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‘‘SEC. 420U. GRANTS TO PLAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE STU-
DENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) PLANNING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section under sec-
tion 420BB for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 
planning grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible institutions to develop plans for commu-
nity college student success programs. 
‘‘(b) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this sec-
tion shall be for a 1-year period. 
‘‘(c) PEER REVIEW PROCESS; PRIORITY.—In award-
ing grants under this section for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out a peer review process that— 
‘‘(A) requires that each application sub-
mitted under subsection (d) be peer reviewed by 
a panel of readers composed of individuals se-
lected by the Secretary, which shall include— 
‘‘(i) not less than 50 percent of read-
ers— 
‘‘(I) who are not employees of the 
Federal Government; and 
‘‘(II) who have relevant research 
or practical experience with respect to 
student support programs designed to 
increase graduation rates and transfer 
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rates at public 2-year institutions of 
higher education; and 
‘‘(ii) to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, individuals who are members of 
groups underrepresented in higher edu-
cation, including African Americans, His-
panics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, 
Asian Americans, Native American Pacific 
Islanders (including Native Hawaiians), 
and individuals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(B) ensures that no individual assigned 
under subparagraph (A) to review an applica-
tion has any conflict of interest with regard to 
that application that may make the individual 
unable to impartially conduct such review; and 
‘‘(2) give priority to eligible institutions that 
are eligible to receive funding under title III or V. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible institution desiring 
a grant under this section shall submit an application to 
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may require, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(1) the graduation rate and transfer rate for 
the most recent academic year for which data are 
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available for eligible students and all students, re-
spectively; 
‘‘(2) an analysis of how implementing a commu-
nity college student success program may improve 
the graduation rate or transfer rate for eligible stu-
dents; and 
‘‘(3) an analysis of the methods the eligible in-
stitution has previously used to improve the gradua-
tion rate or transfer rate with respect to eligible stu-
dents and all students, respectively. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall use the grant to 
develop a plan to implement a community college student 
success program at the eligible institution. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which an eligible institution receives a grant under this 
section, such eligible institution shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a plan for implementing a community col-
lege student success program at the eligible institu-
tion, including— 
‘‘(A) the ambitious outcome goals for 
achieving significant improvements in gradua-
tion rates and transfer rates for eligible stu-
dents and all students, respectively, as such 
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rates are defined by the eligible institution, in 
consultation with the Secretary, before the end 
of the grant period; 
‘‘(B) the number of such eligible students 
who will participate in such program, including 
how such eligible students will be identified, re-
ferred, and selected, in cases where the interest 
in the program is larger than the budget for the 
program; 
‘‘(C) the demographics (including income, 
race (as defined by section 153(a) of the Edu-
cation of the Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9543)), disability status, and gender) of 
such eligible students; and 
‘‘(D) based on the most recent academic 
year for which data are available, disaggregated 
by eligible students and all students— 
‘‘(i) graduation rates; 
‘‘(ii) transfer rates; 
‘‘(iii) retention rates; 
‘‘(iv) rates of completion of remedial 
courses for students required to complete 
such courses; and 
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‘‘(v) average number of credits at-
tempted and average number of credits 
earned; 
‘‘(E) an analysis of the financial needs of 
the eligible students described in subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(F) an analysis of how the eligible institu-
tion will collaborate across departments at the 
institution and with external partners to imple-
ment a community college student success pro-
gram, including the detailed roles and respon-
sibilities of each potential external partner (in-
cluding each investor, State or local government 
entity, or other stakeholder); 
‘‘(G) a description of how the eligible insti-
tution will effectively staff a community college 
student success program; and 
‘‘(H) a timeline for the implementation of 
such program; 
‘‘(2) a budgetary analysis that includes— 
‘‘(A) a description of how the eligible insti-
tution will— 
‘‘(i) provide non-Federal funds for 
such program under subsection (d) of sec-
tion 420V; and 
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‘‘(ii) meet the requirement of sub-
section (b)(3) of such section; and 
‘‘(B) a description of how the eligible insti-
tution will continue to fund such program after 
the end of the grant period for the grant 
awarded to the institution under section 420V; 
‘‘(3) a description of the data system the eligi-
ble institution will use to track and evaluate the 
progress of eligible students participating in such 
program; 
‘‘(4) an analysis of the institutional barriers 
that may hinder implementation of such program at 
such eligible institution; and 
‘‘(5) such other information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘SEC. 420V. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From the amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section under section 
420BB for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award 
grants for such fiscal year, on a competitive basis, 
to eligible institutions awarded a grant under section 
420U to implement community college student suc-
cess programs. 
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