II 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 416 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the 

education of expectant and parenting students. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2015 

Mr. UDALL introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 

to promote the education of expectant and parenting 

students. 

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 ‘‘Pregnant and Par5 enting Students Access to Education Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 

8 (1) to ensure that each expectant and parenting 

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1 priate, high-quality public education that is provided 

2 to other students; 

3 (2) to improve high school graduation rates, ca4 reer-readiness, access to postsecondary educational 

5 opportunities, and outcomes for expectant and par6 enting students and their children; and 

7 (3) to assist each State and local educational 

8 agency in improving its graduation rates and ful9 filling its responsibilities under title IX of the Edu10 cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 

11 seq.) with respect to expectant and parenting stu12 dents. 

13 SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR 

14 THE EDUCATION OF EXPECTANT AND PAR15 ENTING STUDENTS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education is au17 thorized to make grants to States to carry out the activi18 ties described in subsection (d). A grant made under this 

19 section shall be for a minimum of 3 years, and the Sec20 retary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the 

21 end of the grant period. 

22 (b) APPLICATION.—A State desiring to receive a 

23 grant under this section shall submit an application to the 

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

25 such information as the Secretary may reasonably require, 


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1 including, at a minimum, the State plan described in sub2 section (f). 

3 (c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 

4 (1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL

5 ACTIVITIES.—From the funds made available to 

6 carry out this Act, the Secretary may reserve not 

7 more than 5 percent for national activities. 

8 (2) ALLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

9 INTERIOR.—The amount allocated for payments 

10 under this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for 

11 any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to 

12 criteria established by the Secretary, the amount 

13 necessary to meet the needs of— 

14 (A) Indian children on reservations served 

15 by secondary schools for Indian children oper16 ated or supported by the Department of the In17 terior; and 

18 (B) out-of-State Indian children in elemen19 tary schools and secondary schools in local edu20 cational agencies under special contracts with 

21 the Department of the Interior. 

22 (3) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—The Sec23 retary shall allocate to States having approved appli24 cations the funds remaining after the application of 

25 paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the percentage of 


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1 the State’s number of teen births compared to the 

2 number of teen births nationally, except that the 

3 minimum grant for a State shall be $300,000. 

4 (4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grant 

5 funds provided under paragraph (3) shall be used 

6 only to supplement the funds that would, in the ab7 sence of such Federal funds, be made available from 

8 non-Federal sources for the education of pupils par9 ticipating in programs assisted under this Act, and 

10 not to supplant such funds. 

11 (d) USE OF FUNDS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to a 

13 State under this Act shall be used for the following: 

14 (A) To provide or enhance educational pro15 grams and related services that enable expect16 ant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, 

17 and succeed in school, and that are culturally 

18 and linguistically competent. 

19 (B) To designate a Coordinator for Edu20 cation of Expectant and Parenting Students in 

21 the State educational agency to direct and man22 age the State educational agency’s activities re23 lated to this Act, in collaboration with the 

24 State’s designated employee responsible for the 

25 State’s efforts to comply with and carry out, to 


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1 the fullest extent, its responsibilities under title 

2 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 

3 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 

4 (C) To prepare and carry out a State plan 

5 described in subsection (f). 

6 (D) To develop and implement high-quality 

7 professional development programs for local 

8 educational agencies and school personnel. 

9 (E) To direct grants to rural and other 

10 local educational agencies without capacity to 

11 prepare an application for funds so that such 

12 local educational agencies may carry out the ac13 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f) of 

14 section 4. 

15 (F) To ensure that information about the 

16 program is disseminated to all local educational 

17 agencies and made publicly and readily avail18 able on the State educational agency’s website, 

19 including— 

20 (i) the name and contact information 

21 for the individuals described in subpara22 graph (B); 

23 (ii) a list of subgrantees; and 

24 (iii) an explanation of the rights of 

25 students and responsibilities of schools 


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1 under title IX of the Education Amend2 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), 

3 including investigation and complaint pro4 cedures as required under subsection (a) 

5 and (b) of section 106.8 of title 34, Code 

6 of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act). 

