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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3827 

To promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions 

and Hispanic-serving school districts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2019 

Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. 

PAYNE, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. SOTO, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LEE of California, 

Ms. PORTER, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. SIRES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. 

MENG, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 

GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. HURD

of Texas, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N

of Puerto Rico, Ms. HILL of California, and Mr. CA ́RDENAS) introduced 

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

Labor 

A BILL 

To promote and support collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving school districts, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hispanic Educational 

5 Resources and Empowerment Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Hispanics are the largest, youngest, and 

4 second-fastest growing minority population in the 

5 United States. 

6 (2) While Hispanics compose 18 percent of the 

7 population of the United States, they compose 26 

8 percent of the prekindergarten through grade 12 

9 public school student enrollment in the United 

10 States. 

11 (3) Over 3,300 school districts have 25 percent 

12 or more Hispanic enrollment and those school dis13 tricts enroll 78 percent of all prekindergarten 

14 through grade 12 Hispanic students in the United 

15 States. 

16 (4) Hispanic students are overrepresented in 

17 lower educational outcomes, including lower grades, 

18 lower scores on standardized tests, and higher drop19 out rates. 

20 (5) Hispanic students tend to face greater bar21 riers once in college than non-Hispanic peers. Sev22 enty percent of Hispanic college students are first23 generation college students and 48 percent of His24 panic college students have an expected family con25 tribution of $0, as calculated under title IV of the 

26 Higher Education Act of 1965. 


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1 (6) Hispanics are at high risk of not enrolling 

2 or graduating from institutions of higher education. 

3 (7) More Hispanics are going to college than 

4 ever before, but only a little more than half of the 

5 Hispanic students who enroll earn a bachelor’s de6 gree. 

7 (8) Hispanics lag behind non-Hispanic Whites, 

8 Blacks, and Asian American and Native American 

9 Pacific Islanders in attainment of high school diplo10 mas, associate’s degrees, and bachelor’s degrees. 

11 (9) Gains in Hispanic educational attainment 

12 will greatly benefit the United States economy be13 cause Hispanics will make up nearly 20 percent of 

14 the United States labor force by 2024. 

15 (10) Hispanics are an increasingly vital compo16 nent of the workforce of the United States. Between 

17 2010 and 2020, 74 percent of the growth in the 

18 workforce in the United States will be Hispanic 

19 workers. 

20 (11) Without eliminating the education gap for 

21 Hispanics now, the growing Hispanic population will 

22 not be prepared for the jobs of the future, hindering 

23 the economy of the United States. 


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1 SEC. 3. COLLABORATION BETWEEN HISPANIC-SERVING IN2 STITUTIONS AND HISPANIC-SERVING SCHOOL 

3 DISTRICTS. 

4 Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

5 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new part: 

7 ‘‘PART D—COLLABORATION BETWEEN HISPANIC8 SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND HISPANIC9 SERVING SCHOOL DISTRICTS 

10 ‘‘SEC. 531. PURPOSES. 

11 ‘‘The purposes of this part are— 

12 ‘‘(1) to promote and support opportunities for 

13 academic alliances and collaborative partnerships be14 tween Hispanic-serving institutions and Hispanic15 serving school districts for the purpose of improving 

16 postsecondary educational attainment of Hispanic 

17 students; and 

18 ‘‘(2) to expand and enhance the course offer19 ings, program quality, and overall functionality of 

20 the colleges, universities, and school districts that 

21 educate the majority of Hispanic students. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 532. PROGRAM AUTHORITY, APPLICATION, AND ELI23 GIBILITY. 

24 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subject to the avail25 ability of funds appropriated to carry out this part, the 

26 Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to 


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1 Hispanic-serving institutions serving as grant recipient 

2 and fiscal agent for an eligible entity, for the eligible entity 

3 to carry out activities described under section 533 to im4 prove and expand the capacity to develop model and inno5 vative collaboration agreements between local educational 

6 agencies and institutions of higher education to better 

7 serve Hispanic students. 

8 ‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 

9 receive a grant under this part shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) designate a Hispanic-serving institution 

11 that is a member of the eligible entity to serve as 

12 the grant applicant, grant recipient, and fiscal agent 

13 for the eligible entity; and 

14 ‘‘(2) through such designated Hispanic-serving 

15 institution, submit an application to the Secretary at 

16 such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

17 such information as the Secretary may require under 

18 part C and this part. 

