‘‘(i) enables users to answer one set of 
questions and receive net prices for any in-
stitution that is required to have a net price 
calculator under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) provides the information required 
under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of para-
graph (4) for each institution for which a 
net price is being sought; 
‘‘(iii) is developed in consultation with 
the heads of relevant Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(iv) before being finalized and pub-
licly released, is tested in accordance with 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) CONSUMER TESTING.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary de-
velops a universal net price calculator 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in 
consultation with the heads of relevant Fed-
eral agencies, shall establish a process to 
submit the universal net price calculator de-
veloped under this paragraph for consumer 
testing among representatives of students 
(including low-income students, first gen-
eration college students, adult students, and 
prospective students), students’ families (in-
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cluding low-income families, families with 
first generation college students, and fami-
lies with prospective students), institutions 
of higher education, secondary school and 
postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit 
consumer groups. 
‘‘(ii) LENGTH
OF
CONSUMER
TEST-
ING.—The Secretary shall ensure that the 
consumer testing lasts no longer than 6 
months after the process for consumer test-
ing is developed under clause (i). 
‘‘(iii) USE OF RESULTS.—The results 
of consumer testing under clause (i) shall be 
used in the final development of the uni-
versal net price calculator. 
‘‘(iv) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not 
later than 3 months after the date the con-
sumer testing under clause (i) concludes, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress the final 
universal net price calculator and a report 
detailing the results of such testing, includ-
ing whether the Secretary added any addi-
tional items to the calculator as a result of 
such testing. 
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‘‘(v) AUTHORITY
TO
MODIFY.—The 
Secretary may modify the definitions, 
terms, formatting, and design of the uni-
versal net price calculator based on the re-
sults of consumer testing required under 
this paragraph and before finalizing the 
calculator. 
‘‘(8) REPORT FROM SECRETARY.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the College Af-
fordability Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 
Congress on steps taken to raise awareness of net 
price calculators among prospective students and 
families, particularly among students in middle 
school and high school and students from low-income 
families.’’. 
(b) 
INSTITUTIONAL
EXPENDITURES.—Section 
132(i)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1015a(i)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ‘‘rate,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘rate and adjusted cohort default rate,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(AA) The institution’s expenditures on 
each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Instruction. 
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‘‘(ii) Student services. 
‘‘(iii) Marketing. 
‘‘(iv) Recruitment. 
‘‘(v) Advertising. 
‘‘(vi) Lobbying.’’. 
SEC. 1022. POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYSTEM. 
(a) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1015a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
SYSTEM.—The 
Commissioner of the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘Commissioner’) shall develop and maintain 
a secure, privacy-protected postsecondary stu-
dent-level data system in order to— 
‘‘(i) accurately evaluate student enroll-
ment patterns, progression, completion, and 
postcollegiate outcomes, and higher edu-
cation costs and financial aid; 
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‘‘(ii) assist with transparency, institu-
tional improvement, and analysis of Fed-
eral aid programs; 
‘‘(iii) provide accurate, complete, and 
customizable information for students and 
families making decisions about postsec-
ondary education; and 
‘‘(iv) reduce the reporting burden on 
institutions of higher education, in accord-
ance with section 1022(b)(2) of the College 
Affordability Act. 
‘‘(B) AVOIDING DUPLICATED REPORTING.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, to the extent that another provision of this 
section requires the same reporting or collection 
of data that is required under this subsection, an 
institution of higher education, or the Secretary 
or Commissioner, may use the reporting or data 
required for the postsecondary student data sys-
tem under this subsection to satisfy both require-
ments. 
‘‘(C) DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS.—In devel-
oping the postsecondary student data system de-
scribed in this subsection, the Commissioner 
shall— 
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‘‘(i) focus on the needs of— 
‘‘(I) users of the data system; and 
‘‘(II) entities, including institu-
tions of higher education, reporting to 
the data system; 
‘‘(ii) take into consideration, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(I) the guidelines outlined in the 
U.S. Web Design Standards main-
tained by the General Services Admin-
istration and the Digital Services 
Playbook and TechFAR Handbook for 
Procuring Digital Services Using Agile 
Processes of the U.S. Digital Service; 
and 
‘‘(II) the relevant successor docu-
ments or recommendations of such 
guidelines; 
‘‘(iii) use modern, relevant privacy- 
and security-enhancing technology, and en-
hance and update the data system as nec-
essary to carry out the purpose of this sub-
section; 
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‘‘(v) follow Federal data minimization 
practices to ensure only the minimum 
amount of data is collected to meet the sys-
tem’s goals, in accordance with Federal 
data minimization standards and guide-
lines developed by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; and 
‘‘(vi) provide notice to students out-
lining the data included in the system and 
how the data are used. 
‘‘(2) DATA ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner, in 
consultation with the Postsecondary Student 
Data System Advisory Committee established 
under subparagraph (B), shall determine— 
‘‘(i) the data elements to be included in 
the postsecondary student data system, in 
accordance with subparagraphs (C) and 
(D); and 
‘‘(ii) how to include the data elements 
required under subparagraph (C), and any 
additional data elements selected under sub-
paragraph (D), in the postsecondary stu-
dent data system. 
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‘‘(B) POSTSECONDARY STUDENT DATA SYS-
TEM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commis-
sioner shall establish a Postsecondary Stu-
dent Data System Advisory Committee (re-
ferred to in this subsection as the ‘Advisory 
Committee’), whose members shall include— 
‘‘(I) the Chief Privacy Officer of 
the Department or an official of the 
Department delegated the duties of 
overseeing data privacy at the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(II) the Chief Security Officer of 
the Department or an official of the 
Department delegated the duties of 
overseeing data security at the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(III) representatives of diverse 
institutions of higher education, which 
shall include equal representation be-
tween 2-year and 4-year institutions of 
higher education, and from public, 
nonprofit, and proprietary institutions 
of higher education, including minor-
ity-serving institutions; 
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‘‘(IV) representatives from State 
higher education agencies, entities, 
bodies, or boards; 
‘‘(V) representatives of postsec-
ondary students; 
‘‘(VI) representatives from rel-
evant Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(VII) other stakeholders (includ-
ing individuals with expertise in data 
privacy and security, consumer protec-
tion, and postsecondary education re-
search). 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The Commis-
sioner shall ensure that the Advisory Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(I) adheres to all requirements 
under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.); 
‘‘(II) establishes operating and 
meeting procedures and guidelines nec-
essary to execute its advisory duties; 
and 
‘‘(III) is provided with appro-
priate staffing and resources to execute 
its advisory duties. 
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‘‘(C) REQUIRED
DATA
ELEMENTS.—The 
data elements in the postsecondary student data 
system shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) Student-level data elements nec-
essary to calculate the information within 
the surveys designated by the Commissioner 
as ‘student-related surveys’ in the Inte-
grated Postsecondary Education Data Sys-
tem (IPEDS), as such surveys are in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of 
the College Affordability Act, except that in 
the case that collection of such elements 
would conflict with subparagraph (F), such 
elements in conflict with subparagraph (F) 
shall be included in the aggregate instead of 
at the student level. 
‘‘(ii) Student-level data elements nec-
essary to allow for reporting student enroll-
ment, persistence, retention, transfer, and 
completion measures for all credential levels 
separately (including certificate, associate, 
baccalaureate, and advanced degree levels), 
within and across institutions of higher 
education (including across all categories of 
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institution level, control, and predominant 
degree awarded). The data elements shall 
allow for reporting about all such data 
disaggregated by the following categories: 
‘‘(I) Enrollment status as a first- 
time student, recent transfer student, 
or other non-first-time student. 
‘‘(II) Attendance intensity, wheth-
er full-time or part-time. 
‘‘(III) Credential-seeking status, 
by credential level. 
‘‘(IV) Race or ethnicity (in ac-
cordance with section 153(a)(3)(B) of 
the Education Sciences Reform Act (20 
U.S.C. 9543(a)(3)(B))). 
‘‘(V) Age intervals. 
‘‘(VI) Gender. 
‘‘(VII) Program of study (as ap-
plicable). 
‘‘(VIII) Military or veteran ben-
efit status (as determined based on re-
ceipt of veteran’s education benefits, as 
defined in section 480(c)). 
‘‘(IX) Status as a distance edu-
cation student, whether exclusively or 
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partially enrolled in distance edu-
cation. 
‘‘(X) Federal Pell Grant and Fed-
eral loan recipient status, provided 
that the collection of such information 
complies with paragraph (1)(B). 
‘‘(D) OTHER DATA ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner 
may, after consultation with the Advisory 
Committee and provision of a public com-
ment period, include additional data ele-
ments in the postsecondary student data 
system, such as those described in clause 
(ii), if those data elements— 
‘‘(I) are necessary to ensure that 
the postsecondary data system fulfills 
the purposes described in paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
‘‘(II) are consistent with data 
minimization principles, including the 
collection of only those additional ele-
ments that are necessary to ensure such 
purposes. 
‘‘(ii) DATA ELEMENTS.—The data ele-
ments described in clause (i) may include— 
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‘‘(I) status as a first generation 
college student (as defined in section 
402A(h)); 
‘‘(II) economic status; 
‘‘(III) participation in postsec-
ondary remedial coursework or gate-
way course completion; or 
‘‘(IV) other data elements that are 
necessary in accordance with clause 
(i). 
‘‘(E) REEVALUATION.—Not less than once 
every 3 years after the implementation of the 
postsecondary student data system described in 
this subsection, the Commissioner, in consulta-
tion with the Advisory Committee described in 
subparagraph (B), shall review the data elements 
included in the postsecondary student data sys-
tem and may revise the data elements to be in-
cluded in such system. 
‘‘(F) PROHIBITIONS.—The Commissioner 
shall not include individual health data (includ-
ing data relating to physical health or mental 
health), student discipline records or data, ele-
mentary and secondary education data, an exact 
address, citizenship status, migrant status, or 
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national origin status for students or their fami-
lies, course grades, postsecondary entrance exam-
ination results, political affiliation, or religion 
in the postsecondary student data system under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(3) PERIODIC MATCHING WITH OTHER FEDERAL 
DATA SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) DATA SHARING AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) The Commissioner shall ensure se-
cure, periodic data matches by entering into 
data sharing agreements with each of the 
following Federal agencies and offices: 
‘‘(I) The Secretary of the Treas-
ury and the Commissioner of the Inter-
nal Revenue Service, in order to cal-
culate aggregate program- and institu-
tion-level earnings of postsecondary 
students. 
‘‘(II) The Secretary of Defense, in 
order to assess the use of postsecondary 
educational benefits and the outcomes 
of servicemembers. 
‘‘(III) The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, in order to assess the use of 
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postsecondary educational benefits and 
outcomes of veterans. 
‘‘(IV) The Director of the Bureau 
of the Census, in order to assess the oc-
cupational and earnings outcomes of 
former postsecondary education stu-
dents. 
‘‘(V) The Chief Operating Officer 
of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in 
order to analyze the use of postsec-
ondary educational benefits provided 
under this Act. 
‘‘(ii) The heads of Federal agencies and 
offices described under clause (i) shall enter 
into data sharing agreements with the Com-
missioner to ensure secure, periodic data 
matches as described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) CATEGORIES OF DATA.—The Commis-
sioner shall, at a minimum, seek to ensure that 
the secure periodic data system matches de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) permit consistent 
reporting of the following categories of data for 
all postsecondary students: 
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‘‘(i) Enrollment, retention, transfer, 
and completion outcomes for all postsec-
ondary students. 
