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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6585 

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

high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2022 

Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, 

Mrs. HAYES, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. 

WILSON of Florida, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Ms. MENG, Mr. PAYNE, and Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of 

Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to 

support early college high schools and dual or concurrent 

enrollment programs, 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 ‘‘Jumpstart on College 

5 Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to increase the percentage 

3 of students who complete a recognized postsecondary cre4 dential within 100 percent of the normal time for the com5 pletion of such credential, including low-income students 

6 and students from other populations that are underrep7 resented in higher education. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti11 ty’’ means an institution of higher education in part12 nership with one or more local educational agencies 

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

14 partnership may also include other entities, such as 

15 nonprofit organizations or businesses and schools in 

16 juvenile detention centers. 

17 (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

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

19 meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 

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

21 (3) ESEA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘dual or concur22 rent enrollment program’’, ‘‘early college high 

23 school’’, ‘‘educational service agency’’, ‘‘four-year ad24 justed cohort graduation rate’’, ‘‘local educational 

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

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1 mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 

2 U.S.C. 7801). 

3 (4) LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—The term ‘‘low-in4 come student’’ means a student counted under sec5 tion 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu6 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)). 

7 (5) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN8 TIAL.—The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden9 tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 

10 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 

11 U.S.C. 3102). 

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

13 the Secretary of Education. 

14 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; RESERVA15 TIONS. 

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

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

18 2022 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. 

19 (b) RESERVATIONS.—From the funds appropriated 

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

21 shall reserve— 

22 (1) not less than 40 percent for grants to eligi23 ble entities under section 5; 

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

25 States under section 6; and 


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1 (3) not less than 5 percent for national activi2 ties under section 8. 

3 SEC. 5. GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES. 

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

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

6 entities in establishing or supporting an early college high 

7 school or dual or concurrent enrollment program in ac8 cordance with this section. 

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

10 be awarded for a period of 6 years. 

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

12 that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi13 cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de14 scribed in subsection (h), except that a grant under this 

15 section may not exceed $2,000,000, of which not more 

16 than 15 percent of the overall grant total may be used 

17 to improve data systems for the purpose of facilitating the 

18 execution of the reporting requirement in section 7(a). 

19 (d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each year that an eligi21 ble entity receives a grant under this section, the en22 tity shall contribute matching funds, in the amounts 

23 described in paragraph (2), for the activities sup24 ported by the grant. 


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1 (2) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts de2 scribed in this paragraph are— 

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

4 of the grant period, 20 percent of the grant 

5 amount; 

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

7 of the grant period, 30 percent of the grant 

8 amount; 

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

10 40 percent of the grant amount; and 

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

12 50 percent of the grant amount. 

13 (3) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT CONTRIB14 UTED.— 

15 (A) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec16 retary shall allow an eligible entity to meet the 

17 requirements of this subsection through in-kind 

18 contributions. 

19 (B) NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.—Not less 

20 than half of each amount described in para21 graph (2) shall be provided by the eligible entity 

22 from non-Federal sources. 

23 (e) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti24 ty shall use a grant received under this section only to 

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


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

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

3 supplant such funds. 

4 (f) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec5 tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

6 that— 

7 (1) propose to establish or support an early col8 lege high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 

9 program that will serve a student population of 

10 which not less than 51 percent are low-income stu11 dents; 

12 (2) include a local educational agency which 

13 serves a high school that is— 

14 (A) identified for comprehensive support 

15 and improvement under section 

16 1111(c)(4)(D)(i) of the Elementary and Sec17 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

18 6311(c)(4)(D)(i)); or 

19 (B) implementing a targeted support and 

20 improvement plan as described in section 

21 1111(d)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

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

23 (3) are from States that provide assistance to 

24 early college high schools or dual or concurrent en25 rollment programs, such as assistance to defray the 


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1 costs of higher education (including costs of tuition, 

2 fees, and textbooks); and 

3 (4) propose to establish or support an early col4 lege high school or dual or concurrent enrollment 

5 program that meets quality standards established 

6 by— 

7 (A) a nationally recognized accrediting 

8 agency or association that offers accreditation 

9 specifically for such programs; or 

10 (B) a State process specifically for the re11 view and approval of such programs. 

12 (g) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 

13 ensure, to the extent practicable, that eligible entities re14 ceiving grants under this section— 

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

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

17 (B) regions of the United States; and 

18 (2) include both two-year and four-year institu19 tions of higher education. 

