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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2395 

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college 

high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 31, 2019 

Mr. MARKEY 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 make grants to 

support early college high schools and dual or concurrent 

enrollment programs. 

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 ‘‘Jumpstart on College 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this Act is to increase the percentage 

8 of students who complete a recognized postsecondary cre9 dential within 100 percent of the normal time for the com10 pletion of such credential, including low-income students 


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1 and students from other populations that are underrep2 resented in higher education. 

3 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this Act: 

5 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti6 ty’’ means an institution of higher education in part7 nership with one or more local educational agencies 

8 (which may be an educational service agency). Such 

9 partnership may also include other entities such as 

10 nonprofit organizations or businesses. 

11 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

13 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

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

15 (3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘dual or concur16 rent enrollment program’’, ‘‘early college high 

17 school’’, ‘‘educational service agency’’, ‘‘four-year ad18 justed cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘local educational 

19 agency’’, ‘‘secondary school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the 

20 meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Ele21 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

22 U.S.C. 7801). 

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1 tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)). 

3 (5) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN4 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden5 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

6 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

7 U.S.C. 3102). 

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

9 the Secretary of Education. 

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVA11 TIONS. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this Act, there are 

13 authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal year 

14 2020 and each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years. 

15 (b) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds appropriated 

16 under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the Secretary 

17 shall reserve— 

18 (1) not less than 40 percent for grants to eligi19 ble entities under section 5; 

20 (2) not less than 55 percent for grants to 

21 States under section 6; and 

22 (3) not less than 5 percent for national activi23 ties under section 8. 


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1 SEC. 5. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

3 to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to assist such 

4 entities in establishing or supporting an early college high 

5 school or dual or concurrent enrollment program in ac6 cordance with this section. 

7 (b) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 

8 be awarded for a period of 6 years. 

9 (c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure 

10 that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi11 cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de12 scribed in subsection (h), except that a grant under this 

13 section may not exceed $2,000,000. 

14 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that an eligi16 ble entity receives a grant under this section, the en17 tity shall contribute matching funds, in the amounts 

18 described in paragraph (2), for the activities sup19 ported by the grant. 

20 (2) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts de21 scribed in this paragraph are— 

22 (A) for each of the first and second years 

23 of the grant period, 20 percent of the grant 

24 amount; 


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1 (B) for each of the third and fourth years 

2 of the grant period, 30 percent of the grant 

3 amount; 

4 (C) for the fifth year of the grant period, 

5 40 percent of the grant amount; and 

6 (D) for the sixth year of the grant period, 

7 50 percent of the grant amount. 

8 (3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB9 UTED.— 

10 (A) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec11 retary shall allow an eligible entity to meet the 

12 requirements of this subsection through in-kind 

13 contributions. 

14 (B) NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.—Not less 

15 than half of each amount described in para16 graph (2) shall be provided by the eligible entity 

17 from non-Federal sources. 

18 (e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti19 ty shall use a grant received under this section only to 

20 supplement funds that would, in the absence of such a 

21 grant, be made available from other Federal, State, or 

22 local sources for activities supported by the grant, not to 

23 supplant such funds. 


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1 (f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec2 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

3 that— 

4 (1) propose to establish or support an early col5 lege high school or other dual or concurrent enroll6 ment program that will serve a student population 

7 of which not less than 51 percent are low-income 

8 students; 

9 (2) include a local educational agency that 

10 serves a high school that is— 

11 (A) identified for comprehensive support 

12 and improvement under section 

13 1111(c)(4)(D)(i) of the Elementary and Sec14 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 6311(c)(4)(D)(i)); or 

16 (B) implementing a targeted support and 

17 improvement plan as described in section 

18 1111(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

19 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(2)); 

20 (3) are from States that provide assistance to 

21 early college high schools or other dual enrollment 

22 programs, such as assistance to defray the costs of 

23 higher education (including costs of tuition, fees, 

24 and textbooks); and 


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1 (4) propose to establish or support an early col2 lege high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 

3 program that meets quality standards established 

4 by— 

5 (A) a nationally recognized accrediting 

6 agency or association that offers accreditation 

7 specifically for such programs; or 

8 (B) a State process specifically for the re9 view and approval of such programs. 