19 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible entity’ 

20 means a partnership that— 

21 ‘‘(1) shall include— 

22 ‘‘(A) one or more Hispanic-serving institu23 tions, one of which shall serve as the grant re24 cipient and fiscal agent for the eligible entity; 

25 and 


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1 ‘‘(B) one or more Hispanic-serving school 

2 districts; and 

3 ‘‘(2) may include— 

4 ‘‘(A) one or more emerging Hispanic-serv5 ing institutions; 

6 ‘‘(B) one or more emerging Hispanic-serv7 ing school districts; and 

8 ‘‘(C) one or more nonprofit or community9 based organizations, businesses, or public or 

10 private entities with a demonstrated record of 

11 success in implementing activities similar to the 

12 activities authorized under section 533. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 533. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. 

14 ‘‘An eligible entity that receives a grant under this 

15 part shall use the grant funds for 1 or more of the fol16 lowing activities to support eligible students: 

17 ‘‘(1) Creating a college-bound culture among el18 igible students, which may include activities to pro19 mote the early exposure of such students and their 

20 families to the opportunities and requirements of 

21 postsecondary education, and other evidence-based 

22 services, including services determined to have prov23 en positive outcomes by the What Works Clearing24 house maintained by the Institute of Education 

25 Sciences. 


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1 ‘‘(2) Academic support to prepare eligible stu2 dents for postsecondary education, prevent the need 

3 for postsecondary remediation, and provide high 

4 quality postsecondary remediation when necessary, 

5 which may include— 

6 ‘‘(A) aligning high school coursework and 

7 high school graduation requirements with the 

8 requirements for entrance into credit-bearing 

9 coursework at 4-year institutions of higher edu10 cation, including Hispanic-serving institutions; 

11 ‘‘(B) early identification and support for 

12 eligible students at risk of not graduating from 

13 high school within 4 years, or at risk of requir14 ing remediation upon enrolling in postsecondary 

15 education; 

16 ‘‘(C) developing and implementing path17 ways to postsecondary education that— 

18 ‘‘(i) provide eligible students with ad19 vanced coursework and result in a recog20 nized postsecondary credential, as defined 

21 in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation 

22 and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102); or 

23 ‘‘(ii) integrate rigorous and chal24 lenging career and technical education, 

25 work-based learning, and advanced 


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1 coursework or other academic instruction 

2 aligned with the challenging State aca3 demic standards adopted by the State in 

4 which the eligible entity is located under 

5 section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and 

6 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

7 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)); 

8 ‘‘(D) co-requisite courses; 

9 ‘‘(E) technology-enhanced diagnostics and 

10 delivery of remedial education; 

11 ‘‘(F) faculty development to ensure effec12 tive instruction; and 

13 ‘‘(G) practices to teach self-regulated 

14 learning and college success skills. 

15 ‘‘(3) Support for eligible students with high 

16 school completion and the transition to postsec17 ondary education, which may include— 

18 ‘‘(A) activities to encourage high school re19 tention and completion; 

20 ‘‘(B) assistance with the college application 

21 process; 

22 ‘‘(C) assistance with applying for financial 

23 aid; and 

24 ‘‘(D) assistance with selecting institutions 

25 of higher education to which a student should 


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1 apply based on the needs and attributes of the 

2 student and the available degree programs and 

3 outcomes of the institutions. 

4 ‘‘(4) Addressing non-academic needs that serve 

5 as barriers to college enrollment, persistence, and 

6 completion for eligible students, which may in7 clude— 

8 ‘‘(A) activities to address the comprehen9 sive needs of eligible students, including child 

10 care, food insecurity, finances, health issues, 

11 and transportation; and 

12 ‘‘(B) activities to promote a positive cli13 mate on campuses of institutions of higher edu14 cation and to increase the sense of belonging 

15 among eligible students, including through first 

16 year support programs such as mentoring and 

17 peer networks and advisories. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 534. REPORTING. 

19 ‘‘Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this part 

20 shall, through the Hispanic-serving institution designated 

21 under section 532(b), submit to the Secretary, at the end 

22 of each grant period, a report that includes information 

23 the Secretary may require. Such report shall include infor24 mation on the outcomes of the activities carried out by 

25 the entity, before and after such activities were funded 


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1 under this part, on the number and percentage of students 

2 entering, persisting, and completing postsecondary edu3 cation. Such information shall be disaggregated to meas4 ure the specific impact on economically disadvantaged stu5 dents, students from each major racial and ethnic group, 

6 students with disabilities, English learners, students of 

7 different genders, and migrant students. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 535. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION. 

