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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3578 

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

program to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement 

programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to increase transfer and graduation rates at community colleges, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2019 

Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. 

CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Miss RICE of New York, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. ESPAILLAT) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 

Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to establish and carry 

out a grant program to make grants to eligible institutions to plan and implement programs that provide comprehensive support services and resources designed to 

increase transfer and graduation rates 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’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS GRANT 

5 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. 

6 From the amounts appropriated under section 10, the 

7 Secretary of Education shall establish and carry out the 

8 community college student success grant program to 

9 award grants under sections 3 and 4, on a competitive 

10 basis, to eligible institutions to plan and implement com11 munity college student success programs designed to in12 crease— 

13 (1) the rate at which eligible students graduate 

14 from a program of study at such eligible institution 

15 within 150 percent of the normal time for gradua16 tion; and 

17 (2) transfer rates of eligible students. 

18 SEC. 3. GRANTS TO PLAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT 

19 SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 

21 amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec22 tion 10 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award plan23 ning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 

24 to eligible institutions to develop plans for community col25 lege student success programs. 


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

2 shall be for a 1-year period. 

3 (c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award4 ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec5 retary shall— 

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

7 (A) requires that each application sub8 mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 

9 a panel of readers composed of individuals se10 lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 

11 (i) not less than 50 percent of read12 ers— 

13 (I) who are not employees of the 

14 Federal Government; and 

15 (II) who have relevant research 

16 or practical experience with respect to 

17 student support programs designed to 

18 increase graduation rates and transfer 

19 rates at public 2-year institutions of 

20 higher education; and 

21 (ii) to the maximum extent prac22 ticable, individuals who are members of 

23 groups underrepresented in higher edu24 cation, including African Americans, His25 panics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 


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1 Asian Americans, and Native American 

2 Pacific Islanders (including Native Hawai3 ians); and 

4 (B) ensures that no individual assigned 

5 under subparagraph (A) to review an applica6 tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 

7 that application that may make the individual 

8 unable to impartially conduct such review; and 

9 (2) give priority to eligible institutions that are 

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

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

12 seq.). 

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

14 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

16 such information as the Secretary may require, which shall 

17 include— 

18 (1) the graduation rate and transfer rate for 

19 the most recent academic year for which data are 

20 available for eligible students and all students, re21 spectively; 

22 (2) an analysis of how implementing a commu23 nity college student success program may improve 

24 the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu25 dents; and 


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1 (3) an analysis of the methods the eligible insti2 tution has previously used to improve the graduation 

3 rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible students 

4 and all students, respectively. 

5 (e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re6 ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 

7 develop a plan to implement a community college student 

8 success program at the eligible institution. 

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

10 on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 

11 section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec12 retary a report that includes— 

13 (1) a plan for implementing a community col14 lege student success program at the eligible institu15 tion, including— 

16 (A) the ambitious outcome goals for 

17 achieving significant improvements in gradua18 tion rates and transfer rates for eligible stu19 dents and all students, respectively, as such 

20 rates are defined by the eligible institution, in 

21 consultation with the Secretary, before the end 

22 of the grant period; 

23 (B) the number of such eligible students 

24 who will participate in such program, including 

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1 ferred, and selected, in cases where the interest 

2 in the program is larger than the budget for the 

3 program; 

4 (C) the demographics (including income, 

5 race, and gender) of such eligible students; 

6 (D) based on the most recent academic 

7 year for which data are available, disaggregated 

8 by eligible students and all students— 

9 (i) graduation rates; 

10 (ii) transfer rates; 

11 (iii) retention rates; 

12 (iv) rates of completion of remedial 

13 courses for students required to complete 

14 such courses; and 

15 (v) average number of credits at16 tempted and average number of credits 

17 earned; 

18 (E) an analysis of the financial needs of 

19 the eligible students described in subparagraph 

20 (B); 

21 (F) an analysis of how the eligible institu22 tion will collaborate across departments at the 

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1 sibilities of each potential external partner (in2 cluding each investor, State or local government 

3 entity, or other stakeholder); 

4 (G) a description of how the eligible insti5 tution will effectively staff a community college 

6 student success program; and 

7 (H) a timeline for the implementation of 

8 such program; 

9 (2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 

10 (A) a description of how the eligible insti11 tution will— 

12 (i) provide non-Federal funds for such 

13 program under subsection (d) of section 4; 

14 and 

15 (ii) meet the requirement of sub16 section (b)(3) of such section; and 

17 (B) a description of how the eligible insti18 tution will continue to fund such program after 

19 the end of the grant period for the grant 

20 awarded to the institution under section 4; 

21 (3) a description of the data system the eligible 

22 institution will use to track and evaluate the 

23 progress of eligible students participating in such 

24 program; 


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1 (4) an analysis of the institutional barriers that 

2 may hinder implementing such program at such eli3 gible institution; and 

4 (5) such other information as the Secretary 

5 may require. 