20 (h) USES OF FUNDS.— 

21 (1) MANDATORY ACTIVITIES.— 

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

23 use grant funds received under this section— 

24 (i) to support the activities described 

25 in its application under subsection (i); 


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1 (ii) to create and maintain a coherent 

2 system of supports for students, teachers, 

3 principals, and faculty under the program, 

4 including— 

5 (I) college and career readiness, 

6 academic, and social support services 

7 for students; and 

8 (II) professional development for 

9 secondary school teachers, faculty, 

10 and principals, and faculty from the 

11 institution of higher education, includ12 ing— 

13 (aa) joint professional devel14 opment activities; and 

15 (bb) activities to assist such 

16 teachers, faculty, and principals 

17 in using effective parent and 

18 community engagement strate19 gies and to help ensure the suc20 cess of students academically at 

21 risk of not enrolling in or com22 pleting postsecondary education, 

23 first-generation college students, 

24 and students described in section 

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1 tary and Secondary Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

3 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)); 

4 (iii) to carry out liaison activities 

5 among the partners that comprise the eli6 gible entity pursuant to an agreement or 

7 memorandum of understanding docu8 menting commitments, resources, roles, 

9 and responsibilities of the partners con10 sistent with the design of the program; 

11 (iv) for outreach programs to ensure 

12 that secondary school students and their 

13 families, including students academically at 

14 risk of not enrolling in or completing post15 secondary education, first-generation col16 lege students, and students described in 

17 section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elemen18 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

19 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)), are— 

20 (I) aware of, and recruited into, 

21 the early college high school or dual 

22 or concurrent enrollment program; 

23 and 

24 (II) assisted with the process of 

25 enrolling and succeeding in the early 


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1 college high school or dual or concur2 rent enrollment program, which may 

3 include providing academic support; 

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

5 compliance with section 444 of the General 

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

7 1232g)) for program improvement and 

8 program evaluation; and 

9 (vi) to review and strengthen its pro10 gram to maximize the potential that stu11 dents participating in the program will 

12 eventually complete a recognized postsec13 ondary credential, including by opti14 mizing— 

15 (I) the curriculum of the pro16 gram; 

17 (II) the use of high-quality as18 sessments of student learning, such as 

19 performance-based, project-based, or 

20 portfolio assessments that measure 

21 higher-order thinking skills; 

22 (III) the sequence of courses of23 fered by the program; and 

24 (IV) the alignment of academic 

25 calendars between the secondary 


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1 schools and the institution of higher 

2 education participating in the pro3 gram. 

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

5 eligible entity that uses a grant under this sec6 tion to establish an early college high school or 

7 dual or concurrent enrollment program, the en8 tity shall use such funds during the first year 

9 of the grant period— 

10 (i) to design the curriculum and se11 quence of courses in collaboration with, at 

12 a minimum— 

13 (I) faculty from the institution of 

14 higher education; 

15 (II) teachers and faculty from 

16 the local educational agency; and 

17 (III) in the case of a career and 

18 technical education program, employ19 ers or workforce development entities 

20 to ensure that the program is aligned 

21 with labor market demand; 

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1 ondary and postsecondary credits will be 

2 awarded under the program; and 

3 (iii) to carry out the activities de4 scribed in subparagraph (A). 

5 (2) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.—An eligible entity 

6 may use grant funds received under this section to 

7 support the activities described in its application 

8 under subsection (i), including by— 

9 (A) purchasing textbooks and equipment 

10 that support the program’s curriculum; 

11 (B) pursuant to the assurance provided by 

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

13 paying tuition and fees for postsecondary 

14 courses taken by students under the program; 

15 (C) incorporating work-based learning op16 portunities (other than by paying wages of stu17 dents) into the program (which may include 

18 partnering with entities that provide such op19 portunities), including— 

20 (i) internships; 

21 (ii) career-based capstone projects; 

22 (iii) pre-apprenticeships and reg23 istered apprenticeships provided by eligible 

24 providers of apprenticeship programs de25 scribed in section 122(a)(2)(B) of the 


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1 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

2 (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)(2)(B)); and 

3 (iv) work-based learning opportunities 

4 provided under chapters 1 and 2 of sub5 part 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher 

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

7 11 et seq.); 

8 (D) providing students with transportation 

9 to and from the program; 

10 (E) paying costs for— 

11 (i) high school teachers to obtain the 

12 skills, credentials, or industry certifications 

13 necessary to teach for the institution of 

14 higher education participating in the pro15 gram; or 

16 (ii) postsecondary faculty to become 

17 certified to teach high school; or 

18 (F) providing time during which secondary 

19 school teachers and faculty and faculty from an 

20 institution of higher education can collaborate, 

21 which may include— 

22 (i) professional development; 

23 (ii) the planning of team activities for 

24 such teachers and faculty; and 


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1 (iii) curricular design and student as2 sessment. 

3 (i) APPLICATION.— 

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

5 grant under this section, an eligible entity shall sub6 mit to the Secretary an application at such time, in 

7 such manner, and containing such information as 

8 the Secretary may require. 