8 (2) RESERVATION FOR STATE-LEVEL ACTIVI9 TIES.—From the funds made available to a State 

10 under this Act, a State may reserve not more than 

11 10 percent for State-level activities. 

12 (3) SUBGRANTS.—The State shall distribute at 

13 least 90 percent of each State grant as subgrants to 

14 local educational agencies in accordance with section 

15 4. 

16 (e) COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION OF EXPECTANT

17 AND PARENTING STUDENTS.—The Coordinator for Edu18 cation of Expectant and Parenting Students in the State 

19 educational agency described in subsection (d)(1)(B) 

20 shall— 

21 (1) gather information on the nature and extent 

22 of State and local efforts to prevent teen pregnancy 

23 and the nature and extent of barriers to educational 

24 access and success facing expectant and parenting 


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1 students in the State, including information on re2 ported incidents of discrimination; 

3 (2) develop and carry out the State plan de4 scribed in subsection (f); 

5 (3) collect and report information to the Sec6 retary of Education, such as the information de7 scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 

8 6(a)(6); 

9 (4) facilitate the coordination of services with 

10 the State agencies responsible for administering pro11 grams affecting children, youth, and families (in12 cluding for the purposes of maximizing the 

13 leveraging of resources from such agencies), includ14 ing— 

15 (A) the State temporary assistance for 

16 needy families program funded under part A of 

17 title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 601 et seq.); 

19 (B) the Medicaid program under title XIX 

20 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et 

21 seq.); 

22 (C) the State Children’s Health Insurance 

23 Program established under title XXI of the So24 cial Security Program (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et 

25 seq.); 


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1 (D) teen pregnancy prevention, family 

2 planning, and maternal and child health pro3 grams; 

4 (E) the special supplemental nutrition pro5 gram for women, infants, and children estab6 lished by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act 

7 of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); 

8 (F) the supplemental nutrition assistance 

9 program established under the Food and Nutri10 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); 

11 (G) child care programs; 

12 (H) early childhood education, home visita13 tion, and child welfare programs; 

14 (I) workforce investment programs and 

15 postsecondary education; 

16 (J) housing assistance and homeless assist17 ance programs; 

18 (K) school-based health services programs; 

19 and 

20 (L) programs carried out by federally 

21 qualified health centers (as defined in sections 

22 1861(aa)(4) and 1905(a)(2)(B) of the Social 

23 Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4) and 

24 1396d(a)(2)(B))), health centers (as defined in 

25 section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 


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1 (42 U.S.C. 254b)), and outpatient health pro2 grams and facilities operated by tribal organiza3 tions; 

4 (5) coordinate and collaborate with educators, 

5 service providers, and local educational agency ex6 pectant and parenting student liaisons; 

7 (6) provide technical assistance and training to 

8 local educational agencies, including the dissemina9 tion of best practices regarding expectant and par10 enting students; and 

11 (7) report to the Secretary any complaints re12 ceived by the State about discrimination based on 

13 pregnancy or parenting status and what actions 

14 were taken to address those complaints. 

15 (f) STATE PLAN.—Pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(C), 

16 each State shall submit a plan, developed by the State 

17 educational agency in consultation with local educational 

18 agencies, teachers, principals, specialized instructional 

19 support personnel, administrators, other staff, representa20 tives of Indian tribes located in the State, and parents, 

21 to provide for the education of expectant and parenting 

22 students. Such plan shall include the following:: 

23 (1) A description of how such students will be 

24 given the opportunity to meet the same challenging 

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1 tion 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Edu2 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)). 

3 (2) The policy, protocol, or procedure that each 

4 local educational agency or State implements once a 

5 pregnancy has been discovered on campus; including 

6 how each local educational agency ensures the stu7 dent understands the student’s rights under title IX 

8 of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 

9 1681 et seq.). 

10 (3) A description of how the State will identify 

11 expectant and parenting students and plan for ex12 pectant and parenting students to be enrolled, at13 tend, and succeed in school. 