6 SEC. 4. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

7 STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro10 priated to carry out this section under section 10 for 

11 a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants for 

12 such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, to eligible 

13 institutions awarded a grant under section 3 to im14 plement community college student success pro15 grams. 

16 (2) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants under 

17 this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall con18 sult with the independent evaluator before finalizing 

19 which eligible institutions will receive such a grant 

20 for such fiscal year. 

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

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

23 shall meet the following requirements: 

24 (1) The eligible institution was awarded a grant 

25 under section 3 at least 1 year before such eligible 


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1 institution submits an application under subsection 

2 (e). 

3 (2) The eligible institution submits an applica4 tion under subsection (e). 

5 (3) The eligible institution demonstrates, on the 

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

7 the availability of non-Federal funding for the 

8 matching funds required under subparagraphs (A), 

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

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

11 shall be for a 5-year period. 

12 (d) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para14 graph (2), an eligible institution awarded a grant 

15 under this section shall contribute in cash from non16 Federal sources, the following: 

17 (A) For the second year of the grant pe18 riod, an amount equal to 20 percent of the cost 

19 of carrying out the community college student 

20 success program at the institution for such 

21 year. 

22 (B) For the third year of the grant period, 

23 an amount equal to 40 percent of the cost of 

24 carrying out such program for such year. 


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1 (C) For the fourth year of the grant pe2 riod, an amount equal to 60 percent of the cost 

3 of carrying out such program for such year. 

4 (D) For the fifth year of the grant period, 

5 an amount equal to 80 percent of the cost of 

6 carrying out such program for such year. 

7 (2) EXCEPTION.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para9 graph (1), with respect to an exempt institution 

10 awarded a grant under this section, for each 

11 year of the grant period beginning with the sec12 ond year through the fifth year, the Secretary 

13 shall not require the institution to make a cash 

14 contribution from non-Federal sources in an 

15 amount that is greater than the amount equal 

16 to 5 percent of the cost of carrying out the 

17 community college student success program at 

18 the institution for such year. 

19 (B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 

20 paragraph: 

21 (i) EXEMPT INSTITUTION.—The term 

22 ‘‘exempt institution’’ means an eligible in23 stitution that is— 

24 (I) a Tribal college or university; 

25 or 


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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 univer11 sity’’ 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.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution desir16 ing a grant under this section shall submit an appli17 cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man18 ner, and containing such information as the Sec19 retary may require, which shall include a copy of the 

20 report described in section 3(f). 

21 (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE INSTITU22 TIONS THAT REAPPLY.—An institution that submits 

23 an application under paragraph (1) that is not the 

24 first application submitted by such institution under 


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1 such paragraph shall include the following in such 

2 application: 

3 (A) The number of applications such eligi4 ble institution has submitted under paragraph 

5 (1) and the dates on which such applications 

6 were submitted. 

7 (B) A description of the changes the eligi8 ble institution has made since the most recent 

9 application submitted under paragraph (1) to 

10 improve the plan to implement a community 

11 college student success program at such eligible 

12 institution. 

13 (3) REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days after re14 ceiving an application under this subsection, the Sec15 retary shall approve or deny such application. 

16 (f) REQUIRED USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institu17 tion that receives a grant under this section shall use the 

18 grant funds to— 

19 (1) implement a community college student suc20 cess program; 

21 (2) regularly review— 

22 (A) data to monitor the academic progress 

23 of eligible students participating in such pro24 gram; and 


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1 (B) the meeting and program participation 

2 requirements described in section 9(1); and 

3 (3) cover the employment of administrators for 

4 the program whose sole job shall be to administer 

5 the program, without regard to whether the employ6 ment is full-time or less than full-time. 

7 (g) PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible insti8 tution that receives a grant under this section may use 

9 the grant to— 

10 (1) establish or expand a data tracking system 

11 that includes early alerts to complete the regular re12 views required under subsection (f)(2); 

13 (2) provide eligible students participating in the 

14 community college student success program for 

15 which the grant is awarded with financial assistance 

16 to cover the costs described in paragraph (2), (3), or 

17 (8) of section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 

18 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll); 

19 (3) establish or expand career development 

20 services for such students, such as career workshops 

21 or career counseling; 

22 (4) establish or expand tutoring services for 

23 such students; and 

24 (5) provide financial support for eligible stu25 dents participating in such program to enroll in 


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1 courses offered during enrollment periods that are 

2 outside the fall and spring semesters (or equivalent 

3 terms). 