10 (g) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 

11 ensure, to the extent practicable, that eligible entities re12 ceiving grants under this section— 

13 (1) are from a representative cross section of— 

14 (A) urban, suburban, and rural areas; and 

15 (B) regions of the United States; and 

16 (2) include both 2-year and 4-year institutions 

17 of higher education. 

18 (h) USES OF FUNDS.— 

19 (1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity shall 

21 use grant funds received under this section— 

22 (i) to support the activities described 

23 in its application under subsection (i); 

24 (ii) to create and maintain a coherent 

25 system of supports for students, teachers, 


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1 principals, and faculty under the program, 

2 including— 

3 (I) college and career readiness, 

4 academic, and social support services 

5 for students; and 

6 (II) professional development for 

7 teachers, faculty, and principals from 

8 the secondary schools and faculty 

9 from the institution of higher edu10 cation, including— 

11 (aa) joint professional devel12 opment activities; and 

13 (bb) activities to assist such 

14 teachers, faculty, and principals 

15 in using effective parent and 

16 community engagement strate17 gies and to help ensure the suc18 cess of— 

19 (AA) students academi20 cally at risk of not enrolling 

21 in or completing postsec22 ondary education; 

23 (BB) first-generation 

24 college students; and 


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1 (CC) students described 

2 in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) 

3 of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 

5 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

6 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)); 

7 (iii) to carry out liaison activities 

8 among the partners that comprise the eli9 gible entity pursuant to an agreement or 

10 memorandum of understanding docu11 menting commitments, resources, roles, 

12 and responsibilities of the partners con13 sistent with the design of the program; 

14 (iv) for outreach programs to ensure 

15 that secondary school students and their 

16 families, including students academically at 

17 risk of not enrolling in or completing post18 secondary education, first-generation col19 lege students, and students described in 

20 section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elemen21 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

22 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), are— 

23 (I) aware of, and recruited into, 

24 the early college high school or dual 


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1 or concurrent enrollment program; 

2 and 

3 (II) assisted with the process of 

4 enrolling and succeeding in the early 

5 college high school or program, which 

6 may include providing academic sup7 port; 

8 (v) to collect, share, and use data (in 

9 compliance with section 444 of the General 

10 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 

11 1232g)) for program improvement and 

12 program evaluation; and 

13 (vi) to review and strengthen its pro14 gram to maximize the potential that stu15 dents participating in the program will 

16 eventually complete a recognized postsec17 ondary credential, including by opti18 mizing— 

19 (I) the curriculum of the pro20 gram; 

21 (II) the use of high-quality as22 sessments of student learning, such as 

23 performance-based, project-based, or 

24 portfolio assessments that measure 

25 higher-order thinking skills; 


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1 (III) the sequence of courses of2 fered by the program; and 

3 (IV) the alignment of academic 

4 calendars between the secondary 

5 schools and the institution of higher 

6 education participating in the pro7 gram. 

8 (B) NEW PROGRAMS.—In the case of an 

9 eligible entity that uses a grant under this sec10 tion to establish an early college high school or 

11 dual or concurrent enrollment program, the en12 tity shall use such funds during the first year 

13 of the grant period— 

14 (i) to design the curriculum and se15 quence of courses in collaboration with, at 

16 a minimum— 

17 (I) faculty from the institution of 

18 higher education; 

19 (II) teachers and faculty from 

20 the local educational agency; and 

21 (III) in the case of a career and 

22 technical education program, employ23 ers or workforce development entities 

24 to ensure that the program is aligned 

25 with labor market demand; 


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1 (ii) to develop and implement an ar2 ticulation agreement between the institu3 tion of higher education and the local edu4 cational agency that governs how sec5 ondary and postsecondary credits will be 

6 awarded under the program; and 

7 (iii) to carry out the activities de8 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

9 (2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

10 may use grant funds received under this section to 

11 support the activities described in its application 

12 under subsection (i), including by— 

13 (A) purchasing textbooks and equipment 

14 that support the curriculum of the program; 

15 (B) pursuant to the assurance provided by 

16 the eligible entity under subsection (i)(3)(A), 

17 paying tuition and fees for postsecondary 

18 courses taken by students under the program; 