14 (4) A description of training programs to raise 

15 awareness of school personnel regarding the rights 

16 and educational needs of expectant and parenting 

17 students. 

18 (5) A description of procedures designed to en19 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 

20 local food, housing, health care, or child care pro21 grams are informed of their eligibility for, assisted 

22 in enrolling in, and able to participate in such pro23 grams. 

24 (6) A description of procedures designed to en25 sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or 


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1 local after-school programs or supplemental edu2 cational services are enrolled in and able to partici3 pate in such programs. 

4 (7) Strategies that respond to the problems 

5 identified under subsection (e)(1). 

6 (8) A demonstration that the State and its local 

7 educational agencies have developed, reviewed, and 

8 revised policies to remove barriers to enrollment and 

9 retention of expectant and parenting students in 

10 schools in the State. 

11 (9) Assurances that— 

12 (A) the State educational agency and local 

13 educational agencies in the State will not stig14 matize, discriminate against, or involuntarily 

15 segregate students on the basis of pregnancy or 

16 parenting; 

17 (B) local educational agencies will des18 ignate an expectant and parenting student liai19 son to communicate with the Coordinator for 

20 Education of Expectant and Parenting Stu21 dents in the State educational agency and over22 see the provision of services at the local edu23 cational agency and school levels; and 

24 (C) the State educational agency and local 

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1 tation is provided for students who have an in2 ability to pay for transportation and who— 

3 (i) choose to attend programs for ex4 pectant and parenting students located 

5 outside of their school of origin; or 

6 (ii) need transportation to and from 

7 school and the student’s child care provider 

8 for the student and the student’s child, re9 spectively. 

10 (10) Description of how the State will ensure 

11 that local educational agencies comply with require12 ments of this Act. 

13 (11) A description of technical assistance to be 

14 provided to local educational agencies to assist the 

15 local educational agencies to meet the goals of this 

16 part. 

17 (g) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC

18 EDUCATION.—Each State and each local educational 

19 agency shall include in professional development and pub20 lic education materials reference to, and shall ensure that 

21 school personnel, students, and family members of stu22 dents are aware of, title IX of the Education Amendments 

23 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and its implementing 

24 regulations, which set forth the Federal civil right to be 

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1 nancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg2 nancy, or recovery therefrom. This includes the right to 

3 be free from harassment and stigmatization on those 

4 bases, as well as the following: 

5 (1) The right to enroll in any school or program 

6 for which the student would otherwise qualify. 

7 (2) If enrolled into a special program or sepa8 rate school, the right to an education equal in qual9 ity to that offered to other students in the main10 stream or originating school. 

11 (3) The right to decline to participate in a spe12 cialized program or separate school. 

13 (4) The right to continue the student’s edu14 cation in the school in which the student was en15 rolled, or would have been enrolled, prior to the stu16 dent’s pregnancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termi17 nation of pregnancy, or recovery therefrom, includ18 ing elementary or secondary schools, charter schools, 

19 honors and magnet programs, Advanced Placement 

20 and International Baccalaureate programs, career 

21 and technical education programs, special education 

22 and non-public school placements, alternative options 

23 or programs, migrant education, free and reduced 

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1 demic programs, and any others for which the stu2 dent is otherwise qualified. 

3 (5) The right to— 

4 (A) participate in school activities includ5 ing graduations and other ceremonies; 

6 (B) receive awards or peer recognition; and 

7 (C) to participate on field trips, student 

8 clubs and councils, in after-school activities, in9 cluding cheerleading or athletics teams; and in 

10 any other school-related programs, subject to 

11 providing a medical release if that is required of 

12 all students who have physical or emotional 

13 conditions requiring the attention of medical 

14 personnel and who want to continue partici15 pating. 

16 (6) The right to the same benefits and services 

17 offered to students with other temporary disabilities. 

18 (7) The right to an excused absence for as long 

19 as the student’s physician deems it medically nec20 essary, without penalty, and automatic return to the 

21 status the student held prior to the leave of absence. 

