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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2065 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of 

Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2015 

Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. GIBSON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the 

Secretary of Education to award Early College Federal 

Pell Grants. 

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 ‘‘Go to High School, 

5 Go to College Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANT. 

7 Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(k) EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re2 quirement under section 484(a)(1) that a student 

3 not been enrolled in an elementary or secondary 

4 school to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant 

5 under this section, for the award years beginning on 

6 July 1, 2016, and ending on June 30, 2022, the 

7 Secretary shall carry out a program to award Early 

8 College Federal Pell Grants to eligible students to 

9 support enrollment in, and completion of, postsec10 ondary courses offered through an early college high 

11 school. 

12 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR EARLY COLLEGE

13 FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.—An eligible student may 

14 receive an Early College Federal Pell Grant under 

15 this subsection in an amount equal to the cost of not 

16 more than 4 full-time postsecondary semesters, or 

17 the equivalent of 4 full-time postsecondary semes18 ters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation, 

19 while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an 

20 early college high school. 

21 ‘‘(3) COUNTING OF AWARDS FOR PURPOSES OF

22 FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Early College Fed24 eral Pell Grant received under this subsection 

25 shall be counted toward the maximum period 


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1 for which a student may receive Federal Pell 

2 Grants under this section, as provided under 

3 subsection (c)(5). 

4 ‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 

5 the requirement under subparagraph (A) on a 

6 case-by-case basis for any student dem7 onstrating evidence of a credible disruption or 

8 redirection in course of study necessitating ad9 ditional time to complete a postsecondary de10 gree or credential. 

11 ‘‘(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 this subsection, an Early College Federal Pell 

14 Grant received under this subsection shall have 

15 the same terms and conditions, and be awarded 

16 in the same manner, as Federal Pell Grants 

17 awarded under this section. 

18 ‘‘(B) MINIMUM COMPLETION.—An eligible 

19 student may only receive an Early College Fed20 eral Pell Grant under this subsection upon com21 pletion of a full-time postsecondary semester, or 

22 the equivalent of a full-time postsecondary se23 mester, as determined by the Secretary by regu24 lation. 


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1 ‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall pay 

2 an eligible institution that is engaged in a part3 nership as part of an early college high school 

4 an amount equal to the cost of tuition, fees, 

5 and books for each postsecondary course (in6 cluding with respect to the postsecondary 

7 courses completed to satisfy the requirement 

8 under subparagraph (B)) an eligible student 

9 completes through such early college high 

10 school, provided such eligible student satisfies 

11 the requirement under subparagraph (B). 

12 ‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Each early college high 

13 school shall annually submit to the Secretary a re14 port on the program of postsecondary courses pro15 vided to eligible students that includes the following 

16 information: 

17 ‘‘(A) Total number and percentage of eligi18 ble students who enroll in and subsequently 

19 complete the program at the early college high 

20 school. 

21 ‘‘(B) The number of postsecondary credits 

22 earned by eligible students while enrolled in the 

23 early college high school that may be applied to24 ward a postsecondary degree or credential pro25 gram. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The percentage of eligible students 

2 enrolled in the early college high school who 

3 concurrently earn a secondary school diploma 

4 and an associate degree or equivalent. 

5 ‘‘(D) The percentage of early college high 

6 school graduates completing the program who 

7 enroll in a postsecondary institution. 

8 ‘‘(E) The total amount of Early College 

9 Federal Pell Grants awarded to eligible stu10 dents served by the early college high school. 

11 ‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

12 ‘‘(A) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.— 

13 The term ‘early college high school’ means a 

14 partnership between a public secondary school 

15 and at least one eligible institution— 

16 ‘‘(i) that enables a student enrolled at 

17 such secondary school to simultaneously 

18 earn a secondary school diploma and post19 secondary credits that are transferable to 

20 such eligible institution as part of an orga21 nized course of study toward a postsec22 ondary degree or credential at no cost to 

23 the student or the family of the student; 

24 ‘‘(ii) that offers students enrolled at 

25 such secondary school postsecondary 


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1 courses provided by an eligible institution 

2 as part of a State-approved program of 

3 study that leads to a postsecondary degree, 

4 certificate, or general education core that 

5 is transferable to such eligible institution; 

6 ‘‘(iii) that provides such students the 

7 opportunity to earn not less than 12 credit 

8 hours in such postsecondary courses; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) that provides support, placement 

10 test prep strategies, tutoring, or com11 parable strategies to ensure student prepa12 ration for and success in college courses. 

13 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eli14 gible student’ means a student enrolled at an 

15 early college high school who, if such student 

16 met the requirements of section 484 for eligi17 bility for a Federal Pell Grant, would be award18 ed a Federal Pell Grant after the determination 

19 of the expected family contribution for such stu20 dent.’’. 

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