9 ‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the total amount appro10 priated for this part under section 528(a) for a fiscal year, 

11 the Secretary shall reserve not more than the lesser of 5 

12 percent or $5,000,000 for— 

13 ‘‘(1) providing technical assistance to eligible 

14 entities, directly or through grants, contracts, or co15 operative agreements, by qualified experts on using 

16 practices grounded in evidence to improve the out17 comes of programs funded under this part; and 

18 ‘‘(2) conducting the evaluation described in sub19 section (b). 

20 ‘‘(b) EVALUATION.—The Secretary, in partnership 

21 with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 

22 shall contract with a third party to conduct an inde23 pendent evaluation of the activities funded under this part. 

24 Such evaluation shall include the impact of the policies 

25 and services resulting from such activities on the number 


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1 and percentage of students entering, persisting, and com2 pleting postsecondary education. The data collected by 

3 such evaluation shall be disaggregated to measure the spe4 cific impact on economically disadvantaged students, stu5 dents from each major racial and ethnic group, students 

6 with disabilities, English learners, students of different 

7 genders, and migrant students. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 536. DEFINITIONS. 

9 ‘‘In this part: 

10 ‘‘(1) ADVANCED COURSEWORK.—The term ‘ad11 vanced coursework’ means coursework designed for 

12 students to earn postsecondary credit upon success13 ful completion of the coursework while still in sec14 ondary school, such as Advanced Placement, Inter15 national Baccalaureate, dual or concurrent enroll16 ment programs, and early college high school pro17 grams. 

18 ‘‘(2) CO-REQUISITE COURSES.—The term ‘co19 requisite courses’ means courses designed for stu20 dents at institutions of higher education in need of 

21 remediation that combine credit-bearing postsec22 ondary-level coursework with supplemental instruc23 tion. 

24 ‘‘(3) DUAL OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT

25 PROGRAM.—The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment 


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1 program’ has the meaning given the term in section 

2 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

3 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

4 ‘‘(4) EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.—The 

5 term ‘early college high school’ has the meaning 

6 given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 

7 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

8 7801). 

9 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eligible 

10 student’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) any student who is enrolled or eligible 

12 to enroll in a secondary school that is served by 

13 a Hispanic-serving school district or an emerg14 ing Hispanic-serving school district; and 

15 ‘‘(B) any student who is enrolled or has 

16 been accepted for enrollment at a Hispanic17 serving institution or an emerging Hispanic18 serving institution. 

19 ‘‘(6) EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITU20 TION.—The term ‘emerging Hispanic-serving institu21 tion’ means an institution of higher education that— 

22 ‘‘(A) is an eligible institution, as defined in 

23 section 502; and 

24 ‘‘(B) has an enrollment of undergraduate 

25 full-time equivalent students that is at least 15 


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1 percent but less than 25 percent Hispanic stu2 dents at the end of the award year immediately 

3 preceding the date of the application for a 

4 grant under this part. 

5 ‘‘(7) EMERGING HISPANIC-SERVING SCHOOL

6 DISTRICT.—The term ‘emerging Hispanic-serving 

7 school district’ means a local educational agency— 

8 ‘‘(A) in which at least 15 percent but less 

9 than 25 percent of the students served by the 

10 local educational agency are Hispanic students, 

11 as determined by the enrollment data of the 

12 local educational agency no later than the date 

13 by which student membership data is collected 

14 annually by State educational agencies for sub15 mission to the National Center for Education 

16 Statistics under section 153 of the Education 

17 Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543); 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(B) in which at least 50 percent of the 

20 students served by the local educational agency 

21 meet a measure of poverty described in section 

22 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary 

23 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)). 

24 ‘‘(8) HISPANIC-SERVING SCHOOL DISTRICT.— 

25 The term ‘Hispanic-serving school district’ (except 


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1 when used as part of the term ‘emerging Hispanic2 serving school district’) means a local educational 

3 agency— 

4 ‘‘(A) in which at least 25 percent of the 

5 students served by the local educational agency 

6 are Hispanic students, as determined by the en7 rollment data of the local educational agency no 

8 later than the date by which student member9 ship data is collected annually by State edu10 cational agencies for submission to the National 

11 Center for Education Statistics under section 

12 153 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 

13 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543); and 

14 ‘‘(B) in which at least 50 percent of the 

15 students served by the local educational agency 

16 meet a measure of poverty described in section 

17 1113(a)(5) of the Elementary and Secondary 

18 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

19 6313(a)(5)).’’. 

20 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 Section 528(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 1103g(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

23 the following new paragraph: 

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1 cal year 2020 and such sums as may be necessary 

2 for each of the five succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

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