

21 application, implements a part time evidence22 based comprehensive student success program. 

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1 (3) The eligible institution demonstrates, on the 

2 date of the application described in subsection (e), 

3 the availability of non-Federal funding for the 

4 matching funds required under subparagraphs (A), 

5 (B), and (C) of subsection (d)(1). 

6 (c) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this section 

7 shall be for a 5-year period. 

8 (d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para10 graph (2), an eligible institution awarded a grant 

11 under this section shall contribute in cash from non12 Federal sources the following: 

13 (A) For the second year of the grant pe14 riod, an amount equal to 10 percent of the cost 

15 of carrying out the part time community college 

16 student success program or the cost to improve 

17 or expand the part time evidence-based com18 prehensive student success program (as applica19 ble) for eligible students at the institution for 

20 such year. 

21 (B) For each of the third year through 

22 fifth years of the grant period, an amount equal 

23 to 20 percent of the cost of carrying out the 

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1 dence-based comprehensive student success pro2 gram (as applicable) for the applicable year. 

3 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding (1), 

5 with respect to an exempt institution awarded 

6 a grant under this section, for each year of the 

7 grant period beginning with the second year 

8 through the fifth year, the Secretary shall not 

9 require the institution to make a cash contribu10 tion from non-Federal sources in an amount 

11 that is greater than the amount equal to 5 per12 cent of the cost at the institution for such year 

13 of carrying out— 

14 (i) the part time community college 

15 student success program; or 

16 (ii) the part time evidence-based com17 prehensive student success program. 

18 (B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

19 paragraph: 

20 (i) EXEMPT INSTITUTION.—The term 

21 ‘‘exempt institution’’ means an eligible in22 stitution that is— 

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1 (II) an institution located in the 

2 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 

3 American Samoa, the United States 

4 Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of 

5 the Northern Mariana Islands, the 

6 Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 

7 Federated States of Micronesia, or the 

8 Republic of Palau. 

9 (ii) TRIBAL COLLEGE OR UNIVER10 SITY.—The term ‘‘Tribal College or Uni11 versity’’ has the meaning given the term in 

12 section 316 of the Higher Education Act 

13 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c). 

14 (e) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring a 

15 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

17 such information as the Secretary may require, includ18 ing— 

19 (1) in the case of a part time community college 

20 student success program, a copy of the report de21 scribed in section 203(f); and 

22 (2) in the case of a part time evidence-based 

23 comprehensive student success program, a dem24 onstration that the program meets the criteria for 

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1 novation and Research program, as determined by 

2 the Department of Education. 

3 (f) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institu4 tion that receives a grant under this section shall use the 

5 grant funds to— 

6 (1)(A) implement a part time community col7 lege student success program; or 

8 (B) improve or expand a part time evidence9 based comprehensive student success program; and 

10 (2) regularly review— 

11 (A) data to monitor the academic progress 

12 of eligible students participating in such pro13 gram; and 

14 (B) the meeting and program participation 

15 requirements described in section 201(1), as ap16 plicable. 

17 (g) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible insti18 tution that receives a grant under this section may use 

19 the grant to— 

20 (1) establish or expand a data tracking system 

21 that includes early alerts to complete the regular re22 views required under subsection (f)(2), as applicable; 

23 (2) provide eligible students participating in the 

24 part time program for which the grant is awarded 

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1 in paragraph (2), (3), or (8) of section 472 of the 

2 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 

3 (3) establish or expand career development 

4 services for such eligible students, such as career 

5 workshops or career counseling; 

6 (4) establish or expand tutoring and academic 

7 support services for such eligible students; 

8 (5) cover the costs of employment of adminis9 trators for the program whose sole job shall be to 

10 administer the program, without regard to whether 

11 the employment is full-time or less than full-time; 

12 and 

13 (6) provide financial support for such eligible 

14 students participating in such program to enroll in 

15 courses offered during enrollment periods that are 

16 outside the fall and spring semesters (or equivalent 

17 terms). 

18 (h) REPORTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Using the postsecondary 

20 student data system established under section 

21 132(1) or a successor system (whichever includes the 

22 most recent data) to streamline reporting require23 ments and minimize reporting burdens, and in co24 ordination with the National Center for Education 

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1 basis, collect data with respect to each part time 

2 community college student success program and 

3 each part time evidence-based comprehensive student 

4 success program, including the data described in 

5 paragraph (2). 

6 (2) DATA SUBMITTED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITU7 TIONS.—Each eligible institution that receives a 

8 grant under this title shall provide the following to 

9 the Secretary: 

10 (A) On an annual basis, such information 

11 as may be necessary for the Secretary to collect 

12 data about— 

13 (i) the demographic characteristics of 

14 the eligible students participating in the 

15 part time program; 

16 (ii) the average number of credits at17 tempted and average number of credits 

18 earned, rate of retention, rate of degree 

19 completion, and transfer rates of such eli20 gible students; and 

21 (iii) the graduation rate of such eligi22 ble students. 