19 (C) incorporating work-based learning op20 portunities into the program (which may in21 clude partnering with entities that provide such 

22 opportunities), including— 

23 (i) internships; 

24 (ii) career-based capstone projects; 


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1 (iii) pre-apprenticeships and appren2 ticeships provided by eligible providers of 

3 apprenticeship programs described in sec4 tion 122(a)(2)(B) of the Workforce Inno5 vation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 

6 3152(a)(2)(B)); and 

7 (iv) work-based learning opportunities 

8 provided under chapters 1 and 2 of sub9 part 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher 

10 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 

11 11 et seq.); 

12 (D) providing students with transportation 

13 to and from the program; 

14 (E) paying costs for— 

15 (i) high school teachers to obtain the 

16 skills, credentials, or industry certifications 

17 necessary to teach for the institution of 

18 higher education participating in the pro19 gram; or 

20 (ii) postsecondary faculty to become 

21 certified to teach high school; or 

22 (F) providing time during which secondary 

23 school teachers and faculty and faculty from an 

24 institution of higher education can collaborate, 

25 which may include— 


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1 (i) professional development; 

2 (ii) the planning of team activities for 

3 such teachers and faculty; and 

4 (iii) curricular design and student as5 sessment. 

6 (i) APPLICATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to receive a 

8 grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub9 mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 

10 such manner, and containing such information as 

11 the Secretary may require. 

12 (2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica13 tion under paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, 

14 a description of— 

15 (A) the partnership that comprises the eli16 gible entity, including documentation of partner 

17 commitments, resources and budget, roles, and 

18 responsibilities; 

19 (B) how the partners that comprise the eli20 gible entity will coordinate to carry out the 

21 mandatory activities described in subsection 

22 (h)(1); 

23 (C) the number of students intended to be 

24 served by the program and demographic infor25 mation relating to such students; 


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1 (D) how the eligible entity’s curriculum 

2 and sequence of courses form a program of 

3 study leading to a recognized postsecondary cre4 dential; 

5 (E) how postsecondary credits earned will 

6 be transferable to institutions of higher edu7 cation within the State, including— 

8 (i) any applicable statewide transfer 

9 agreements; and 

10 (ii) any provisions of such agreements 

11 that are specific to dual or concurrent en12 rollment programs; 

13 (F) how the eligible entity will ensure that 

14 students understand how credits earned by such 

15 students will transfer; 

16 (G) outreach programs to provide sec17 ondary school students, especially those in mid18 dle grades, and their parents, teachers, school 

19 counselors, and principals information about, 

20 and academic preparation for, the early college 

21 high school or other dual enrollment program; 

22 (H) how the eligible entity will determine 

23 the eligibility of students for postsecondary 

24 courses, including an explanation of the mul25 tiple factors the entity will take into account to 


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1 assess the readiness of students for such 

2 courses; and 

3 (I) the sustainability plan for the early col4 lege high school or other dual or concurrent en5 rollment program. 

6 (3) ASSURANCES.—The application under para7 graph (1) shall include assurances from the eligible 

8 entity that— 

9 (A) students participating in a program 

10 funded with a grant under this section will not 

11 be required to pay tuition or fees for postsec12 ondary courses taken under the program; 

13 (B) postsecondary credits earned by stu14 dents under the program will be transcribed 

15 upon completion of the required course work; 

16 and 

17 (C) instructors of postsecondary courses 

18 under the program will meet the same stand19 ards applicable to other faculty at the institu20 tion of higher education that is participating in 

21 the program. 

22 SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 

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1 porting or establishing early college high schools or dual 

2 or concurrent enrollment programs. 

3 (b) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 

4 be awarded for a period of 6 years. 

5 (c) GRANT AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall ensure 

6 that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi7 cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de8 scribed in subsection (f). 

9 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—For each year that 

10 a State receives a grant under this section, the State shall 

11 provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 

12 percent of the amount of the grant received by the State 

13 for such year to carry out the activities supported by the 

14 grant. 

15 (e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—A State shall 

16 use a grant received under this section only to supplement 

17 funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made 

18 available from other Federal, State, or local sources for 

19 activities supported by the grant, not to supplant such 

20 funds. 