‘‘(ii) Financial indicators for postsec-
ondary students receiving Federal grants 
and loans, including grant and loan aid by 
source, cumulative student debt, loan repay-
ment status, and repayment plan. 
‘‘(iii) Post-completion outcomes for all 
postsecondary students, including earnings, 
employment, and further education, by pro-
gram of study and credential level and as 
measured— 
‘‘(I) immediately after leaving 
postsecondary education; and 
‘‘(II) at time intervals appro-
priate to the credential sought and 
earned. 
‘‘(C) PERIODIC DATA MATCH STREAMLINING 
AND CONFIDENTIALITY.— 
‘‘(i) STREAMLINING.—In carrying out 
the secure periodic data system matches 
under this paragraph, the Commissioner 
shall— 
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‘‘(I) ensure that such matches are 
not continuous, but occur at appro-
priate intervals, as determined by the 
Commissioner; and 
‘‘(II) seek to— 
‘‘(aa) streamline the data 
collection and reporting require-
ments for institutions of higher 
education; 
‘‘(bb) minimize duplicative 
reporting across or within Federal 
agencies or departments, includ-
ing reporting requirements appli-
cable to institutions of higher edu-
cation under the Workforce Inno-
vation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) and the Carl 
D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006; 
‘‘(cc) protect student privacy; 
and 
‘‘(dd) streamline the applica-
tion process for student loan ben-
efit programs available to bor-
rowers based on data available 
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from different Federal data sys-
tems. 
‘‘(ii) REVIEW.—Not less often than 
once every 3 years after the establishment of 
the postsecondary student data system 
under this subsection, the Commissioner, in 
consultation with the Advisory Committee, 
shall review methods for streamlining data 
collection from institutions of higher edu-
cation and minimizing duplicative report-
ing within the Department and across Fed-
eral agencies that provide data for the post-
secondary student data system. 
‘‘(iii) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Com-
missioner shall ensure that any periodic 
matching or sharing of data through peri-
odic data system matches established in ac-
cordance with this paragraph— 
‘‘(I) complies with the security 
and privacy protections described in 
paragraph (1)(C)(iv) and other Fed-
eral data protection protocols; 
‘‘(II) follows industry best prac-
tices commensurate with the sensitivity 
of specific data elements or metrics; 
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‘‘(III) does not result in the cre-
ation of a single standing, linked Fed-
eral database at the Department that 
maintains the information reported 
across other Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(IV) discloses to postsecondary 
students what data are included in the 
data system and periodically matched 
and how the data are used. 
‘‘(iv) 
CORRECTION.—The 
Commis-
sioner, in consultation with the Advisory 
Committee, shall establish a process for stu-
dents to request access to only their personal 
information for inspection and request cor-
rections to inaccuracies in a manner that 
protects the student’s personally identifiable 
information. The Commissioner shall re-
spond in writing to every request for a cor-
rection from a student. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner shall 
make the summary aggregate information de-
scribed in subparagraph (C), at a minimum, 
publicly available through a user-friendly con-
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sumer information website and analytic tool 
that— 
‘‘(i) provides appropriate mechanisms 
for users to customize and filter information 
by institutional and student characteristics; 
‘‘(ii) allows users to build summary 
aggregate reports of information, including 
reports that allow comparisons across mul-
tiple institutions and programs, subject to 
subparagraph (B); 
‘‘(iii) uses appropriate statistical dis-
closure limitation techniques necessary to 
ensure that the data released to the public 
cannot be used to identify specific individ-
uals; and 
‘‘(iv) provides users with appropriate 
contextual factors to make comparisons, 
which may include national median figures 
of the summary aggregate information de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(B) NO PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFOR-
MATION
AVAILABLE.—The summary aggregate 
information described in this paragraph shall 
not include personally identifiable information. 
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‘‘(C) SUMMARY
AGGREGATE
INFORMATION 
AVAILABLE.—The summary aggregate informa-
tion described in this paragraph shall, at a min-
imum, include each of the following for each in-
stitution of higher education: 
‘‘(i) Measures of student access, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) admissions selectivity and 
yield; and 
‘‘(II) enrollment, disaggregated by 
each category described in paragraph 
(2)(C)(ii). 
‘‘(ii) Measures of student progression, 
including retention rates and persistence 
rates, disaggregated by each category de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). 
‘‘(iii) Measures of student completion, 
including— 
‘‘(I) transfer rates and completion 
rates, disaggregated by each category 
described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii); and 
‘‘(II) 
number 
of 
completions, 
disaggregated by each category de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(C)(ii). 
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‘‘(iv) Measures of student costs, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) tuition, required fees, total 
cost of attendance, and net price after 
total grant aid, disaggregated by in- 
State tuition or in-district tuition sta-
tus (if applicable), program of study 
(if applicable), and credential level; 
and 
‘‘(II) typical grant amounts and 
loan amounts received by students re-
ported separately from Federal, State, 
local, and institutional sources, and 
cumulative debt, disaggregated by each 
category 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(C)(ii) and completion status. 
‘‘(v) Measures of postcollegiate student 
outcomes, 
including 
employment 
rates, 
mean and median earnings, loan repay-
ment and default rates, and further edu-
cation rates. These measures shall— 
‘‘(I) be disaggregated by each cat-
egory described in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) 
and completion status; and 
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‘‘(II) be measured immediately 
after leaving postsecondary education 
and at time intervals appropriate to 
the credential sought or earned. 
‘‘(D) DEVELOPMENT
CRITERIA.—In devel-
oping the method and format of making the in-
formation described in this paragraph publicly 
available, the Commissioner shall— 
‘‘(i) focus on the needs of the users of 
the information, which will include stu-
dents, families of students, potential stu-
dents, researchers, and other consumers of 
education data; 
‘‘(ii) take into consideration, to the ex-
tent practicable, the guidelines described in 
paragraph (1)(C)(ii)(I), and relevant suc-
cessor documents or recommendations of 
such guidelines; 
‘‘(iii) use modern, relevant technology 
and enhance and update the postsecondary 
student data system with information, as 
necessary to carry out the purpose of this 
paragraph; 
‘‘(iv) ensure data privacy and security 
in accordance with standards and guide-
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lines developed by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, and in accord-
ance with any other Federal law relating to 
privacy or security, including complying 
with the requirements of subchapter II of 
chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, 
specifying security categorization under the 
Federal Information Processing Standards, 
and security requirements, and setting of 
National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology security baseline controls at the ap-
propriate level; and 
‘‘(v) conduct consumer testing to deter-
mine how to make the information as 
meaningful to users as possible. 
‘‘(5) PERMISSIBLE DISCLOSURES OF DATA.— 
‘‘(A) DATA REPORTS AND QUERIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner 
shall develop and implement a secure proc-
ess for making student-level, non-personally 
identifiable information, with direct identi-
fiers removed, from the postsecondary stu-
dent data system available for vetted re-
search and evaluation purposes approved by 
the Commissioner in a manner compatible 
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with practices for disclosing National Cen-
ter for Education Statistics restricted-use 
survey data as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of the College Afford-
ability Act, or by applying other research 
and disclosure restrictions to ensure data 
privacy and security. Such process shall be 
approved by the National Center for Edu-
cation Statistics’ Disclosure Review Board 
(or successor body). 
‘‘(ii) PROVIDING DATA REPORTS AND 
QUERIES TO INSTITUTIONS AND STATES.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Commis-
sioner shall provide feedback reports, at 
least annually, to each institution of 
higher education, each postsecondary 
education system that fully partici-
pates in the postsecondary student 
data system, and each State higher 
education body as designated by the 
governor. 
‘‘(II) FEEDBACK
REPORTS.—The 
feedback reports provided under this 
clause shall include program-level and 
institution-level information from the 
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postsecondary student data system re-
garding students who are associated 
with the institution or, for State rep-
resentatives, the institutions within 
that State, on or before the date of the 
report, on measures including student 
mobility and workforce outcomes, pro-
vided that the feedback aggregate sum-
mary reports protect the privacy of in-
dividuals. 
‘‘(III) DETERMINATION
OF
CON-
TENT.—The content of the feedback re-
ports shall be determined by the Com-
missioner, in consultation with the Ad-
visory Committee. 
‘‘(iii) PERMITTING STATE DATA QUE-
RIES.—The Commissioner shall, in con-
sultation with the Advisory Committee and 
as soon as practicable, create a process 
through which States may submit lists of 
secondary school graduates within the State 
to receive summary aggregate outcomes for 
those students who enrolled at an institu-
tion of higher education, including postsec-
ondary enrollment and college completion, 
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provided that those data protect the privacy 
of individuals and that the State data sub-
mitted to the Commissioner are not stored 
in the postsecondary education system. 
‘‘(iv) 
REGULATIONS.—The 
Commis-
sioner shall promulgate regulations to en-
sure fair, secure, and equitable access to 
data reports and queries under this para-
graph. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE
LIMITATIONS.—In car-
rying out the public reporting and disclosure re-
quirements of this subsection, the Commissioner 
shall use appropriate statistical disclosure limi-
tation techniques necessary to ensure that the 
data released to the public cannot include per-
sonally identifiable information or be used to 
identify specific individuals. 
‘‘(C) SALE
OF
DATA
PROHIBITED.—Data 
collected under this subsection, including the 
public-use data set and data comprising the 
summary aggregate information available under 
paragraph (4), shall not be sold to any third 
party by the Commissioner, including any insti-
tution of higher education or any other entity. 
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‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON USE BY OTHER FED-
ERAL AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner 
shall not allow any other Federal agency to 
use data collected under this subsection for 
any purpose except— 
‘‘(I) for vetted research and eval-
uation conducted by the other Federal 
agency, as described in subparagraph 
(A)(i); or 
‘‘(II) for a purpose explicitly au-
thorized by this subsection. 
‘‘(ii) PROHIBITION ON LIMITATION OF 
SERVICES.—The Secretary, or the head of 
any other Federal agency, shall not use data 
collected under this subsection to limit serv-
ices to students. 
‘‘(E) 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT.—Personally 
identifiable information collected under this sub-
section shall not be used for any Federal, State, 
or local law enforcement activity or any other 
activity that would result in adverse action 
against any student or a student’s family, in-
cluding debt collection activity or enforcement of 
immigration laws. 
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‘‘(F) LIMITATION
OF
USE
FOR
FEDERAL 
RANKINGS OR SUMMATIVE RATING SYSTEM.—The 
comprehensive data collection and analysis nec-
essary for the postsecondary student data system 
under this subsection shall not be used by the 
Secretary or any Federal entity to establish any 
Federal ranking system of institutions of higher 
education or a system that results in a 
summative Federal rating of institutions of high-
er education. 
‘‘(G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the 
use of individual categories of aggregate infor-
mation to be used for accountability purposes. 
‘‘(H) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING 
COMMERCIAL
USE
OF
DATA.—Nothing in this 
paragraph shall be construed to prohibit third- 
party entities from using publicly-available in-
formation in this data system for commercial 
use. 