4 (h) REPORTS.—An eligible institution that receives a 

5 grant under this section shall— 

6 (1) not less than once for each year of the 

7 grant period, submit to the Secretary an annual per8 formance report for such year of the grant period, 

9 and when data is available, compares such year with 

10 the each of the 2 years preceding the date on which 

11 the grant was awarded— 

12 (A) the demographics of the eligible stu13 dents participating in the community college 

14 student success program; 

15 (B) the average number of credits at16 tempted and average number of credits earned, 

17 rate of retention, rate of degree completion, and 

18 transfer rates of such eligible students; 

19 (C) the graduation rate of such eligible 

20 students within— 

21 (i) 100 percent of the normal time for 

22 graduation; 

23 (ii) 150 percent of the normal time 

24 for graduation; and 


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1 (iii) 200 percent of the normal time 

2 graduation; 

3 (D) an analysis of the implementation and 

4 progress of such program based on the ambi5 tious outcome goals described in the report sub6 mitted by the institution under section 

7 3(f)(1)(A), including challenges to and changes 

8 made to such program; 

9 (E) if according to the analysis under sub10 paragraph (D), the program is not on track to 

11 meet such ambitious outcome goals, a descrip12 tion of the plans to adjust the program to im13 prove the performance of the program; 

14 (F) the participation of such eligible stu15 dents in tutoring, career services, and meetings 

16 with program advisors; 

17 (G) for the report for the third year of the 

18 grant period, the plan to meet the non-Federal 

19 contribution requirement under subsection 

20 (d)(1)(D); and 

21 (H) for the report for the fourth year of 

22 the grant period, a description of— 

23 (i) the source of the funds to meet the 

24 non-Federal contribution requirement 

25 under subsection (d)(1)(D); 


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1 (ii) the plans to continue to fund such 

2 program after the grant period ends; and 

3 (iii) the plans to use this program as 

4 a catalyst for institution-wide reform with 

5 respect to graduation rates and transfer 

6 rates for all students; and 

7 (2) not later than 6 years after the date on 

8 which the eligible institution received such grant, 

9 submit a final report to the Secretary that includes 

10 an analysis of— 

11 (A) the factors that contributed to the suc12 cess or failure of the community college student 

13 success program in meeting the ambitious out14 come goals described in the report submitted by 

15 the institution under section 3(f)(1)(A); 

16 (B) the challenges faced in attempting to 

17 implement such program; 

18 (C) information on how to improve such 

19 program; 

20 (D) whether the program has created an 

21 institution-wide reform with respect to graduate 

22 rates and transfer rates for all students, and if 

23 so, how such reform was created; and 


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1 (E) how the eligible institution will con2 tinue to fund such program after the end of the 

3 grant period. 

4 SEC. 5. EVALUATIONS. 

5 (a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.—Before finalizing 

6 which eligible institutions will receive grants under section 

7 4 for a fiscal year, the Secretary, acting through the Di8 rector of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall enter 

9 into a contract with an independent evaluator— 

10 (1) to consult with the Secretary on which eligi11 ble institutions should receive the grants; and 

12 (2) to use the What Works Clearinghouse 

13 Standards (without reservations) to evaluate, 

14 throughout the duration of the grant period of such 

15 grants— 

16 (A) each community college student suc17 cess program for which such grant is awarded, 

18 including whether the program met its ambi19 tious outcome goals described in the report sub20 mitted by the institution under section 

21 3(f)(1)(A); 

22 (B) the average impact of community col23 lege student success programs on graduation 

24 rates and transfer rates for eligible students; 


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1 (C) the variation in program impacts 

2 across eligible institutions with respect to such 

3 rates; and 

4 (D) whether such programs lead to higher 

5 graduation rates and transfer rates of eligible 

6 students per dollar spent for such students by 

7 such institutions compared with such rates at 

8 eligible institutions without such programs. 

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

10 evaluations under subsection (a) shall be made publicly 

11 available on the website of the Department of Education. 

12 (c) FUNDING FOR EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary 

13 may reserve not more than 15 percent of the funds appro14 priated under section 10 for a fiscal year to carry out this 

15 section for such fiscal year. 

16 SEC. 6. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

17 (a) OUTREACH.—The Secretary shall conduct out18 reach activities to notify eligible institutions of the avail19 ability of grants under this Act. 

20 (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

21 provide technical assistance— 

22 (1) to eligible institutions that may be inter23 ested in applying for grants under this Act, includ24 ing assistance with applications for such grants; and 


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1 (2) to eligible institutions awarded grants under 

2 this Act, including assistance with— 

3 (A) establishing ambitious outcome goals 

4 described in section 3(f)(1)(A); and 

5 (B) the implementation of a community 

6 college student success program. 