22 (8) The right not to be retaliated against for 

23 raising awareness of, complaining about, or report24 ing discrimination. 


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1 (h) COORDINATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.—Local 

2 educational agencies may coordinate with social services 

3 agencies, public health agencies, youth services providers, 

4 or other community-based organizations for the purposes 

5 of— 

6 (1) ensuring that expectant and parenting stu7 dents have access to the academic support services 

8 they need to continue their education; and 

9 (2) raising awareness among agencies about ex10 pectant and parenting students and their edu11 cational rights and opportunities. 

12 (i) EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENT LIAI13 SON.—The duties of a local educational agency’s expectant 

14 and parenting student liaison shall include— 

15 (1) identification, by consulting with school per16 sonnel, and by self-reports, of expectant and par17 enting students in need of services to help them stay 

18 in school and succeed; 

19 (2) gathering information on the nature and ex20 tent of barriers to educational access and success 

21 facing expectant and parenting students in the geo22 graphic area served by the local educational agency, 

23 including information on reported incidents of dis24 crimination; 


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1 (3) ensuring and facilitating the continued en2 rollment of expectant and parenting students in 

3 school in an academic program that best meets the 

4 educational goals of the student and his or her fam5 ily; 

6 (4) ensuring that the educational and related 

7 barriers faced by expectant and parenting students 

8 are addressed, and that any services and referrals 

9 provided are culturally and linguistically competent; 

10 (5) informing expectant and parenting students 

11 of educational and related services extended to ex12 pectant and parenting students and of their right 

13 under title IX of the Education Amendments of 

14 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to continue their edu15 cation; and 

16 (6) coordinating the provision of services in 

17 conjunction with the Coordinator for Education of 

18 Expectant and Parenting Students in the State edu19 cational agency and with community organizations 

20 and partners. 

21 SEC. 4. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR 

22 THE EDUCATION OF EXPECTANT AND PAR23 ENTING STUDENTS. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—A State educational agency re25 ceiving a grant under section 3 shall make competitive 


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1 subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of 

2 facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success in 

3 school of expectant and parenting students. Services may 

4 be provided on school grounds or at other facilities. 

5 (b) APPLICATION.—Local educational agencies seek6 ing subgrants under this shall submit an application to 

7 the State educational agency in time and manner required 

8 by the State. The application shall include— 

9 (1) an assessment of the educational and re10 lated needs of expectant and parenting students in 

11 the local educational agency; 

12 (2) a description of the local educational agen13 cy’s plan for addressing those needs, and assurance 

14 that the specific services and programs for which 

15 subgrants are being sought are culturally and lin16 guistically competent; 

17 (3) a description of how the local educational 

18 agency will plan for expectant and parenting stu19 dents to be enrolled, attend, and succeed in school; 

20 (4) an assurance of the local educational agen21 cy’s compliance with local educational agency re22 quirements established in section 3; and 

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1 grams for which subgrants are being sought in case 

2 of the loss of or absence of Federal assistance. 

3 (c) AWARDS.—Subgrants under this section shall be 

4 awarded on the basis of need and the strength of the appli5 cation in meeting the requirements and goals of this Act. 

6 Priority consideration shall be given to applications from 

7 local educational agencies serving students in geographic 

8 areas with— 

9 (1) teen birth rates that are higher than the 

10 State average; or 

11 (2) teen birth rates below the State average but 

12 having one or more racial or ethnic groups with teen 

13 birth rates higher than the State average. 

14 (d) DURATION.—Each subgrant under this section 

15 shall be for a period of not to exceed 3 years. 