‘‘(6) SUBMISSION OF DATA.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SUBMISSION.—Each insti-
tution of higher education participating in a 
program under title IV, or the assigned agent of 
such institution, shall, in accordance with sec-
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tion 487(a)(17), collect, and submit to the Com-
missioner, the data requested by the Commis-
sioner to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTARY SUBMISSION.—Any post-
secondary institution not participating in a pro-
gram under title IV may voluntarily participate 
in the postsecondary student data system under 
this subsection by collecting and submitting data 
to the Commissioner, as the Commissioner may 
request to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(C) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA-
TION.—In accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(i), 
if the submission of an element of student-level 
data is prohibited under paragraph (2)(F) (or 
otherwise prohibited by law), the institution of 
higher education shall submit that data to the 
Commissioner in the aggregate. 
‘‘(7) UNLAWFUL WILLFUL DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for 
any person who obtains or has access to person-
ally identifiable information in connection with 
the postsecondary student data system described 
in this subsection to willfully disclose to any per-
son (except as authorized by Federal law) such 
personally identifiable information. 
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‘‘(B) PENALTY.—Any person who violates 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to a penalty 
described under section 3572(f) of title 44, 
United States Code and section 183(d)(6) of the 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9573(d)(6)). 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE
OF
OFFICER
OF
THE 
UNITED STATES.—If a violation of subparagraph 
(A) is committed by any officer or employee of 
the United States, the officer or employee shall be 
dismissed from office or discharged from employ-
ment upon conviction for the violation. 
‘‘(8) DATA SECURITY.—The Commissioner shall 
produce and update as needed guidance and regula-
tions relating to privacy, security, and access which 
shall govern the use and disclosure of data collected 
in connection with the activities authorized in this 
subsection. The guidance and regulations developed 
and reviewed shall protect data from unauthorized ac-
cess, use, and disclosure, and shall include— 
‘‘(A) an audit capability, including manda-
tory and regularly conducted audits; 
‘‘(B) access controls; 
‘‘(C) requirements to ensure sufficient data 
security, quality, validity, and reliability; 
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‘‘(D) student confidentiality protection in 
accordance with the Confidential Information 
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act; 
‘‘(E) appropriate and applicable privacy 
and security protection, including data retention 
and destruction protocols and data minimiza-
tion, in accordance with the most recent Federal 
standards developed by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology; and 
‘‘(F) protocols for managing a breach, in-
cluding breach notifications, in accordance with 
the standards of National Center for Education 
Statistics. 
‘‘(9) DATA
COLLECTION.—The Commissioner 
shall ensure that data collection, maintenance, and 
use under this subsection complies with section 552a 
of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(10) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
INSTITUTION
OF
HIGHER
EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 102. 
‘‘(B) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMA-
TION.—The term ‘personally identifiable infor-
mation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
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tion 444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This section, and the 
amendments made by this section, shall take effect on 
the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment 
of this section. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
and the Commissioner for Education Statistics shall 
take such steps as are necessary to ensure that the 
transition to, and implementation of, the postsec-
ondary student data system required under section 
132(l) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added 
by this section, is carried out in a manner that re-
duces the reporting burden for entities that reported 
into the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data 
System (IPEDS). 
SEC. 1023. AVOIDING DUPLICATIVE REPORTING. 
Section 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015a), as amended by section 1022, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) AVOIDING DUPLICATIVE REPORTING.—If the Sec-
retary determines that the same reporting or collection of 
data that is required under subsection (l) is required by 
another reporting or collection of data requirement under 
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this Act (other than under subsection (l)), the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(1) use the data reported or collected under sub-
section (l); and 
‘‘(2) waive the other reporting or collection of 
data requirement.’’. 
SEC. 1024. DISCLOSURE OF NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SPEND-
ING INCREASES. 
Section 132 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
9 U.S.C. 1015a), as amended by sections 1022 and 1023, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) NON-INSTRUCTIONAL SPENDING INCREASES.— 
The Secretary shall ensure, as part of the data collection 
and reporting under this section, that institutions of higher 
education with respect to which the amount expended by 
the institution for non-instructional spending increases by 
more than 5 percent (using year-over-year data) disclose 
such increase to students and prospective students, along 
with an analysis of the expected impact on tuition.’’. 
SEC. 1025. TEXTBOOK INFORMATION. 
Section 133 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, including 
through the adoption of innovative tools,’’ after ‘‘sup-
plemental materials’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)(9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to accompany a’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to accompany or support a’’ in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A); and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘ma-
terials, computer disks, website access’’ and in-
serting ‘‘materials, online and digital learning 
platforms and materials, website access’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(D)(i), by striking ‘‘pa-
perback and unbound’’ and inserting ‘‘paperback, 
digital, and unbound’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘access-
ing lower-cost digital course materials and dig-
ital textbooks,’’ after ‘‘programs for’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, such 
as inclusive access programs, subscription mod-
els, or digital content distribution platforms’’ 
after ‘‘delivery programs’’. 
SEC. 1026. REPEALS. 
Sections 134 and 136 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015c) are repealed. 
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SEC. 1027. IN-STATE TUITION RATES FOR HOMELESS 
YOUTH AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH. 
Section 135 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1015d) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, 
HOMELESS YOUTH, AND FOSTER CARE YOUTH’’ 
after ‘‘CHILDREN’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—In 
the case’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—In the case’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS
YOUTH
AND
FOSTER
CARE 
YOUTH.—In the case of a homeless youth or a foster 
care youth, such State shall not charge such indi-
vidual tuition for attendance at a public institution 
of higher education in the State at a rate that is 
greater than the rate charged for residents of the 
State.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—With respect to an indi-
vidual described in subsection (a)(1), this section 
shall remain in effect as it was in effect on the day 
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before the date of enactment of the College Afford-
ability Act. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS
YOUTH
AND
FOSTER
CARE 
YOUTH.—With respect to an individual described in 
subsection (a)(2), this section shall take effect at each 
public institution of higher education in a State that 
receives assistance under this Act for the first period 
of enrollment at such institution that begins during 
the first full award year following the date of enact-
ment of the College Affordability Act. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ARMED FORCES.—The terms ‘armed forces’ 
and ‘active duty for a period of more than 30 days’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) HOMELESS
YOUTH.—The term ‘homeless 
youth’ has the meaning given the term ‘homeless chil-
dren and youths’ in section 725 of the McKinney- 
Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a).’’. 
PART D—ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FOR 
DELIVERY OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 
SEC. 1031. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FEDERAL STUDENT AID 
OFFICE. 
Section 141 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1018) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the PBO are 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) To prioritize students and borrowers 
in the decision-making processes related to all 
aspects of the management and administration 
of the Federal student financial assistance pro-
grams authorized under title IV. 
‘‘(B) To improve service to students and 
other participants in the Federal student finan-
cial assistance programs authorized under title 
IV. 
‘‘(C) To make such programs more under-
standable to students and their families. 
‘‘(D) To increase the efficiency and effective-
ness of such programs for students and their 
families. 
‘‘(E) To manage the costs of administering 
such programs. 
‘‘(F) To increase the accountability of the 
officials responsible for administering the oper-
ational aspects of such programs. 
‘‘(G) To oversee institutions, contractors, 
and third party servicers that participate in the 
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Federal student financial assistance programs 
authorized under title IV. 
‘‘(H) To provide greater flexibility in the 
management and administration of such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(I) To implement open, common, inte-
grated systems for the delivery of Federal student 
financial assistance programs authorized under 
title IV. 
‘‘(J) To develop and maintain a student fi-
nancial assistance system that contains complete, 
accurate, and timely data to ensure program in-
tegrity. 
‘‘(K) To increase transparency in the oper-
ations and outcomes of Federal student financial 
assistance programs authorized under title IV.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), re-
spectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) implement oversight and account-
ability measures to ensure that the PBO carries 
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out its duties under this section efficiently, effec-
tively, and in a manner that accomplishes the 
purposes specified in subsection (a)(2);’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (ii) 
through (vi) as clauses (iii) through 
(vii); 
(II) by inserting after clause (i) 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) in accordance with paragraph 
(3), the collection, publication, and sharing 
of aggregate and longitudinal data that 
may be used to evaluate Federal student fi-
nancial assistance programs authorized 
under title IV, including the outcomes such 
programs achieve;’’; and 
(III) in clause (vii), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting ‘‘, including over-
sight of institutions, contractors, and 
third party servicers that participate 
in such programs’’ after ‘‘title IV’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(C) Taking action to prevent and address 
the improper use of access devices, as described 
in section 485B(d)(7), including by— 
‘‘(i) detecting common patterns of im-
proper use of any system that processes 
payments on Federal Direct Loans or other 
Department information technology sys-
tems; 
‘‘(ii) maintaining a reporting system 
for contractors involved in the processing of 
payments on Federal Direct Loans in order 
to allow those contractors to alert the Sec-
retary of potentially improper use of De-
partment information technology systems; 
‘‘(iii) proactively contacting Federal 
student loan borrowers whose Federal stu-
dent loan accounts demonstrate a likelihood 
of improper use in order to warn those bor-
rowers of suspicious activity or potential 
fraud regarding their Federal student loan 
accounts; and 
‘‘(iv) providing clear and simple dis-
closures in communications with borrowers 
who are applying for or requesting assist-
ance with Federal Direct Loan programs 
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(including assistance or applications re-
garding income-driven repayment, forbear-
ance, deferment, consolidation, rehabilita-
tion, cancellation, and forgiveness) to ensure 
that borrowers are aware that the Depart-
ment will never require borrowers to pay for 
such assistance or applications.’’; 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), re-
spectively; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) COLLECTION, SHARING, AND PUBLICATION 
OF DATA.— 
‘‘(A) COLLECTION.—The PBO shall collect 
student-level data that shall be used to evaluate 
Federal student financial assistance programs 
authorized under title IV. 
‘‘(B) SHARING WITH NCES.—The PBO shall 
make the data collected under subparagraph (A) 
available to the Commissioner of the National 
Center for Education Statistics for purposes of 
research and policy analysis. 
‘‘(C) RESEARCH.—The Commissioner of the 
National Center for Education Statistics shall 
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ensure the data shared under subparagraph (B) 
is made available, with direct identifiers re-
moved and with appropriate restrictions to en-
sure data privacy and security, for vetted re-
search and evaluation purposes in a manner 
consistent 
with 
the 
process 
under 
section 
132(l)(5)(A)(i). 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—Not less frequently 
than once annually, the PBO shall— 
‘‘(i) aggregate the data collected under 
subparagraph (A) in a manner that ex-
cludes— 
‘‘(I) student-level data; or 
‘‘(II) any data that would reveal 
personally 
identifiable 
information 
about an individual student; and 
‘‘(ii) make available such aggregated 
data on a publicly accessible website of the 
Department in a format that enables mem-
bers of the public to easily retrieve, sort, 
and analyze the data.’’. 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) PERFORMANCE PLAN, REPORT, AND BRIEFING.— 
‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLAN.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of the College Af-
fordability Act, and not less than once every five 
years thereafter, the Secretary and Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall agree on a performance plan 
for the PBO for the succeeding 5 years that— 
‘‘(i) establishes measurable quantitative 
and qualitative goals and objectives for the 
organization; and 
‘‘(ii) aligns such goals and objectives 
with the purposes specified in subsection 
(a)(2). 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
five-year performance plan and any revision to 
the plan, the Secretary and the Chief Operating 
Officer shall consult with students, institutions, 
Congress, contractors, the Borrower Advocate, 
student aid experts, including consumer advo-
cacy and research groups, the Director of the Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection, State at-
torneys general, and other relevant parties. 
