I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5222 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish notification require-
ments for policies concerning expectant and parenting students, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 21, 2019 
Mr. ALLRED (for himself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish 
notification requirements for policies concerning expect-
ant and parenting students, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Student Par-
ents Succeed Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS POLICIES. 
Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
18 U.S.C. 1092) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(n) EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS POLI-
CIES.—Each institution of higher education participating 
in any program under this title shall develop and make 
available, including on the institution’s website, a state-
ment of policy concerning expectant and parenting stu-
dents, which shall include, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) the institution’s policy regarding leaves of 
absence related to pregnancy (and related medical 
conditions), and the birth or adoption of a child, 
which shall include— 
‘‘(A) any policies related to the availability 
of parental leave; and 
‘‘(B) options, including time requirements, 
for making up missed work for students who 
take a leave of absence; 
‘‘(2) information regarding lactation accom-
modations available to students; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process for requesting 
accommodations, and the type of accommodations 
available to expectant and parenting students, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(A) information on accommodations for 
pregnancy-related medical conditions; and 
‘‘(B) information on accommodations for 
students who have parental responsibilities; 
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‘‘(4) information regarding financial aid eligi-
bility for expectant and parenting students, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the availability of dependent care al-
lowances for a parenting student for the pur-
poses of determining the student’s cost of at-
tendance; 
‘‘(B) the ability to change dependency sta-
tus, including during an award year, following 
the birth of a child; 
‘‘(C) the availability of and eligibility re-
quirements for any emergency financial aid pro-
grams provided by the institution; and 
‘‘(D) an explanation of the effect that a 
leave of absence may have on a student’s dem-
onstration of satisfactory academic progress, in-
cluding for the purposes of eligibility to partici-
pate in financial aid programs under this title; 
‘‘(5) information on available student support 
services, programs, and community resources, such 
as academic advising, child care (including child care 
subsidy and assistance programs), housing (includ-
ing housing subsidies and utility assistance pro-
grams), food (including food assistance programs), 
public benefits, health care, health insurance, mental 
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health, transportation benefits, mentoring, and other 
services available for expectant and parenting stu-
dents, both on-campus and in the community, and 
under local, State, and Federal law; 
‘‘(6) information regarding the availability of 
on-campus housing that permits students to live 
with dependents; 
‘‘(7) information on the rights and protections 
that are guaranteed to expectant and parenting stu-
dents under applicable Federal and State laws; 
‘‘(8) the institution’s procedures for addressing 
complaints under title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), including 
procedures for reporting complaints under such title; 
‘‘(9) the institution’s procedures for addressing 
complaints alleging discrimination based on a preg-
nancy-related disability under section 504 of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) or 
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), including procedures for re-
porting complaints under such laws; and 
‘‘(10) the contact information for the institu-
tion’s Office of Accessibility, the institution’s Title 
IX coordinator, and any other relevant staff mem-
bers who serve as a point of contact for, or offer 
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services available to, expectant and parenting stu-
dents.’’. 
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