16 (e) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Subgrant funds shall be 

17 expended for activities that include— 

18 (1) the provision of academic support services 

19 for expectant and parenting students, which may in20 clude academic counseling, the development of indi21 vidualized graduation plans, assistance with class 

22 scheduling, assistance with planning for and gaining 

23 access to postsecondary educational opportunities, 

24 assistance securing tutoring or other academic sup25 port services, supplemental instruction, homework 


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1 assistance, tutoring, or other educational services, 

2 such as homebound instruction services to be pro3 vided during extended leaves of absence due to preg4 nancy complications, childbirth, or the illness of a 

5 student’s child, to keep the student on track to fin6 ish the student’s classes and graduate; 

7 (2) assistance to expectant and parenting stu8 dents in gaining access to quality, affordable child 

9 care and early childhood education services; 

10 (3) the provision of transportation services or 

11 assistance so that parenting students and their chil12 dren can get to and from school and child care, re13 spectively, and so that an expectant student unable 

14 to walk long distances can get to school if transpor15 tation is not already provided for that student; 

16 (4) the provision of services and programs to 

17 attract, engage, and retain expectant and parenting 

18 students in school, including informing expectant 

19 and parenting teenagers and their family members 

20 and caring adults of their right to continue their 

21 education, the importance of doing so, and the con22 sequences of not doing so; 

23 (5) the education of students, parents and com24 munity members about the educational rights of ex25 pectant and parenting students; 


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1 (6) the professional development of school per2 sonnel regarding the challenges facing expectant and 

3 parenting students and their educational rights; 

4 (7) proactive outreach efforts to assist expect5 ant and parenting teenagers with excessive absences 

6 and to re-enroll expectant or parenting teenagers 

7 who have dropped out of school; 

8 (8) the revision of school policies and practices 

9 to remove barriers and to encourage expectant and 

10 parenting students to continue their education, in11 cluding— 

12 (A) the revision of attendance policies to 

13 allow for students to be excused from school, 

14 school activities, after-school activities, or 

15 school-related programs for— 

16 (i) attendance at pregnancy-related 

17 medical appointments, including expectant 

18 fathers who are students; 

19 (ii) fulfillment of the student’s par20 enting responsibilities, including arranging 

21 child care, caring for the student’s sick 

22 child or children, and attending medical 

23 appointments for the student’s child or 

24 children; and 


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1 (iii) such other situations beyond the 

2 control of the student as determined by the 

3 board of education in each local edu4 cational agency, or such other cir5 cumstances which cause reasonable con6 cern to student or the student’s parent for 

7 the safety or health of the student, for ex8 ample addressing circumstances resulting 

9 from domestic or sexual violence; and 

10 (B) the creation and implementation of a 

11 policy flexible enough to meet the individualized 

12 lactation and medical needs of student mothers, 

13 including reasonable break time from class, ac14 cess to a clean, private space and protection 

15 from retaliation for this purpose; 

16 (9) the provision to student parents, and at a 

17 student’s request, also to a non-student parent or 

18 other family members and caring adults, of training 

19 and support in parenting skills, healthy relationship 

20 skills, strategies to prevent future unplanned preg21 nancy, and other life skills such as goal setting, 

22 budgeting, time management, financial literacy, net23 working, job interviewing, applying for postsec24 ondary education, and securing financial aid; and 


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1 (10) the provision to expectant and parenting 

2 students of educational and career mentoring serv3 ices and peer groups, whether during school hours or 

4 after school. 

5 (f) ALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subgrant funds may be ex7 pended for allowable activities such as— 

8 (A) the provision of child care and early 

9 childhood education for the child of the par10 enting student, either by providing these serv11 ices directly on school grounds or by other ar12 rangement, such as by providing financial as13 sistance to obtain such services at a child care 

14 facility within a reasonable distance of the 

15 school; 

16 (B) the provision of case management 

17 services to expectant and parenting students, 

18 such as assistance with applying for and access19 ing public benefits and Federal financial aid for 

20 postsecondary education and training; 

21 (C) the provision of, or referrals to, preg22 nancy prevention, primary health care, maternal 

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1 cluding paternity testing, establishing parental 

2 rights, child custody arrangements, and other 

3 services needed by the student; 

4 (D) the provision of emergency financial or 

5 in-kind assistance to a parenting student to ful6 fill the basic human needs of a student and the 

7 student’s child; 

8 (E) efforts to create a positive school cli9 mate for expectant and parenting students, in10 cluding addressing discrimination against, and 

11 harassment and stigmatization of, expectant 

12 and parenting students; and 

13 (F) the provision of training practicums 

14 for graduate students in social work to carry 

15 out the purpose of the grant. 