‘‘(C) REVISIONS.—The Secretary and Chief 
Operating Officer may annually update the plan 
under paragraph (1) to incorporate the rec-
ommendations made pursuant to the consulta-
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tion required under subparagraph (B) that are 
accepted by the Secretary and the Chief Oper-
ating Officer. 
‘‘(D) AREAS.—The plan developed under 
subparagraph (A) shall address the responsibil-
ities of the PBO in the following areas: 
‘‘(i) Improving service to students and 
other participants in the Federal student fi-
nancial assistance programs authorized 
under title IV, including making those pro-
grams more understandable and accessible 
to students and their families. 
‘‘(ii) Managing the costs and increas-
ing the efficiency of such programs. 
‘‘(iii) Improving, integrating, and in-
vesting in the systems that support such 
programs. 
‘‘(iv) Developing open, common, and 
integrated systems for such programs. 
‘‘(v) The collection, publication, and 
sharing of data on such programs as de-
scribed in subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(vi) Improving performance stand-
ards and outcomes with respect to institu-
tions, contractors, and third party servicers 
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that act as agents of the Department or as 
agents of institutions that participate in 
such programs. 
‘‘(vii) Any other areas identified by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(E) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each plan de-
veloped under subparagraph (A) shall be made 
available on a publicly accessible website of the 
Department of Education. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of the 
College Affordability Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary, acting through the Chief Op-
erating Officer, shall submit to Congress an an-
nual report on the performance of the PBO. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The annual report shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) An evaluation of the extent to 
which the PBO met the goals and objectives 
contained in the five-year performance plan 
described in paragraph (1) for the preceding 
year. 
‘‘(ii) A summary of the consultation 
process under paragraph (1)(B) for the pre-
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ceding year, including the recommendations 
that were accepted or denied by the Chief 
Operating Officer during such year, and the 
rationale for accepting or denying such rec-
ommendations. 
‘‘(iii) An independent financial audit 
of the expenditures of both the PBO and the 
programs administered by the PBO. 
‘‘(iv) A summary of the actions taken 
by the PBO to address— 
‘‘(I) the findings of the audit de-
scribed in clause (iii); and 
‘‘(II) consumer feedback. 
‘‘(v) Financial and performance re-
quirements applicable to the PBO under— 
‘‘(I) the Chief Financial Officers 
Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–576); or 
‘‘(II) the Government Performance 
and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 
103–62). 
‘‘(vi) The results achieved by the PBO 
during the preceding year and whether such 
results met the goals specified in the per-
formance plan under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(vii) With respect to the preceding 
year, the evaluation rating of the perform-
ance of the Chief Operating Officer and sen-
ior managers under subsections (d)(5) and 
(e)(2), including the amounts of bonus com-
pensation awarded to the Chief Operating 
Officer and senior managers. 
‘‘(viii) Recommendations for legislative 
and regulatory changes to improve service 
to students and their families, and to im-
prove the efficiency and integrity of Federal 
student financial assistance programs au-
thorized under title IV. 
‘‘(ix) Financial statements that pro-
vide a rationale for appropriately funding 
the activities of the PBO. 
‘‘(x) A summary of the management 
and compliance of contractors managed by 
the PBO in the preceding year, including 
corrective actions taken by the PBO with 
respect to such contractors. 
‘‘(xi) A description of how the PBO 
used the authority under paragraph (5) of 
subsection (b) for making personnel and 
procurement decisions in the preceding 
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101 
year, including the number of individuals 
hired through such authority and the bo-
nuses provided to staff during such year. 
‘‘(xii) A summary of the oversight ac-
tivities of institutions, contractors, and 
third party servicers that participate in the 
Federal student financial assistance pro-
grams authorized under title IV includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) fines levied on such institu-
tions, contractors, and third party 
servicers, disaggregated by entity; 
‘‘(II) instances of fraud or mis-
representation by such institutions, 
contractors, or third party servicers; 
and 
‘‘(III) violations of provisions in 
this Act by such institutions, contrac-
tors, 
or 
third 
party 
servicers 
disaggregated by entity and type of 
violation. 
‘‘(xiii) A summary of any improve-
ments made with respect to transparency 
and any new types of data made available 
in the preceding year. 
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‘‘(xiv) A description of the progress 
made in the preceding year towards the spe-
cific measurable organization and indi-
vidual 
goals 
specified 
in 
subsection 
(d)(5)(A). 
‘‘(xv) The report submitted to the Sec-
retary under subsection (f)(7). 
‘‘(xvi) Other such information as the 
Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall prescribe for performance 
based organizations. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS.—The 
Chief Operating Officer, in preparing the annual re-
port described in paragraph (2), shall establish ap-
propriate means to consult with students, borrowers, 
institutions, student aid experts, including consumer 
advocacy and research groups, the Director of the Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection, and others 
involved in the delivery and evaluation of student aid 
under title IV— 
‘‘(A) regarding the degree of satisfaction 
with the delivery system; and 
‘‘(B) to seek suggestions on means to im-
prove the performance of the delivery system. 
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‘‘(4) BRIEFING ON ENFORCEMENT OF PROGRAM 
INTEGRITY.—The Secretary shall, at the request of the 
authorizing committees, provide to the authorizing 
committees a briefing on the steps the Department of 
Education has taken to ensure— 
‘‘(A) the experiences of students and bor-
rowers are accounted for in decision making; 
and 
‘‘(B) that contractors, lenders, and guar-
anty agencies and third party servicers are ad-
hering to the requirements of title IV, the terms 
of any contract with the Secretary, consumer 
protection laws, Federal regulations and guide-
lines, and directives of the PBO. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION
WITH
THE
DIRECTOR
OF 
THE
BUREAU
OF
CONSUMER
FINANCIAL
PROTEC-
TION.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the College Affordability Act, the Sec-
retary shall enter into a memorandum of under-
standing with the Private Education Loan Ombuds-
man in accordance with section 1035(c)(2) of the 
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro-
tection Act (12 U.S.C. 5535(c)(2)).’’. 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘manage-
ment ability’’ and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘management 
ability, including contractor management, exper-
tise in the Federal student financial assistance 
programs authorized under title IV, experience 
with financial systems, and knowledge of con-
sumer financial protection laws, and without re-
gard to political affiliation or activity.’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6); 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PRESERVICE
AND
IN-SERVICE
RE-
STRICTIONS.—An individual may not serve as 
the Chief Operating Officer if such individual— 
‘‘(i) is employed by, or has a financial 
interest in, an entity that contracts with the 
PBO; or 
‘‘(ii) was employed by, or had a finan-
cial interest in, any such entity in any of 
the five years preceding the date of the indi-
vidual’s appointment as the Chief Oper-
ating Officer. 
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‘‘(B) POSTSERVICE RESTRICTIONS.—An in-
dividual who served as the Chief Operating Offi-
cer may not accept employment with an entity 
that contracts with the PBO until a period of 
five years has elapsed following the date on 
which such individual’s service as the Chief Op-
erating Officer terminated.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘specific’’ before 
‘‘measurable’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘and metrics 
used to measure progress toward such 
goals’’ before the period; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘on the website of the Department’’ before 
the period; 
(E) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 
amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) BONUS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary 
may pay to the Chief Operating Officer a bonus 
in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent of 
such annual rate of basic pay. The decision to 
pay such a bonus, and the amount of the bonus, 
shall be based solely on the Secretary’s evalua-
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tion of the performance of the Chief Operating 
Officer with respect to the goals set forth in the 
performance agreement as described in para-
graph (5)(A).’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘measurable 
organization and individual goals’’ and inserting 
‘‘specific, measurable organization and individual 
goals and the metrics used to measure progress to-
ward such goals. Performance agreements for senior 
management responsible for procurement shall include 
metrics that measure ability to oversee contractors’’; 
(6) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) BORROWER ADVOCATE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
PBO an ‘Office of the Borrower Advocate’ (referred to 
in this subsection as the ‘Office’). The function of the 
Office shall be to provide timely assistance to bor-
rowers of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under 
title IV by performing the duties described in para-
graph (6). 
‘‘(2) HEAD OF OFFICE.—There shall be an offi-
cial known as the ‘Borrower Advocate’ who shall serve 
as the head of the Office. The Borrower Advocate shall 
be appointed by the Secretary from among individ-
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uals who have worked closely with the Federal student 
loan programs authorized under title IV. 
‘‘(3) REMOVAL.—The Borrower Advocate may be 
removed only by the Secretary who shall communicate 
the reasons for any such removal to the authorizing 
committees. 
‘‘(4) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) PRESERVICE
AND
IN-SERVICE
RE-
STRICTIONS.—An individual may not serve as 
the Borrower Advocate if such individual— 
‘‘(i) is employed by, or has a financial 
interest in, an entity that contracts with the 
PBO; or 
‘‘(ii) was employed by, or had a finan-
cial interest in, any such entity in any of 
the five years preceding the date of the indi-
vidual’s appointment as the Borrower Advo-
cate. 
‘‘(B) POSTSERVICE RESTRICTIONS.—An in-
dividual who served as the Borrower Advocate 
may not accept employment with an entity that 
contracts with the PBO until a period of five 
years has elapsed following the date on which 
such individual’s service as the Borrower Advo-
cate terminated. 
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‘‘(5) STAFF.—The Office shall be staffed suffi-
ciently to carry out the responsibilities of the Office 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) DUTIES OF THE BORROWER ADVOCATE.— 
The Office of the Borrower Advocate shall— 
‘‘(A) assist borrowers of loans made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under title IV in resolving 
problems with the PBO and its contractors or 
other agents, including by— 
‘‘(i) receiving and reviewing com-
plaints of such problems from borrowers; 
‘‘(ii) working to resolve such com-
plaints in a manner that is in the best in-
terests of borrowers; and 
‘‘(iii) transmitting such complaints to 
States and recognized accrediting agencies 
or associations, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) attempt to resolve complaints within 
the Department of Education and with institu-
tions of higher education, lenders, guaranty 
agencies, loan servicers, and other participants 
in the Federal student loan programs authorized 
under title IV in a manner that will improve the 
experience of the borrower; 
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‘‘(C) conduct impartial reviews regarding a 
student’s independence under subparagraph (B) 
or (H) of section 480(d)(1), in consultation with 
knowledgeable parties, including institutions of 
higher education, child welfare agencies, local 
educational agency liaisons for homeless individ-
uals designated under section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of 
the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11432(g)(1)(J)(ii)), or State Coordinators 
for Education of Homeless Children and Youth 
established in accordance with section 722 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 11432); 
‘‘(D) compile and analyze data on borrower 
complaints and share such data with the Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec-
tion; 
‘‘(E) publish, with any personally identifi-
able information redacted, such complaints and 
responses of the Secretary to such complaints on 
the website of the Department; and 
‘‘(F) make appropriate recommendations to 
Congress, the Chief Operating Officer, and Sec-
retary with respect to Federal student loan pro-
grams authorized under title IV and the experi-
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ences of borrowers in repayment of loans under 
such programs. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC
INFORMATION.—The Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall establish and maintain a public 
page on the website of the Department of Education 
exclusively to provide members of the public with in-
formation about the role of the PBO with respect to 
the oversight of institutions of higher education, lend-
ers, guaranty agencies, contractors that contract with 
the PBO, subcontractors of such contractors, and 
third party servicers. 