23 (B) An annual performance report for each 

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1 (i) an analysis of the implementation 

2 and progress of such program based on the 

3 ambitious outcome goals described in the 

4 report submitted by the institution under 

5 section 203(f)(1)(A), as applicable, includ6 ing challenges to and changes made to 

7 such program; 

8 (ii) if according to the analysis under 

9 subparagraph (A), the program is not on 

10 track to meet such ambitious outcome 

11 goals, a description of the plans to adjust 

12 the program to improve the performance of 

13 the program; 

14 (iii) the participation of such eligible 

15 students in tutoring, academic support, ca16 reer services, and meetings with program 

17 advisors; and 

18 (iv) when data is available, informa19 tion that will allow for a comparison of the 

20 data collected for such year under this sub21 paragraph with such data collected for 

22 each of the 2 years preceding the date on 

23 which the grant was awarded. 

24 (C) Not later than 6 years after the date 

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1 grant, a final report to the Secretary that in2 cludes an analysis of— 

3 (i) the factors that contributed to the 

4 success or failure of the program in meet5 ing the ambitious outcome goals described 

6 in the report submitted by the institution 

7 under section 203(f)(1)(A), as applicable; 

8 (ii) the challenges faced in attempting 

9 to implement such program; 

10 (iii) information on how to improve 

11 such program; 

12 (iv) whether the program has created 

13 an institution-wide reform with respect to 

14 graduate rates and transfer rates for all 

15 students, and if so, how such reform was 

16 created; and 

17 (v) how the eligible institution will 

18 continue to fund such program after the 

19 end of the grant period. 

20 SEC. 205. EVALUATIONS. 

21 (a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.—Before finalizing 

22 which eligible institutions will receive grants under section 

23 204 for a fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the 

24 Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall enter 

25 into a contract with an independent evaluator— 


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1 (1) to consult with the Secretary on which eligi2 ble institutions should receive the grants; and 

3 (2) to use the What Works Clearinghouse 

4 Standards (without reservations) to evaluate, 

5 throughout the duration of the grant period of such 

6 grants— 

7 (A) each part time program for eligible 

8 students for which such grant is awarded, in9 cluding whether the program met its ambitious 

10 outcome goals described in the report submitted 

11 by the institution under section 203(f)(1)(A), as 

12 applicable; 

13 (B) the average impact of part time pro14 grams on graduation rates, the average number 

15 of credits per associate degree awarded, and 

16 transfer rates for eligible students; 

17 (C) the variation in program impacts 

18 across eligible institutions with respect to such 

19 rates; and 

20 (D) whether such programs lead to higher 

21 graduation rates and transfer rates of eligible 

22 students per dollar spent for such students by 

23 such institutions compared with such rates 

24 among students who did not participate in part 

25 time programs at eligible institutions. 


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1 (b) RESULTS OF EVALUATIONS.—The results of the 

2 evaluations under subsection (a) shall be made publicly 

3 available on the website of the Department of Education. 

4 (c) FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

5 may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds appro6 priated under section 209 for a fiscal year to carry out 

7 this section for such fiscal year. 

8 SEC. 206. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

9 (a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out10 reach activities to notify eligible institutions of the avail11 ability of grants under this title. 

12 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

13 provide technical assistance— 

14 (1) to eligible institutions that may be inter15 ested in applying for grants under this title, includ16 ing assistance with applications for such grants; and 

17 (2) to eligible institutions awarded grants under 

18 this title, including assistance with— 

19 (A) establishing ambitious outcome goals 

20 described in section 203(f)(1)(A); and 

21 (B) the design and implementation of a 

22 part time community college student success 

23 program, including the use of real-time data to 

24 track student progress. 


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1 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary may consult 

2 with institutions of higher education or nonprofit organi3 zations that operate part time evidence-based comprehen4 sive student success programs to provide technical assist5 ance to eligible institutions. 

6 (d) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.—The Sec7 retary shall compile and make publicly available informa8 tion about research, best practices, and strategies relating 

9 to part time programs under this title. 

10 (e) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

11 EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

12 than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under section 

13 209 for a fiscal year for technical assistance under this 

14 section for such fiscal year. 

15 SEC. 207. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

16 Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 

17 Secretary receives the final evaluation results under sec18 tion 205 for eligible institutions that were awarded grants 

19 under section 204 for the same fiscal year, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

21 (1) the number of grants awarded under section 

22 204 for such fiscal year, and the amount of such 

23 grants; 

24 (2) the number of grants awarded under section 

25 203 to eligible institutions that received or would 


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1 have been eligible for the grants described in para2 graph (1), and the amount of such grants; 

3 (3) the number of grants awarded under section 

4 203 to eligible institutions that would have been eli5 gible but did not receive the grants described in 

6 paragraph (1); 

7 (4) such final evaluation results; and 

8 (5) any other information the Secretary may 

9 determine is relevant. 

10 SEC. 208. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

11 Funds awarded to an eligible institution under this 

12 title shall be used only to supplement the amount of funds 

13 that would, in the absence of the Federal funds provided 

14 under this title, be made available from non-Federal 

15 sources or other Federal sources to carry out the activities 

16 under this title, and not to supplant such funds. 

17 SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

19 this title $5,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 

20 2032, to be available until expended. 

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