21 (f) USES OF FUNDS.— 

22 (1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.—A State shall use 

23 grant funds received under this section to— 

24 (A) support the activities described in its 

25 application under subsection (g); 


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1 (B) plan and implement a statewide strat2 egy for expanding access to early college high 

3 schools and dual or concurrent enrollment pro4 grams for students who are underrepresented in 

5 higher education to raise statewide rates of sec6 ondary school graduation, readiness for postsec7 ondary education, and completion of recognized 

8 postsecondary credentials, with a focus on stu9 dents academically at risk of not enrolling in or 

10 completing postsecondary education; 

11 (C) identify any obstacles to such a strat12 egy under State law or policy; 

13 (D) provide technical assistance (either di14 rectly or through a knowledgeable intermediary) 

15 to early college high schools and other dual or 

16 concurrent enrollment programs, which may in17 clude— 

18 (i) brokering relationships and agree19 ments that forge a strong partnership be20 tween elementary and secondary and post21 secondary partners; and 

22 (ii) offering statewide training, profes23 sional development, and peer learning op24 portunities for school leaders, instructors, 

25 and counselors or advisors; 


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1 (E) identify and implement policies that 

2 will improve the effectiveness and ensure the 

3 quality of early college high schools and dual or 

4 concurrent enrollment programs, such as eligi5 bility and access, funding, data and quality as6 surance, governance, accountability, and align7 ment policies; 

8 (F) update the State’s requirements for a 

9 student to receive a regular high school diploma 

10 to align with the challenging State academic 

11 standards and entrance requirements for credit12 bearing coursework as described in subpara13 graphs (A) and (D) of section 1111(b)(1) of the 

14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)); 

16 (G) incorporate indicators regarding stu17 dent access to and completion of early college 

18 high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment 

19 programs into the school quality and student 

20 success indicators included in the State system 

21 of annual meaningful differentiation as de22 scribed under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v)(I) of the 

23 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

24 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(4)(B)(v)(I)); 


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1 (H) disseminate best practices for early 

2 college high schools and dual or concurrent en3 rollment programs, which may include best 

4 practices from programs in the State or other 

5 States; 

6 (I) facilitate statewide secondary and post7 secondary data collection, research and evalua8 tion, and reporting to policymakers and other 

9 stakeholders; and 

10 (J) conduct outreach programs to ensure 

11 that secondary school students, their families, 

12 and community members are aware of early col13 lege high schools and dual enrollment programs 

14 in the State. 

15 (2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—A State may use 

16 grant funds received under this section to— 

17 (A) establish a mechanism to offset the 

18 costs of tuition, fees, and support services for 

19 low-income students enrolled in early college 

20 high schools or dual or concurrent enrollment 

21 programs; 

22 (B) establish formal transfer systems with23 in and across State higher education systems, 

24 including 2-year and 4-year public and private 


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1 institutions, to maximize the transferability of 

2 college courses; 

3 (C) provide incentives to school districts 

4 that— 

5 (i) assist high school teachers in get6 ting the credentials needed to participate 

7 in early college high school and dual or 

8 concurrent enrollment programs; and 

9 (ii) encourage the use of college in10 structors to teach college courses in high 

11 schools; and 

12 (D) support initiatives to improve the qual13 ity of early college high school and dual or con14 current enrollment programs at participating 

15 institutions, including by assisting such institu16 tions in aligning programs with the quality 

17 standards described in section 5(f)(3). 

18 (g) STATE APPLICATIONS.— 

19 (1) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

20 grant under this section, a State shall submit to the 

21 Secretary an application at such time, in such man22 ner, and containing such information as the Sec23 retary may require. 