16 (2) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE IN17 FORMATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to infor19 mation provided under paragraph (1)(C) and 

20 subsection (e)(9), whether provided by local 

21 educational agencies or by contract or arrange22 ment as described in subsection (g), the infor23 mation shall be, where appropriate, medically 

24 accurate and complete and developmentally ap25 propriate for the intended audience. 


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1 (B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

2 paragraph, the term ‘‘medically accurate and 

3 complete’’ means verified or supported by the 

4 weight of research conducted in compliance with 

5 accepted scientific methods and— 

6 (i) published in peer-reviewed jour7 nals, where applicable; or 

8 (ii) comprising information that lead9 ing professional organizations and agencies 

10 with relevant expertise in the field recog11 nize as accurate, objective, and complete. 

12 (g) ACTIVITIES OF NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANI13 ZATIONS.—Local educational agencies may provide and 

14 expend subgrant funds on required activities authorized 

15 in subsection (e) or allowable activities authorized in sub16 section (f) directly or by contract or arrangement with so17 cial services agencies, public health agencies, youth serv18 ices providers, or other nonprofit community-based organi19 zations with experience effectively assisting expectant and 

20 parenting students to stay in school by conducting the ac21 tivities described in subsections (e) and (f). 


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1 SEC. 5. CONVERSION TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM IN 

2 EVENT OF FAILURE OF STATE REGARDING 

3 EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, from the 

5 amounts specified in subsection (b), make grants to local 

6 educational agencies in a State described in such sub7 section for the required activities specified in section 4(e) 

8 and the allowable activities specified in section 4(f). 

9 (b) APPLICATION.—A local educational agency desir10 ing a grant under this section shall submit an application 

11 to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the 

12 Secretary may require. 

13 (c) SPECIFICATION OF FUNDS.—The amounts re14 ferred to in subsection (a) are any amounts that would 

15 have been allocated to a State under section 3(c)(3) that 

16 are not paid to the State as a result of— 

17 (1) the failure of the State to submit an appli18 cation under section 3(b); 

19 (2) the failure of the State, in the determina20 tion of the Secretary, to prepare the application in 

21 accordance with such section or to submit the appli22 cation within a reasonable period of time; or 

23 (3) the State informing the Secretary that the 

24 State does not intend to expend the full amount of 

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1 SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education shall 

3 carry out the following activities: 

4 (1) Review State plans submitted under section 

5 3(f) to ensure the plans adequately address all of the 

6 elements listed in such section. 

7 (2) Provide technical assistance to State edu8 cational agencies. 

9 (3) Provide guidance to Federal programs and 

10 grantees likely to have contact with expectant and 

11 parenting students and their family members and 

12 caring adults regarding the educational rights of ex13 pectant and parenting students and State edu14 cational agency responsibilities, including the respon15 sibilities under this Act. 

16 (4) At the end of each 3-year grant period, con17 duct a rigorous, evidence-based, comprehensive eval18 uation of the local educational agency programs 

19 funded by the grants under this section and their ef20 fectiveness in improving graduation rates and edu21 cational outcomes for expectant and parenting stu22 dents, including acceptance and enrollment in higher 

23 education, and prepare and submit a report on the 

24 findings of such evaluations to Congress. 

25 (5) Conduct a one-time national evaluation of 

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1 program service delivery models, directly or via con2 tract with an independent research institution. Iden3 tify and disseminate the findings and best practices 

4 at the State and local levels, including models of 

5 programs that are successful at, or show promise of, 

6 serving specific racial or ethnic groups or have been 

7 modified and tested with specific racial or ethnic 

8 groups, and create an online best practices clearing9 house as a resource for other State educational 

10 agencies and local educational agencies. 