‘‘(8) REPORT.—On an annual basis, the Bor-
rower Advocate shall submit to the Chief Operating 
Officer a report on the activities of the Office during 
the preceding year that— 
‘‘(A) identifies the activities carried out by 
the Borrower Advocate; 
‘‘(B) summarizes the complaints received 
from borrowers, including the number of such 
complaints, and explains the activities under-
taken by the PBO to address such complaints; 
‘‘(C) proposes changes in the administrative 
practices of the PBO to mitigate problems expe-
rienced by borrowers; and 
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‘‘(D) identifies potential legislative changes 
which may be appropriate to mitigate such prob-
lems.’’; 
(7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j); and 
(8) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ENFORCEMENT UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the College Affordability 
Act, the Secretary shall establish within the PBO an 
enforcement unit (referred to in this section as the 
‘Unit’) to review and investigate violations of this Act 
and recommend enforcement actions in accordance 
with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) CHIEF ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall 
appoint an official to be known as the ‘Chief En-
forcement Officer’ who shall serve as the head of 
the Unit. The Secretary shall appoint an indi-
vidual to serve as the Chief Enforcement Officer 
solely on the basis of such individual’s integrity 
and expertise in law and investigations and 
without regard to such individual’s political af-
filiation. 
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‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—The Chief Enforcement 
Officer shall report directly to the Secretary 
without being required to report through any 
other official of the Department of Education. 
‘‘(C) TERM.—The Chief Enforcement Officer 
shall be appointed for a term of 6 years and 
may be reappointed for additional terms of 6 
years at the discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(D) REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Enforce-
ment Officer may not be removed during the 
Officer’s term except for cause. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—If the 
Secretary removes the Chief Enforcement 
Officer before the expiration of the Officer’s 
term, the Secretary shall submit to the au-
thorizing committees a report that explains 
the reasons for such removal. The report 
shall be submitted to the authorizing com-
mittees not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the removal takes effect. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Chief Enforcement Officer 
shall have the following duties: 
‘‘(A) Receive, process, and analyze allega-
tions that a covered entity has violated Federal 
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law or has engaged in unfair, deceptive, or abu-
sive practices. 
‘‘(B) Review and investigate such allega-
tions or refer such allegations to an entity de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
paragraph (6). 
‘‘(C) After reviewing and investigating an 
allegation under subparagraph (B), in consulta-
tion with the Chief Operating Officer— 
‘‘(i) if the covered entity subject to such 
allegation is an entity described in clause 
(i) or (iii) of paragraph (8)(A), make rec-
ommendations with respect to such covered 
entity, including— 
‘‘(I) whether such covered entity 
should be limited, suspended, or termi-
nated from participation in one or 
more programs under title IV; 
‘‘(II) whether such covered entity 
should be subject to an emergency ac-
tion under section 487(c)(1)(G); 
‘‘(III) whether such covered entity 
should be subject to a civil penalty de-
scribed in section 487(c)(3)(B); 
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‘‘(IV) whether such covered entity 
should be subject to a criminal penalty 
described in section 490; or 
‘‘(V) whether such covered entity 
should be subject to a combination of 
any of the actions described in sub-
clauses (I) though (IV); 
‘‘(ii) if the covered entity subject to 
such allegation is an entity described in 
clause (ii) of paragraph (8)(A), make rec-
ommendations with respect to such covered 
entity, including whether such covered enti-
ty should be limited, suspended, or termi-
nated from administering or providing 
services with respect to one or more pro-
grams under title IV; and 
‘‘(iii) provide the Secretary with such 
recommendations. 
‘‘(4) SECRETARIAL REVIEW AND ACTION.—After 
receiving notice of a determination of the Chief En-
forcement Officer under paragraph (3)(C), the Sec-
retary shall decide whether or not to pursue enforce-
ment action against the entity concerned, in accord-
ance with the procedures established under section 
487(c)(3). In a case in which the Chief Enforcement 
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Officer recommends enforcement action against an en-
tity, but the Secretary decides not to pursue such en-
forcement action, the Secretary shall notify the Chief 
Enforcement Officer, in writing, of the rationale for 
such decision. 
‘‘(5) COORDINATION AND STAFFING.—The Chief 
Enforcement Officer shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate with relevant Federal and 
State agencies and oversight bodies; and 
‘‘(B) hire staff with the expertise necessary 
to conduct investigations, respond to allegations 
against covered entities, and enforce compliance 
with laws governing Federal student financial 
assistance programs under title IV. 
‘‘(6) INFORMATION
SHARING.—The Chief En-
forcement Officer shall develop and implement a proc-
ess for sharing relevant information about allegations 
against covered entities with— 
‘‘(A) the Borrower Advocate appointed 
under subsection (f); 
‘‘(B) personnel of the Department on re-
sponsible for processing borrower defense claims 
submitted under section 493H; 
‘‘(C) other relevant Federal agencies; 
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‘‘(D) States, including State law enforce-
ment and regulatory agencies; and 
‘‘(E) recognized accrediting agencies or as-
sociations. 
‘‘(7) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—On an annual 
basis, the Chief Enforcement Officer shall submit to 
the authorizing committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of allegations about cov-
ered entities received by Unit in the year covered 
by the report; 
‘‘(B) the number of such allegations inves-
tigated by the Unit; 
‘‘(C) the number of such allegations that 
were referred to the Secretary under paragraph 
(3)(C) and a summary of any action taken by 
the Secretary with respect to such allegations; 
‘‘(D) the number of such allegations that 
were referred to other Federal agencies and the 
names of the agencies to which the allegations 
were referred; and 
‘‘(E) the number of such allegations that re-
main under review or investigation as of the 
date of the report. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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‘‘(A) COVERED ENTITY.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘covered entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 102) that participates 
in the Federal student financial assistance 
programs authorized under title IV; 
‘‘(ii) a contractor that contracts with 
the PBO to provide services relating to such 
programs, or a subcontractor of such con-
tractor; or 
‘‘(iii) a third party servicer. 
‘‘(B) THIRD
PARTY
SERVICER.—the term 
‘third party servicer’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 481(c).’’. 
TITLE II—TEACHER QUALITY 
ENHANCEMENT 
PART A—TEACHER AND SCHOOL LEADER 
QUALITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS 
SEC. 2001. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 200 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1021) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 200. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, in this title: 
‘‘(1) ARTS AND SCIENCES.—The term ‘arts and 
sciences’ means— 
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‘‘(A) when referring to an organizational 
unit of an institution of higher education, any 
academic unit that offers one or more academic 
majors in disciplines or content areas cor-
responding to the academic subject matter areas 
in which teachers provide instruction; and 
‘‘(B) when referring to a specific academic 
subject area, the disciplines or content areas in 
which academic majors are offered by the arts 
and sciences organizational unit. 
‘‘(2) BLENDED
LEARNING.—The term ‘blended 
learning’ has the meaning given the term in section 
4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112). 
‘‘(3) CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.— 
The term ‘children from low-income families’ means 
children described in section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)). 
‘‘(4) COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY INSTRUCTION.— 
The term ‘comprehensive literacy instruction’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2221(b)(1) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 6641(b)(1)). 
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‘‘(5) DIGITAL
LEARNING.—The term ‘digital 
learning’ has the meaning given the term in section 
4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7112). 
‘‘(6) DIVERSE TEACHER CANDIDATES.—The term 
‘diverse teacher candidates’ means teacher candidates 
who are— 
‘‘(A) members of racial and ethnic groups 
underrepresented in the teaching profession; or 
‘‘(B) linguistically and culturally prepared 
to educate students in high-need schools. 
‘‘(7) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR.—The term 
‘early childhood educator’ means an individual with 
primary responsibility for the education of children 
in an early childhood education program. 
‘‘(8) EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY.—The term 
‘educational service agency’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(9) EDUCATOR.—The term ‘educator’ means a 
teacher, principal or other school leader, specialized 
instructional support personnel, or other staff member 
who provides or directly supports instruction, such as 
a school librarian, counselor, or paraprofessional. 
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‘‘(10) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘eligi-
ble partnership’ means an entity— 
‘‘(A) that— 
‘‘(i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) a high-need local educational 
agency; 
‘‘(II)(aa) a high-need school or a 
consortium of high-need schools served 
by such high-need local educational 
agency; or 
‘‘(bb) as applicable, a high-need 
early childhood education program; 
‘‘(III) a partner institution; 
‘‘(IV) a school, department, or 
program of education within such 
partner institution, which may include 
an existing teacher professional devel-
opment program with proven outcomes 
within a four-year institution of higher 
education that provides intensive and 
sustained collaboration between faculty 
and local educational agencies con-
sistent with the requirements of this 
title; and 
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‘‘(x) A school or department within the 
partner institution that focuses on psy-
chology and human development. 
‘‘(xi) A school or department within 
the partner institution for teacher or school 
leader preparation with comparable exper-
tise in the disciplines of teaching, learning, 
and child and adolescent development. 
‘‘(xii) An entity operating a program 
that provides alternative routes to State cer-
tification of teachers or principals. 
‘‘(11) ENGLISH
LEARNER.—The term ‘English 
learner’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(12) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence- 
based’ has the meaning given the term in subclauses 
(I) and (II) of section 8101(21)(A)(i) of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801(21)(A)). 
‘‘(13) EVIDENCE OF STUDENT LEARNING.—The 
term ‘evidence of student learning’ means multiple 
measures of student learning that include the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(A) Valid and reliable student assessment 
data, which may include data— 
‘‘(i) on student learning gains on state-
wide academic assessments under section 
1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(ii) from student academic achieve-
ment assessments used at the national, 
State, or local levels, where available and 
appropriate for the curriculum and students 
taught; 
‘‘(iii) from classroom-based summative 
assessments; and 
‘‘(iv) from high quality validated per-
formance-based assessments that are aligned 
with challenging State academic standards 
adopted under section 1111(b)(1) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(1)). 
‘‘(B) Not less than one of the following ad-
ditional measures: 
‘‘(i) Student work, including measures 
of performance criteria and evidence of stu-
dent growth. 
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‘‘(ii) 
Teacher-generated 
information 
about student goals and growth. 
‘‘(iii) Parental feedback about student 
goals and growth. 
‘‘(iv) Student feedback about learning 
and teaching supports. 
‘‘(v) Assessments of affective engage-
ment and self-efficacy. 
‘‘(vi) Other appropriate measures, as 
determined by the State. 
‘‘(14) FOSTER CARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘foster care’ 
means 24-hour substitute care for a child placed 
away from the child’s parents or guardians and 
for whom the State agency has placement and 
care responsibility. The term includes care 
through a placement in a foster family home, a 
foster home of a relative, a group home, an emer-
gency shelter, a residential facility, a child care 
institution, or a pre-adoptive home. 
‘‘(B) RULE.—A child shall be considered to 
be in foster care under subparagraph (A) with-
out regard to whether— 
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‘‘(i) the foster care facility is licensed 
and payments are made by the State or 
local agency for the care of the child; 
‘‘(ii) adoption subsidy payments are 
being made prior to the finalization of an 
adoption; or 
‘‘(iii) Federal matching funds for any 
payments described in clause (i) or (ii) are 
being made. 
‘‘(15) HIGH-NEED
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
EDU-
CATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘high-need early child-
hood education program’ means an early childhood 
education program serving children from low-income 
families that is located within the geographic area 
served by a high-need local educational agency. 