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1 (2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica2 tion under paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, 

3 a description of— 

4 (A) how the State will carry out the man5 datory State activities described subsection 

6 (f)(1); 

7 (B) how the State will ensure that any 

8 programs funded with a grant under this sec9 tion are coordinated with programs under— 

10 (i) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

11 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

12 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); 

13 (ii) the Workforce Innovation and Op14 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

15 (iii) the Elementary and Secondary 

16 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et 

17 seq.); and 

18 (iv) the Individuals with Disabilities 

19 Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.); 

20 (C) how the State intends to use grant 

21 funds to address achievement gaps for each cat22 egory of students described in section 

23 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Sec24 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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1 its accountability system under section 1111(c) 

2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

3 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)); 

4 (D) how the State will access and leverage 

5 additional resources necessary to sustain early 

6 college high schools or other dual or concurrent 

7 enrollment programs; 

8 (E) how the State will identify and elimi9 nate barriers to implementing effective early 

10 college high schools and dual or concurrent en11 rollment programs after the grant expires, in12 cluding by engaging businesses and nonprofit 

13 organizations; and 

14 (F) such other information as the Sec15 retary determines to be appropriate. 

16 SEC. 7. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once an18 nually, each State and eligible entity that receives a grant 

19 under this Act shall submit to the Secretary a report on 

20 the progress of the State or eligible entity in carrying out 

21 the programs supported by such grant. 

22 (b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report under subsection 

23 (a) shall be submitted to the Secretary at such time, in 

24 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec25 retary may require. The Secretary shall issue uniform 


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1 guidelines describing the information that shall be re2 ported by grantees under such subsection. 

3 (c) CONTENTS OF REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The report under subsection 

5 (a) shall include, at minimum, the following: 

6 (A) The number of students enrolled in the 

7 early college high school or dual or concurrent 

8 enrollment program. 

9 (B) The number and percentage of stu10 dents enrolled in the early college high school or 

11 dual or concurrent enrollment program who 

12 earn a recognized postsecondary credential con13 currently with a high school diploma. 

14 (C) The number of postsecondary credits 

15 earned by eligible students while enrolled in the 

16 early college high school or dual or concurrent 

17 enrollment program that may be applied toward 

18 a recognized postsecondary credential. 

19 (D) The number and percentage of stu20 dents who earn a high school diploma. 

21 (E) The total number and percentage of 

22 eligible students who enroll in and subsequently 

23 complete the early college high school or dual or 

24 concurrent enrollment program. 


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1 (F) The number and percentage of grad2 uates who enroll in postsecondary education, in 

3 military service, and in employment. 

4 (2) CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS.—The informa5 tion described in each of subparagraphs (A) through 

6 (F) of paragraph (1) shall be set forth separately for 

7 each category of students described in section 

8 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

10 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)). 

11 SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

12 (a) REPORTING BY SECRETARY.—Not less frequently 

13 than once annually, the Secretary shall submit to Con14 gress a report that includes— 

15 (1) an analysis of the information received from 

16 States and eligible entities under section 7; 

17 (2) an identification of best practices for car18 rying out programs supported by grants under this 

19 Act; and 

20 (3) the results of the evaluation under sub21 section (b). 

22 (b) NATIONAL EVALUATION.—Not later than 6 

23 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with an inde25 pendent entity to perform an evaluation of the grants 


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1 awarded under this Act. Such evaluation shall apply rig2 orous procedures to obtain valid and reliable data con3 cerning student outcomes by social and academic charac4 teristics and monitor the progress of students from sec5 ondary school to and through postsecondary education. 

6 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

7 provide technical assistance to States and eligible entities 

8 concerning best practices and quality improvement pro9 grams in early college high schools and dual or concurrent 

10 enrollment programs and shall disseminate such best prac11 tices among eligible entities, States, and local educational 

12 agencies. 

13 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From amounts re14 served to carry out this section under section 4(b)(3), the 

15 Secretary may reserve such sums as may be necessary for 

16 the direct administrative costs of carrying out the Sec17 retary’s responsibilities under this Act. 

18 SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

19 (a) EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this Act shall be con20 strued to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, 

21 and procedures afforded to the employees of local edu22 cational agencies (including schools) or institutions of 

23 higher education under Federal, State, or local laws (in24 cluding applicable regulations or court orders) or under 

25 the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda 


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1 of understanding, or other agreements between such em2 ployees and their employers. 

3 (b) GRADUATION RATE.—A student who graduates 

4 from an early college high school supported by a grant 

5 under section 5 within 100 percent of the normal time 

6 for completion described in the eligible entity’s application 

7 under such section shall be counted in the four-year ad8 justed cohort graduation rate for such high school. 

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