9 (2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica10 tion under paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, 

11 a description of— 

12 (A) the partnership that comprises the eli13 gible entity, including documentation of partner 

14 commitments, resources and budget, roles, and 

15 responsibilities; 

16 (B) how the partners that comprise the eli17 gible entity will coordinate to carry out the 

18 mandatory activities described in subsection 

19 (h)(1); 

20 (C) the number of students intended to be 

21 served by the program and demographic infor22 mation relating to such students; 

23 (D) how the eligible entity’s curriculum 

24 and sequence of courses form a program of 


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1 study leading to a recognized postsecondary cre2 dential; 

3 (E) how postsecondary credits earned will 

4 be transferable to institutions of higher edu5 cation within the State, including any applicable 

6 statewide transfer agreements and any provi7 sions of such agreements that are specific to 

8 dual or concurrent enrollment programs; 

9 (F) how the eligible entity will conduct 

10 outreach to students; 

11 (G) how the eligible entity will determine 

12 the eligibility of students for postsecondary 

13 courses, including an explanation of the mul14 tiple factors the entity will take into account to 

15 assess the readiness of students for such 

16 courses; and 

17 (H) the sustainability plan for the early 

18 college high school or dual or concurrent enroll19 ment program. 

20 (3) ASSURANCES.—The application under para21 graph (1) shall include assurances from the eligible 

22 entity that— 

23 (A) students participating in a program 

24 funded with a grant under this section will not 


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1 be required to pay tuition or fees for postsec2 ondary courses taken under the program; 

3 (B) postsecondary credits earned by stu4 dents under the program will be transcribed 

5 upon completion of the required course work; 

6 and 

7 (C) instructors of postsecondary courses 

8 under the program will meet the same stand9 ards applicable to other faculty at the institu10 tion of higher education that is participating in 

11 the program. 

12 SEC. 6. GRANTS TO STATES. 

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

14 to States, on a competitive basis, to assist States in sup15 porting or establishing early college high schools or dual 

16 or concurrent enrollment programs. 

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

18 be awarded for a period of 6 years. 

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

20 that the amount of each grant under this section is suffi21 cient to enable each grantee to carry out the activities de22 scribed in subsection (f), of which not more than 15 per23 cent of the overall grant total may be used to improve data 

24 systems for the purpose of facilitating the execution of the 

25 reporting requirement in section 7(a). 


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

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

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

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

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

6 grant. 

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

8 use a grant received under this section only to supplement 

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

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

11 activities supported by the grant, not to supplant such 

12 funds. 

13 (f) USES OF FUNDS.— 

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

15 grant funds received under this section to— 

16 (A) support the activities described in its 

17 application under subsection (g); 

18 (B) plan and implement a statewide strat19 egy for expanding access to early college high 

20 schools and dual or concurrent enrollment pro21 grams for students who are underrepresented in 

22 higher education to raise statewide rates of sec23 ondary school graduation, readiness for postsec24 ondary education, and completion of recognized 

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1 dents academically at risk of not enrolling in or 

2 completing postsecondary education; 

3 (C) identify any obstacles to such a strat4 egy under State law or policy; 

5 (D) provide technical assistance (either di6 rectly or through a knowledgeable intermediary) 

7 to early college high schools and dual or concur8 rent enrollment programs, which may include— 

9 (i) brokering relationships and agree10 ments that forge a strong partnership be11 tween elementary and secondary and post12 secondary partners; and 

13 (ii) offering statewide training, profes14 sional development, and peer learning op15 portunities for school leaders, instructors, 

16 and counselors or advisors; 

17 (E) identify and implement policies that 

18 will improve the effectiveness and ensure the 

19 quality of early college high schools and dual or 

20 concurrent enrollment programs, such as eligi21 bility and access, funding, data and quality as22 surance, governance, accountability, and align23 ment policies; 

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

25 student to receive a regular high school diploma 


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1 to align with the challenging State academic 

2 standards and entrance requirements for credit3 bearing coursework as described in subpara4 graphs (A) and (D) of section 1111(b)(1) of the 

5 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

6 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)); 

7 (G) incorporate indicators regarding stu8 dent access to and completion of early college 

9 high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment 

10 programs into the school quality and student 

11 success indicators included in the State system 

12 of annual meaningful differentiation as de13 scribed under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v)(I) of the 

14 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

15 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(4)(B)(v)(I)); 

16 (H) disseminate best practices for early 

17 college high schools and dual or concurrent en18 rollment programs, which may include best 

19 practices from programs in the State or other 

20 States; 

21 (I) facilitate statewide secondary and post22 secondary data collection, research and evalua23 tion, and reporting to policymakers and other 

24 stakeholders, disaggregated for each category of 

25 students described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) 


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1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 

2 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)); and 

3 (J) conduct outreach programs to ensure 

4 that secondary school students, their families, 

5 and community members are made aware of 

6 early college high schools and dual or concur7 rent enrollment programs in the State through 

8 a new or existing State online website that com9 plies with the web accessibility requirements 

10 under Federal and State laws that protect indi11 viduals with disabilities. 