‘‘(16) HIGH-NEED
LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
means a local educational agency— 
‘‘(A)(i) that serves not fewer than 10,000 
low-income children; 
‘‘(ii) for which not less than 40 percent of 
the children served by the agency are low-income 
children; 
‘‘(iii) that meets the eligibility requirements 
for funding under the Small, Rural School 
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Achievement Program under section 5211(b) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 or the Rural and Low-Income School Pro-
gram under section 6221(b) of such Act; or 
‘‘(iv) that has a percentage of low-income 
children that is in the highest quartile among 
such agencies in the State; and 
‘‘(B)(i) for which a significant number of 
schools served by the agency is identified by the 
State for comprehensive supports and interven-
tions under section 1111(c)(4)(D)(i) of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; 
or 
‘‘(ii) for which a significant number of 
schools served by the agency has a high teacher 
turnover rate or is experiencing a teacher short-
age in a high-needs field, as determined by the 
State. 
‘‘(17) HIGH-NEED SCHOOL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘high-need 
school’ means a school that, based on the most re-
cent data available, is— 
‘‘(i) an elementary school, in which not 
less than 60 percent of students are eligible 
for a free or reduced price school lunch 
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under the Richard B. Russell National 
School Lunch Act; 
‘‘(ii) any other school that is not an el-
ementary school, in which not less than 45 
percent of students are eligible for a free or 
reduced price school lunch under the Rich-
ard B. Russell National School Lunch Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); or 
‘‘(iii) identified for comprehensive sup-
port 
and 
improvement 
under 
section 
1111(c)(4)(D) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
6311(c)(4)(D)), targeted support and im-
provement under section 1111(d)(2) of such 
Act (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(2)), or additional 
targeted 
support 
under 
section 
1111(d)(2)(C) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
6311(d)(2)(C)). 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.— 
‘‘(i) 
DESIGNATION
BY
THE
SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary may, upon ap-
proval of an application submitted by an 
eligible partnership seeking a grant under 
this title, designate a school that does not 
qualify as a high-need school under sub-
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paragraph (A) as a high-need school for the 
purpose of this title. The Secretary shall 
base the approval of an application for des-
ignation of a school under this clause on a 
consideration of the information required 
under clause (ii), and may also take into 
account other information submitted by the 
eligible partnership. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.— 
An application for designation of a school 
under clause (i) shall include— 
‘‘(I) the number and percentage of 
students attending such school who 
are— 
‘‘(aa) aged 5 through 17 in 
poverty counted in the most recent 
census data approved by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(bb) eligible for a free or re-
duced price school lunch under the 
Richard 
B. 
Russell 
National 
School Lunch Act; 
‘‘(cc) in families receiving 
assistance under the State pro-
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gram funded under part A of title 
IV of the Social Security Act; or 
‘‘(dd) eligible to receive med-
ical assistance under the Medicaid 
program; 
‘‘(II) information about the stu-
dent academic achievement of students 
at such school; and 
‘‘(III) for a secondary school, the 
four-year adjusted cohort graduation 
rate for such school. 
‘‘(18) HIGHLY
COMPETENT.—The term ‘highly 
competent’, when used with respect to an early child-
hood educator, means an early childhood educator— 
‘‘(A) with specialized education and train-
ing in development and education of young chil-
dren from birth until entry into kindergarten or 
a specialization in infants and toddlers or pre- 
school children; 
‘‘(B) with a baccalaureate degree in an aca-
demic major in an early childhood or related 
field; and 
‘‘(C) who has demonstrated a high level of 
knowledge and use of content and pedagogy in 
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the relevant areas associated with quality early 
childhood education. 
‘‘(19) HOMELESS
CHILD.—The term ‘homeless 
child’ means an individual who is a homeless child 
or youth under section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a). 
‘‘(20) INDUCTION PROGRAM.—The term ‘induc-
tion program’ means a formalized program for new 
teachers, principals, or school leaders, during not less 
than the teachers’, principals, or school leaders’ first 
2 years of, respectively, teaching or leading, that is 
designed to provide support for, and improve the pro-
fessional performance and increase the retention in 
the education field of, beginning teachers, principals, 
or school leaders. Such program shall promote effec-
tive teaching or leadership skills and shall include the 
following components: 
‘‘(A) High-quality and structured teacher or 
school leader mentoring led by a trained and ex-
pert mentor who has demonstrated high skill and 
effectiveness and who teaches or leads, or has 
taught or led, in the same or similar field, grade, 
or subject as the mentee. 
‘‘(B) Periodic, structured time for collabora-
tion, including with mentors, as well as time for 
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information-sharing among teachers, principals, 
other school leaders and administrators, other 
appropriate instructional staff, and partici-
pating faculty or program staff in the partner 
institution. 
‘‘(C) The application of evidence-based in-
structional practices. 
‘‘(D) Opportunities for new teachers, prin-
cipals, or school leaders to draw directly on the 
expertise of mentors, faculty or program staff, 
and researchers, including through mentor obser-
vation and feedback, to support the integration 
of evidence-based research and practice. 
‘‘(E) The development of skills in evidence- 
based instructional and behavioral supports and 
interventions. 
‘‘(F) Programs to support the health and 
well-being of teachers, particularly in high-need 
schools or high-need local educational agencies. 
These may include programs that focus on social 
emotional learning, organizational interventions, 
workplace wellness, and stress management. 
‘‘(G) Faculty or program staff who— 
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‘‘(i) model the integration of research 
and practice in the classroom and school; 
and 
‘‘(ii) assist new teachers or school lead-
ers with the effective use and integration of 
educational and accessible technology and 
universal design for learning into the class-
room or school. 
‘‘(H) Interdisciplinary collaboration among 
teacher leaders or school leaders, faculty or pro-
gram staff, researchers, and other staff who pre-
pare new teachers or school leaders with respect 
to, as applicable, the learning process, the assess-
ment of learning, or the leadership of a school. 
‘‘(I) As applicable to the role, assistance 
with understanding of the effective use of data, 
particularly student achievement data, and the 
applicability of such data to inform and improve 
classroom instruction and school leadership. 
‘‘(J) Regular and structured observation 
and evaluation of new teachers, principals, or 
other school leaders that are based in part on 
evidence of student learning, shall include mul-
tiple measures of educator performance, and 
shall provide clear, timely, and useful feedback to 
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teachers, principals, or other school leaders to be 
used to improve instruction, as applicable. 
‘‘(K) With respect to a principal induction 
program, the development of local-educational- 
agency-wide systems such as rigorous leader 
standards, continuous ongoing identification of 
goals for improvement, and support for achiev-
ing those goals. 
‘‘(L) The development of skills in improving 
the school culture and climate related to school 
leadership and the role of the principal, includ-
ing to— 
‘‘(i) nurture teacher and staff develop-
ment to strengthen classroom practice; 
‘‘(ii) support teacher health and well- 
being, including through programs that 
focus on social emotional learning, organi-
zational interventions, workplace wellness, 
and stress management; 
‘‘(iii) build and sustain an inclusive 
culture of learning among adults and chil-
dren; 
‘‘(iv) strengthen communications and 
relationships with teachers, parents, care-
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givers, paraprofessionals, and community 
stakeholders; 
‘‘(v) facilitate the sharing of knowledge, 
insight, and best practices in the commu-
nity served by the school, preschool pro-
gram, or early childhood education pro-
gram, including with youth serving pro-
grams (such as before- and after-school and 
summer programs); and 
‘‘(vi) build relationships and commu-
nicate effectively with State and local edu-
cational agency officials. 
‘‘(21) INFANT
OR
TODDLER
WITH
A
DIS-
ABILITY.—The term ‘infant or toddler with a dis-
ability’ has the meaning given the term in section 632 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1432). 
‘‘(22) MENTORING.—The term ‘mentoring’ means 
the mentoring or coaching of new or prospective 
teachers, principals, or school leaders through a pro-
gram that— 
‘‘(A) includes clear criteria for the selection 
of teacher, principal, or school leader mentors 
who may be program staff and who will provide 
role model relationships for mentees, which cri-
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teria shall be developed by the eligible partner-
ship and based on measures of teacher or school 
leader effectiveness; 
‘‘(B) provides high-quality training for such 
mentors, including instructional strategies for 
culturally relevant teaching practices, literacy 
instruction and classroom management (includ-
ing approaches that improve the schoolwide cli-
mate for learning, create inclusive classroom en-
vironments, and address the social and emo-
tional needs of students, which may include posi-
tive behavioral interventions and supports); 
‘‘(C) provides regular and ongoing opportu-
nities for mentors and mentees to observe each 
other’s teaching or leading methods in classroom 
or school settings during the day in a high-need 
school in the high-need local educational agency 
in the eligible partnership; 
‘‘(D) provides paid release time for mentors; 
‘‘(E) for teachers, provides mentoring to 
each mentee by a colleague who teaches in the 
same field, grade, or subject as the mentee; 
‘‘(F) for teachers, promotes empirically- 
based practice of, and evidence-based research on, 
where applicable— 
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‘‘(i) teaching and learning; 
‘‘(ii) assessment of student learning; 
‘‘(iii) the development of teaching skills 
through the use of instructional and behav-
ioral interventions, including trauma-in-
formed practices; and 
‘‘(iv) the improvement of the mentees’ 
capacity to measurably advance student 
learning; and 
‘‘(G) includes— 
‘‘(i) common planning time or regu-
larly scheduled collaboration for the mentor 
and mentee; and 
‘‘(ii) as applicable, joint professional 
development opportunities. 
‘‘(23) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(24) PARTNER INSTITUTION.—The term ‘part-
ner institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation, which may include a 2-year institution of 
higher education offering a dual program with a 4- 
year institution of higher education, participating in 
an eligible partnership that has a teacher or school 
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leader preparation program that is accredited by the 
State— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a teacher preparation 
program— 
‘‘(i) whose graduates exhibit strong 
performance on State-determined qualifying 
assessments for new teachers through— 
‘‘(I) demonstrating that 80 per-
cent or more of the graduates of the 
program who intend to enter the field 
of teaching have passed all of the ap-
plicable State qualification assessments 
for new teachers, which shall include 
an assessment of each prospective 
teacher’s subject matter knowledge in 
the content area in which the teacher 
intends to teach; or 
‘‘(II) that is not designated as a 
low-performing 
teacher 
preparation 
program in the State as determined by 
the State— 
‘‘(aa) using criteria con-
sistent with the requirements for 
the State assessment under section 
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207(a) before the first publication 
of such report card; and 
‘‘(bb) using the State assess-
ment 
required 
under 
section 
207(a), after the first publication 
of such report card and for every 
year thereafter; and 
‘‘(ii) that requires— 
‘‘(I) each student in the program 
to meet high academic standards or 
demonstrate a record of success, as de-
termined by the institution (including 
prior to entering and being accepted 
into a program), and participate in 
intensive clinical experience; 
‘‘(II) each student in the program 
preparing to become a teacher who 
meets the applicable State certification 
and licensure requirements, including 
any requirements for certification ob-
tained through alternative routes to 
certification, or, with regard to special 
education teachers, the qualifications 
described in section 612(a)(14)(C) of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
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cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(14)(C)); 
and 
‘‘(III) each student in the pro-
gram preparing to become an early 
childhood educator to become highly 
competent; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a school leader prepara-
tion program— 
‘‘(i) whose graduates exhibit a strong 
record of successful school leadership as 
demonstrated by— 
‘‘(I) a high percentage of such 
graduates taking positions as assistant 
principals and principals within 3 
years of completing the program; and 
‘‘(II) a high percentage of such 
graduates rated effective or above in 
State school leader evaluation and sup-
port systems (as described in section 
2101(c)(4)(B)(ii) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965) 
or, if no such ratings are available, 
other, comparable indicators of per-
formance; and 
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‘‘(ii) that requires each student in the 
program to participate in an intensive, 
high-quality clinical experience in an au-
thentic setting (including by assuming sub-
stantial leadership responsibilities) for at 
least one full academic semester (or the 
equivalent) in which the student can be 
evaluated on leadership skills and the stu-
dent’s effect on student learning as part of 
program completion. 