11 (6) Annually collect and disseminate nonperson12 ally identifiable data and information, in a manner 

13 protective of student privacy, and disaggregated by 

14 each school or alternative program identified pursu15 ant to subparagraph (B) and by whether services for 

16 expectant and parenting students are offered in 

17 school or off-site, on— 

18 (A) the number of expectant and parenting 

19 students enrolled in school; 

20 (B) rates and participation of expectant 

21 and parenting students in mainstream or origi22 nating schools, rates and participation of ex23 pectant and parenting students in alternative 

24 programs and, for each alternative program, an 


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1 indication as to whether it is offered in a main2 stream school or off-site; 

3 (C) expectant and parenting students’ per4 formance on academic assessments; 

5 (D) expectant and parenting students’ 

6 graduation rates, dropout rates and transfer 

7 rates; 

8 (E) rates of usage by expectant and par9 enting students of child care services or assist10 ance (if offered); 

11 (F) rates of usage by expectant or par12 enting students of other services offered 

13 (disaggregated by type of service); and 

14 (G) such other data and information as the 

15 Secretary determines to be necessary and rel16 evant. 

17 (7) Coordinate data collection and dissemina18 tion with the agencies and entities that receive funds 

19 under this Act and those that administer programs 

20 in accordance with this Act. 

21 (b) REPORTING RATES.—Notwithstanding subpara22 graphs (B) through (F) of subsection (a)(6), if the number 

23 of expectant and parenting students in a particular school 

24 or program in a State is smaller than a size determined 

25 by such State, it shall be reported by the applicable local 


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1 educational agency, and if the number of expectant and 

2 parenting students under the jurisdiction of a local edu3 cational agency in a State is smaller than a size deter4 mined by such State, it shall be reported by such State. 

5 SEC. 7. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE NONDISCRIMINA6 TION LAWS. 

7 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt, 

8 invalidate, or limit rights, remedies, procedures, or legal 

9 standards available to victims of discrimination or retalia10 tion under any other Federal law or a law of a State or 

11 political subdivision of a State, including title VI of the 

12 Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title 

13 IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 

14 1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

15 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with Disabilities Act 

16 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 1557 of the 

17 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 

18 18116), or section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 

19 U.S.C. 1983). The obligations imposed by this Act are in 

20 addition to those imposed by title IX of the Education 

21 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title VI 

22 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 

23 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

24 12101 et seq.), and section 1557 of the Patient Protection 

25 and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116). 


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1 SEC. 8. ADDING EXPECTANT AND PARENTING DATA TO 

2 STATE REPORT CARDS. 

3 Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Sec4 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

7 semicolon; 

8 (2) in clause (viii), by striking the period and 

9 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(ix) data regarding expectant and 

12 parenting students in the State, in the ag13 gregate and disaggregated and cross-tab14 ulated by the subgroups described in sub15 section (b)(2)(C)(v)(II) (except that such 

16 disaggregation or cross-tabulation shall not 

17 be required in a case in which the results 

18 would reveal personally identifiable infor19 mation about an individual student), in20 cluding— 

21 ‘‘(I) the number of expectant and 

22 parenting students enrolled in sec23 ondary schools; 

24 ‘‘(II) rates, and data regarding 

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1 or in the schools in which the students 

2 originated; 

3 ‘‘(III) rates, and data regarding 

4 participation, of expectant and par5 enting students in alternative pro6 grams; 

7 ‘‘(IV) the number and percentage 

8 of expectant and parenting students 

9 who have achieved each level of 

10 achievement described in subclauses 

11 (II) and (III) of subsection 

12 (b)(1)(D)(ii), in each grade and sub13 ject assessed; and 

14 ‘‘(V) graduation rates for expect15 ant and parenting students.’’. 

16 SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

17 For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means 

18 each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com19 monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the 

20 Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 

21 United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or 

22 possession of the United States. 


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1 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 

4 2016 through 2020. 

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