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

13 grant funds received under this section to— 

14 (A) establish a mechanism to offset the 

15 costs of tuition, fees, standardized testing, per16 formance assessments, and support services for 

17 low-income students and students from under18 represented populations enrolled in early college 

19 high schools or dual or concurrent enrollment 

20 programs; 

21 (B) establish formal transfer systems with22 in and across State higher education systems, 

23 including two-year and four-year public and pri24 vate institutions to maximize the transferability 

25 of college courses; 


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1 (C) provide incentives to school districts 

2 that— 

3 (i) assist high school teachers in get4 ting the credentials needed to participate 

5 in early college high school and dual or 

6 concurrent enrollment programs; 

7 (ii) encourage the use of college in8 structors to teach college courses in high 

9 schools; and 

10 (iii) participate in an annual assess11 ment of current availability and shortages 

12 of high school instructors who are 

13 credentialed to teach a dual or concurrent 

14 enrollment course, and shortages of these 

15 instructors in specific curricular areas; and 

16 (D) support initiatives to improve the qual17 ity of early college high school and dual or con18 current enrollment programs at participating 

19 institutions, including by assisting such institu20 tions in aligning programs with the quality 

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

22 (g) STATE APPLICATIONS.— 

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

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

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1 ner, and containing such information as the Sec2 retary may require. 

3 (2) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—The applica4 tion under paragraph (1) shall include, at minimum, 

5 a description of— 

6 (A) how the State will carry out the man7 datory State activities described in subsection 

8 (f)(1); 

9 (B) how the State will ensure that any 

10 programs funded with a grant under this sec11 tion are coordinated with programs under— 

12 (i) the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

13 Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 

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

15 (ii) the Workforce Innovation and Op16 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); 

17 (iii) the Elementary and Secondary 

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

19 seq.); and 

20 (iv) the Individuals with Disabilities 

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

22 (C) how the State intends to use grant 

23 funds to address achievement gaps for each cat24 egory of students described in section 

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1 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

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

3 (D) how the State will access and leverage 

4 additional resources necessary to sustain early 

5 college high schools and dual or concurrent en6 rollment programs; 

7 (E) how the State will identify and elimi8 nate barriers to implementing effective early 

9 college high schools and dual or concurrent en10 rollment programs after the grant expires, in11 cluding by engaging businesses and nonprofit 

12 organizations; and 

13 (F) such other information as the Sec14 retary determines to be appropriate. 

15 SEC. 7. REPORTING AND OVERSIGHT. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once an17 nually, each State and eligible entity that receives a grant 

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

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

20 the programs supported by such grant. 

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

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

23 such manner, and containing such information as the Sec24 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 number and percentage of grad22 uates who enroll in postsecondary education. 

23 (2) CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS.—The informa24 tion described in each of subparagraphs (A) through 

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1 category of students described in section 

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

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

4 6311(b)(2)(B)(xi)). 

5 SEC. 8. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

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

7 than once annually, the Secretary shall submit to Con8 gress a report that includes— 

9 (1) an analysis of the information received from 

10 States and eligible entities under section 7; 

11 (2) an identification of best practices for car12 rying out programs supported by grants under this 

13 Act; and 

14 (3) the results of the evaluation under sub15 section (b). 

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

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

18 Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with an inde19 pendent entity to perform an evaluation of the grants 

20 awarded under this Act. Such evaluation shall apply rig21 orous procedures to obtain valid and reliable data con22 cerning student outcomes by social and academic charac23 teristics and monitor the progress of students from sec24 ondary school to and through postsecondary education. 


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1 (c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

2 provide technical assistance to States and eligible entities 

3 concerning best practices and quality improvement pro4 grams in early college high schools and dual or concurrent 

5 enrollment programs and shall disseminate such best prac6 tices among eligible entities, States, and local educational 

7 agencies. 

8 (d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From amounts re9 served to carry out this section under section 4(b)(3), the 

10 Secretary may reserve such sums as may be necessary for 

11 the direct administrative costs of carrying out the Sec12 retary’s responsibilities under this Act. 

13 SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 

14 (a) EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this Act shall be con15 strued to alter or otherwise affect the rights, remedies, 

16 and procedures afforded to the employees of local edu17 cational agencies (including schools) or institutions of 

18 higher education under Federal, State, or local laws (in19 cluding applicable regulations or court orders) or under 

20 the terms of collective bargaining agreements, memoranda 

21 of understanding, or other agreements between such em22 ployees and their employers. 

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

24 from an early college high school supported by a grant 

25 under section 5 within 100 percent of the normal time 


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1 for completion described in the eligible entity’s application 

2 under such section shall be counted in the four-year ad3 justed cohort graduation rate for such high school. 

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