‘‘(25) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—The term 
‘professional development’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(26) PROFESSION-READY.—The term ‘profes-
sion-ready’— 
‘‘(A) when used with respect to a principal 
or other school leader, means a principal or 
other school leader who— 
‘‘(i) has an advanced degree, or other 
appropriate credential; 
‘‘(ii) has completed a principal or 
other school leader preparation process and 
is fully certified and licensed by the State 
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in which the principal or other school leader 
is employed; 
‘‘(iii) has demonstrated instructional 
leadership, including the ability to collect, 
analyze, and utilize data on evidence of stu-
dent learning and evidence of classroom 
practice; 
‘‘(iv) has demonstrated proficiency in 
professionally recognized leadership stand-
ards, such as through— 
‘‘(I) a performance assessment; 
‘‘(II) completion of a residency 
program; or 
‘‘(III) other measures of leader-
ship effectiveness, as determined by the 
State; and 
‘‘(v) has demonstrated the ability to 
work with students with disabilities and 
students who are culturally and linguis-
tically diverse; 
‘‘(B) when used with respect to a teacher, 
means a teacher who— 
‘‘(i) has completed a teacher prepara-
tion program and is fully certified and li-
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censed to teach by the State in which the 
teacher is employed; 
‘‘(ii) has a baccalaureate degree or 
higher; 
‘‘(iii) has demonstrated content knowl-
edge in the subject or subjects the teacher 
teaches; 
‘‘(iv) has demonstrated the ability to 
work with students with disabilities and 
students who are culturally and linguis-
tically diverse; 
‘‘(v) has demonstrated teaching skills, 
such as through— 
‘‘(I) a teacher performance assess-
ment; or 
‘‘(II) other measures of teaching 
skills, as determined by the State; and 
‘‘(vi) has demonstrated proficiency 
with the use of educational and accessible 
technology; and 
‘‘(C) when used with respect to any other 
educator not described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B), means an educator who has completed an 
appropriate preparation program and is fully 
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certified or licensed by the State in which the ed-
ucator is employed. 
‘‘(27) RESIDENCY
PROGRAM.—The term ‘resi-
dency program’ means a school-based educator prepa-
ration program, based on models of effective teaching 
and leadership residencies, in which a prospective 
teacher, principal, or other school leader— 
‘‘(A) for 1 academic year, works alongside 
a mentor teacher, principal, or other school lead-
er who is— 
‘‘(i) the educator of record; and 
‘‘(ii) is rated as effective or above in 
the State’s school leader evaluation and sup-
port 
system 
(as 
described 
in 
section 
2101(c)(4)(B)(ii) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6611(c)(4)(B)(ii))) or, if no such 
ratings are available, other, on comparable 
indicators of performance; 
‘‘(B) receives concurrent, aligned instruc-
tion during the year described in subparagraph 
(A) from the partner institution, which may be 
courses taught by local educational agency per-
sonnel or residency program faculty, in, as ap-
plicable— 
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‘‘(i) the teaching of the content area in 
which the teacher will become certified or li-
censed; 
‘‘(ii) pedagogical practices, including 
the teaching skills defined in paragraph 
(33); and 
‘‘(iii) leadership, management, organi-
zational, and instructional skills necessary 
to serve as a principal or other school lead-
er; 
‘‘(C) acquires effective teaching or leader-
ship skills through the integration of pedagogy, 
classroom or school practice, and teacher or lead-
ership mentoring; and 
‘‘(D) prior to completion of the program— 
‘‘(i) demonstrates the prerequisite skills 
to advance student learning, which may be 
measured by a teacher or school leader per-
formance assessment; 
‘‘(ii) attains full State teacher, prin-
cipal, or school leader certification or licen-
sure; 
‘‘(iii) with respect to special education 
teachers, meets the qualifications described 
in section 612(a)(14)(C) of the Individuals 
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with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1412(a)(14)(C)); and 
‘‘(iv) becomes profession-ready. 
‘‘(28) SCHOOL LEADER.—The term ‘school lead-
er’ has the meaning given the term in section 8101 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(29) SCHOOL LEADER PREPARATION ENTITY.— 
The term ‘school leader preparation entity’ means an 
institution of higher education or a nonprofit organi-
zation, including those institutions or organizations 
that provide alternative routes to certification, that is 
approved by the State to prepare school leaders to be 
effective. 
‘‘(30) SCHOOL
LEADER
PREPARATION
PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘school leader preparation program’ 
means a program offered by a school leader prepara-
tion entity, whether a traditional or alternative route, 
that is approved by the State to prepare school lead-
ers to be effective and that leads to a specific State 
certification to be a school leader. 
‘‘(31) SCHOOL
LEADER
SKILLS.—The term 
‘school leader skills’ refers to evidenced-based com-
petencies for principals and other school leaders such 
as— 
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‘‘(A) shaping a vision of academic success 
for all students; 
‘‘(B) creating a safe and inclusive learning 
environment; 
‘‘(C) cultivating leadership in others; 
‘‘(D) improving instruction; and 
‘‘(E) managing people, data, and processes 
to foster school improvement. 
‘‘(32) TEACHER
LEADER.—The term ‘teacher 
leader’ means an effective educator who carries out 
formalized leadership responsibilities based on the 
demonstrated needs of the elementary school or sec-
ondary school in which the teacher is employed, while 
maintaining a role as a classroom instructor who— 
‘‘(A) is trained in and practices teacher 
leadership; and 
‘‘(B) fosters a collaborative culture to— 
‘‘(i) support educator development, ef-
fectiveness, and student learning; 
‘‘(ii) support access and use research to 
improve practice and student learning; 
‘‘(iii) promote professional learning for 
continuous improvement; 
‘‘(iv) facilitate improvements in in-
struction and student learning; promote the 
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appropriate use of assessments and data for 
school and district improvement; 
‘‘(v) improve outreach and collabora-
tion with families and community; 
‘‘(vi) advance the profession by shap-
ing and implementing policy; 
‘‘(vii) advocate for increased access to 
great teaching and learning for all students; 
and 
‘‘(viii) 
demonstrate 
cultural 
com-
petencies and provide instruction and sup-
port as such. 
‘‘(33) TEACHING
SKILLS.—The term ‘teaching 
skills’ means skills that enable a teacher to— 
‘‘(A) increase student learning, achievement, 
and the ability to apply knowledge; 
‘‘(B) effectively convey, explain, and provide 
opportunities for students to develop the skills 
aligned with the full depth and breadth of the 
State challenging academic standards, including 
the application of academic subject matter; 
‘‘(C) effectively teach higher-order analyt-
ical, evaluation, problem-solving, critical think-
ing, social and emotional, collaboration, and 
communication skills; 
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‘‘(D) employ strategies grounded in the dis-
ciplines of teaching and learning that— 
‘‘(i) are based on empirically-based 
practice and evidence-based research, where 
applicable, related to teaching and learning; 
‘‘(ii) are specific to academic subject 
matter; and 
‘‘(iii) focus on the identification of stu-
dents’ specific learning needs, particularly 
students with disabilities, students who are 
English learners, students who are gifted 
and talented, and students with low literacy 
levels, and the tailoring of academic in-
struction to such needs; 
‘‘(E) design and conduct ongoing assess-
ments of student learning, which may include 
the use of formative assessments, performance- 
based assessments, project-based assessments, or 
portfolio assessments, that measures higher-order 
thinking skills (including application, analysis, 
synthesis, and evaluation) and use this informa-
tion to inform and personalize instruction; 
‘‘(F) support the social, emotional, and aca-
demic achievement of all students including effec-
tively manage a classroom creating a positive 
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and inclusive classroom environment, including 
the ability to implement positive behavioral 
interventions, trauma-informed care, and other 
support strategies; 
‘‘(G) support an inclusive learning environ-
ment through culturally responsive teaching; 
‘‘(H) support accessible technology-rich in-
struction, assessment, and learning management 
in content areas, accessible technology literacy, 
and the use of universal design; 
‘‘(I) demonstrate proficiency with the use of 
educational and accessible technology; 
‘‘(J) communicate and work with families, 
and involve families in their children’s edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(K) use, in the case of an early childhood 
educator or an educator at the elementary school 
or secondary school level, age-appropriate and 
developmentally appropriate strategies and prac-
tices for children and youth in early childhood 
education and elementary school or secondary 
school programs, respectively. 
‘‘(34) TEACHER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT.— 
The term ‘teacher performance assessment’ means a 
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pre-service assessment used to measure teacher per-
formance that is approved by the State and is— 
‘‘(A) based on professional teaching stand-
ards; 
‘‘(B) used to measure the effectiveness of a 
teacher’s— 
‘‘(i) curriculum planning informed by 
an understanding of students’ prior knowl-
edge, experiences, and racial, linguistic, cul-
tural, and community assets; 
‘‘(ii) instruction of students, including 
the skills necessary to advance student 
learning, and including appropriate plans, 
differentiation, and modifications to sup-
port student learning needs, including 
English learners and students with disabil-
ities; 
‘‘(iii) assessment of students, including 
analysis of evidence of student learning; 
‘‘(iv) ability to analyze, reflect on, and 
improve teaching practice in response to 
student learning; and 
‘‘(v) demonstrate cultural competencies 
through curriculum planning and instruc-
tion. 
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‘‘(C) validated based on professional assess-
ment standards; 
‘‘(D) reliably scored by trained evaluators, 
with appropriate oversight of the process to en-
sure consistency; and 
‘‘(E) used to support continuous improve-
ment of educator practice. 
‘‘(35) TEACHER
PREPARATION
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘teacher preparation entity’ means an institu-
tion of higher education, a nonprofit organization, or 
other organization that is approved by a State to pre-
pare teachers to be effective in the classroom. 
‘‘(36) TEACHER
PREPARATION
PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘teacher preparation program’ means a program 
offered by a teacher preparation entity that leads to 
a specific State teacher certification. 
‘‘(37) 
TRAUMA-INFORMED
CARE.—The 
term 
‘trauma-informed care’ is defined as the evidence- 
based practices outlined in section 4108(B)(II)(aa) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965.’’. 
SEC. 2002. PURPOSES. 
Section 201 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1022) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘by improving 
the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing 
professional development activities for new teachers’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, school leaders, including teacher 
leaders, and other educators by improving the prepa-
ration of prospective teachers, school leaders, and 
other educators and enhancing professional develop-
ment activities for new teachers, school leaders, and 
other educators’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) hold teacher, principal and school leader, 
and other educator preparation programs accountable 
for preparing effective teachers, principals and school 
leaders, and other educators; 
‘‘(5) recruit individuals, including members of 
racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the 
teaching profession and individuals from other occu-
pations (including informal education and youth de-
velopment fields), as profession-ready teachers and 
other educators, ensuring such individuals receive ap-
propriate training in pedagogy and classroom man-
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agement, with an emphasis on areas of State-identi-
fied teacher shortage; and 
‘‘(6) meet the staffing needs of high-need local 
educational agencies and high-need schools through 
close partnerships with educator preparation pro-
grams within institutions of higher education.’’. 