7 (c) FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR

8 EVALUATIONS.—The Secretary may reserve not more 

9 than 7 percent of the funds appropriated under section 

10 10 for a fiscal year for technical assistance under this sec11 tion for such fiscal year. 

12 SEC. 7. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 

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

14 Secretary receives the final evaluation results under sec15 tion 5 for eligible institutions that were awarded grants 

16 under section 4 for the same fiscal year, the Secretary 

17 shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 

18 (1) the number of grants awarded under section 

19 4 for such fiscal year, and the amount of such 

20 grants; 

21 (2) the number of grants awarded under section 

22 3 to eligible institutions that received or would have 

23 been eligible for the grants described in paragraph 

24 (1), and the amount of such grants; and 

25 (3) such final evaluation results. 


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1 SEC. 8. SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT. 

2 Funds awarded to an eligible institution under this 

3 Act shall be used only to supplement the amount of funds 

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

5 under this Act, be made available from non-Federal 

6 sources or other Federal sources to carry out the activities 

7 under this Act, and not to supplant such funds. 

8 SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS

11 PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘community college student 

12 success program’’ means a program carried out by 

13 an eligible institution under which the institution 

14 carries out the following: 

15 (A) Provides eligible students participating 

16 in such program with an amount that covers 

17 the cost of tuition and fees that are not covered 

18 by any Federal, State, or institutional financial 

19 assistance received by the student. 

20 (B) Requires eligible students participating 

21 in such program to— 

22 (i) be enrolled in the eligible institu23 tion and carry a full-time academic work24 load during each fall and spring semester 

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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 as often as the program advisor for 

11 such student requires or under an alter12 nate schedule, as determined by the insti13 tution; 

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 once each semester (or equivalent 


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1 term) or under an alternate schedule, as 

2 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) if an eligible student is re16 ferred to remedial courses, encour17 aging such student to complete such 

18 courses as quickly as possible; and 

19 (III) assisting the eligible student 

20 with developing and achieving aca21 demic goals, including creating strong 

22 transfer pathways that demonstrate 

23 programmatic transfer for students 

24 interested in transferring to a 4-year 

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1 (ii) after the eligible student partici2 pating in such program completes a semes3 ter (or equivalent term), creates for the eli4 gible student a needs-based advising sched5 ule that indicates, based on the eligible 

6 student’s academic performance, the fre7 quency with which such eligible student 

8 shall be required to meet with a program 

9 advisor for each subsequent semester (or 

10 equivalent term) of program participation; 

11 (iii) has a caseload of not more than 

12 150 eligible students; 

13 (iv) tracks the attendance of the eligi14 ble student at the meetings described in 

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

16 (B); 

17 (v) monitors the academic progress of 

18 the eligible student; and 

19 (vi) provides each eligible student who 

20 meets the requirements of subparagraph 

21 (B), on at least a monthly basis, with fi22 nancial incentives, such as a transportation 

23 pass or a gas card. 

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1 program, and may reserve places in select 

2 courses for such eligible students in order to 

3 create community within cohorts of eligible stu4 dents. 

5 (E) Provides information to eligible stu6 dents participating in such program about the 

7 eligibility of such students for assistance under 

8 the supplemental nutrition assistance program 

9 under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

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

11 grants for States for temporary assistance for 

12 needy families established under part A of title 

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

14 seq.). 

15 (2) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi16 ble institution’’ means a public 2-year institution of 

17 higher education. 

18 (3) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 

19 student’’ means a student enrolled at an eligible in20 stitution who— 

21 (A) on the date such eligible student would 

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1 (i) is enrolled in a program of study 

2 leading to an associate degree; 

3 (ii) is enrolled at such institution and 

4 carrying a full-time academic workload 

5 during each fall and spring semester (or 

6 equivalent terms) during which the student 

7 participates in such program; 

8 (iii) is— 

9 (I) a first-time undergraduate 

10 student; or 

11 (II) a continuing or transfer stu12 dent with not more than 15 credits 

13 and a minimum grade point average 

14 of 2.0 (or its equivalent); and 

15 (iv) is considered by the eligible insti16 tution to need no more than two remedial 

17 courses; 

18 (B) if the student is eligible for financial 

19 aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act 

20 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), has com21 pleted the Free Application for Federal Student 

22 Aid or other common financial reporting form 

23 under section 483(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 

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

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

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

5 respect to an semester or equivalent term, means at 

6 least 12 credits (or the equivalent). 

7 (5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

9 meaning given the term under section 101 of the 

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

11 (6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary of Education. 

13 (7) TRANSFER RATE.—The term ‘‘transfer 

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

15 a program of study at an eligible institution, means 

16 the rate at which such students transfer to a 4-year 

17 institution of higher education. 

18 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

19 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

20 this Act $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2020 through 

21 2030, to be available until expended. 

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