SEC. 2003. PARTNERSHIP GRANTS. 
Section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1022a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘equi-
table distribution,’’ after ‘‘professional develop-
ment,’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) a description of the extent to which the pro-
gram to be carried out with grant funds, as described 
in subsection (c), will prepare prospective teachers, 
school leaders, and new educators with strong teach-
ing, school leadership, and other professional skills 
necessary to increase learning and academic achieve-
ment;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, school 
leaders, and other educators,’’ after ‘‘new teach-
ers’’; 
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(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘, school leader, and other educator’’ after 
‘‘other teacher’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, school leader, and other educator’’ after 
‘‘promote teacher’’; 
(E) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (I), 
(J), and (K) as subparagraphs (J), (K), 
and (M), respectively; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (F), 
(G), and (H) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(F) how the partnership will prepare edu-
cators to teach and work with students with dis-
abilities, including training related to early 
identification of students with disabilities and 
participation as a member of individualized 
education program teams, as defined in section 
614(d)(1)(B) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act to ensure that students with dis-
abilities receive effective services, consistent with 
the requirements of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act, that are needed for such stu-
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dents to achieve to challenging State academic 
standards; 
‘‘(G) how the partnership will prepare edu-
cators to teach and work with students who are 
English learners to ensure that students who are 
English learners receive the services that are 
needed for such students to achieve to challenging 
State academic standards; 
‘‘(H) in the case of activities related to 
principal and school leader preparation pro-
grams, how the partnership will prepare prin-
cipals and other school leaders to foster instruc-
tion that supports the success of all students, in-
cluding students with disabilities, students who 
are English learners, and students in early 
childhood education in alignment with State 
early learning standards for early childhood edu-
cation programs; 
‘‘(I) how faculty at the partner institution 
will work, during the term of the grant, with 
mentor educators in the classrooms and adminis-
trators of high-need schools served by the high- 
need local educational agency in the partnership 
to— 
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‘‘(i) provide high-quality professional 
development activities to strengthen the con-
tent knowledge and teaching skills of ele-
mentary school and secondary school teach-
ers and other educators, including multi- 
tiered systems of support and universal de-
sign for learning; 
‘‘(ii) train other classroom teachers, 
principals or other school leaders, school li-
brarians, and other educators to implement 
literacy programs that incorporate the com-
ponents of comprehensive literacy instruc-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) provide evidence-based, high- 
quality professional development activities 
to strengthen the instructional and leader-
ship skills of elementary school and sec-
ondary school principals or other school 
leaders and district superintendents, if the 
partner institution has a principal or 
school leader preparation program;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (J) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘as applicable’’ before 
‘‘how the partnership’’; 
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(iv) in subparagraph (K) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(K) (as so resdesignated) the following: 
‘‘(L) how faculty at the partner institution 
for school leader preparation will work, during 
the term of the grant, with their— 
‘‘(i) State to use rigorous, research- 
based leader standards and align program 
accreditation criteria and principal licen-
sure requirements with those standards; and 
‘‘(ii) high-needs local education agen-
cies that hire their graduates to use rig-
orous, evidence-based leader standards and 
align program content and local edu-
cational agencies’ evaluation systems with 
those standards; and’’; and 
(vi) in subparagraph (M) (as so redes-
ignated), by inserting ‘‘, principals or other 
school leaders’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; and 
(F) in paragraph (7)— 
(i) in the matter before subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘under this section’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under paragraphs (1)(B)(iv) and 
(3) of subsection (d)’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘as applicable,’’ before ‘‘a demonstration’’; 
and 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘scientifically valid’’ and inserting ‘‘evi-
dence-based’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—An eligible partnership 
that receives a grant under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall use such grant to carry out — 
‘‘(A) a program for the pre-baccalaureate or 
post-baccalaureate preparation of teachers de-
scribed in subsection (d); 
‘‘(B) a teaching residency program, or a 
principal or other school leader residency pro-
gram, described in subsection (e); 
‘‘(C) a high-quality ‘Grow Your Own’ pro-
gram; or 
‘‘(D) a combination of such programs; and 
‘‘(2) may use such grant to carry out other edu-
cator development programs under subsection (f), 
based upon the results of the needs assessment in sub-
section (b)(1).’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘limited English pro-
ficient’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘English learners’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘scientifically valid’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘evi-
dence-based’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(ii)(VI), by 
striking ‘‘reading instruction’’ both places it 
appears and inserting ‘‘comprehensive lit-
eracy instruction’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘lim-
ited English proficient students’’ and inserting 
‘‘students who are English learners’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(C), by inserting 
‘‘paraprofessionals,’’ after ‘‘occupations,’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘read-
ing instruction’’ and inserting ‘‘comprehensive 
literacy instruction’’; 
(4) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT 
OF TEACHING AND PRINCIPAL OR OTHER SCHOOL LEADER 
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible partnership re-
ceiving a grant to carry out an effective teaching resi-
dency program or principal or other school leader 
residency program that meets the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(A) TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAM.—An 
eligible partnership carrying out a teaching resi-
dency program shall— 
‘‘(i) support a teaching residency pro-
gram described in paragraph (2) for high- 
need schools, as determined by the needs of 
high-need local educational agency in the 
partnership, and in high-need subjects and 
areas, as defined by such local educational 
agency; and 
‘‘(ii) place graduates of the teaching 
residency program in cohorts that facilitate 
professional collaboration, both among grad-
uates of the residency program and between 
such graduates and mentor teachers in the 
receiving school. 
‘‘(B) PRINCIPAL OR SCHOOL LEADER RESI-
DENCY PROGRAM.—An eligible partnership car-
rying out a principal or school leader residency 
program shall support a program described in 
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paragraph (3) for high-need schools, as deter-
mined by the needs of the high-need local edu-
cational agency in the partnership. 
‘‘(2) TEACHING RESIDENCY PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
DESIGN.—A 
teaching residency program under this para-
graph shall be a program based upon models of 
successful teaching residencies that serves as a 
mechanism to prepare teachers for success in 
high-need schools in the eligible partnership and 
shall be designed to include the following charac-
teristics of successful programs: 
‘‘(i) The integration of pedagogy, class-
room practice and teacher mentoring. 
‘‘(ii) The exposure to principles of 
child and youth development, and under-
standing and applying principles of learn-
ing, behavior, and community and family 
engagement. 
‘‘(iii) The exposure to principles of 
universal design for learning and multi- 
tiered systems of support. 
‘‘(iv) Engagement of teaching residents 
in rigorous coursework that results in a 
baccalaureate or master’s degree while un-
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dertaking a guided teaching clinical experi-
ence. 
‘‘(v) Experience and learning opportu-
nities alongside a trained and experienced 
mentor teacher— 
‘‘(I) whose teaching shall com-
plement the residency program so that 
school-based clinical practice is tightly 
aligned 
and 
integrated 
with 
coursework; 
‘‘(II) who shall have extra respon-
sibilities as a teacher leader of the 
teaching residency program, as a men-
tor for residents, and as a teacher 
coach during the induction program 
for new teachers, and for establishing, 
within the program, a learning com-
munity in which all individuals are 
expected to continually improve their 
capacity to advance student learning; 
and 
‘‘(III) who may be relieved from 
teaching duties or may be offered a sti-
pend as a result of such additional re-
sponsibilities. 
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‘‘(vi) The establishment of clear cri-
teria for the selection of mentor teachers 
based on the appropriate subject area 
knowledge and measures of teacher effective-
ness, which shall be based on, but not lim-
ited to, observations of the following: 
‘‘(I) Planning and preparation, 
including demonstrated knowledge of 
content, pedagogy, and assessment, in-
cluding 
the 
use 
of 
formative, 
summative, and diagnostic assessments 
to inform instruction and improve stu-
dent learning. 
‘‘(II) Appropriate instruction that 
engages all students. 
‘‘(III) Collaboration with col-
leagues to improve instruction. 
‘‘(IV) Analysis of evidence of stu-
dent learning. 
‘‘(V) Collaboration and the cul-
tivation of relationships with external 
stakeholders (which may include pro-
fessional 
disciplinary 
organizations 
and nonprofit advocacy organizations) 
to foster the sharing of evidence-based 
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resources to promote high-quality, effec-
tive practices. 
‘‘(vii) The development of admissions 
goals and priorities— 
‘‘(I) that are aligned with the hir-
ing objectives of the local educational 
agency partnering with the program, 
as well as the instructional initiatives 
and curriculum of such agency to hire 
qualified graduates from the teaching 
residency program; and 
‘‘(II) which may include consider-
ation of applicants who reflect the 
communities in which they will teach 
as well as consideration of individuals 
from underrepresented populations in 
the teaching profession. 
‘‘(viii) Continued support for residents 
once such residents are hired as the teachers 
of record, through an induction program, 
evidence-based 
professional 
development, 
and networking opportunities to support the 
residents through not less than the residents’ 
first 2 years of teaching. 
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‘‘(B) 
SELECTION
OF
INDIVIDUALS
AS 
TEACHER RESIDENTS.— 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—In order 
to be eligible to be a teacher resident in a 
teaching residency program under this 
paragraph, an individual shall— 
‘‘(I) be a recent graduate of a 4- 
year institution of higher education or 
a mid-career professional possessing 
strong content knowledge or a record of 
professional accomplishment; 
‘‘(II) in the case of an under-
graduate residency, enrolled as an un-
dergraduate student in a partner insti-
tution as defined in this title; and 
‘‘(III) submit an application to 
the residency program. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.—An eligi-
ble partnership carrying out a teaching 
residency program under this subsection 
shall establish criteria for the selection of el-
igible individuals to participate in the 
teaching residency program based on the 
following characteristics: 
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‘‘(I) Strong content knowledge or 
record of accomplishment in the field 
or subject area to be taught. 
‘‘(II) Strong verbal and written 
communication skills, which may be 
demonstrated by performance on ap-
propriate assessments. 
‘‘(III) Other attributes linked to 
effective teaching, which may be deter-
mined by interviews or performance 
assessments, as specified by the eligible 
partnership. 
‘‘(3) PARTNERSHIP GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOP-
MENT
OF
PRINCIPAL
AND
OTHER
SCHOOL
LEADER 
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
DESIGN.—A 
principal or other school leader residency pro-
gram under this paragraph shall be a program 
based upon models of successful principal or 
other school leader residencies, and may include 
the development or support of principal pipe-
lines, that serve as a mechanism to prepare prin-
cipals and other school leaders for success in 
high-need schools in the eligible partnership and 
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‘‘(C) The interest rate for each loan made 
by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be 
the rate provided under subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) INTEREST RATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The interest rate for the refi-
nanced Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, Federal Direct PLUS 
Loans, and Federal Direct Consolidation Loans, shall 
be a rate equal to— 
‘‘(A) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428 or 428H, a Federal 
Direct Stafford loan, or a Federal Direct Unsub-
sidized Stafford Loan, that was issued to an un-
dergraduate student, a rate equal to the rate for 
Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Di-
rect Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to un-
dergraduate students for the 12-month period be-
ginning on July 1, 2019, and ending on June 
30, 2020; 
‘‘(B) in any case where the original loan 
was a loan under section 428 or 428H, a Federal 
Direct Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Un-
subsidized Stafford Loan, that was issued to a 
graduate or professional student, a rate equal to 
the rate for Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
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