SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS FOR STUDENTS DUALLY OR 
CONCURRENTLY ENROLLED AT AN ELIGIBLE 
INSTITUTION THAT IS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND A SECONDARY 
SCHOOL. 
(a) AMOUNT AND DETERMINATIONS OF FEDERAL 
PELL GRANTS.—Section 401 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or is dually 
or concurrently enrolled at an eligible institution 
that is a public institution of higher education and 
a secondary school,’’ after ‘‘undergraduate,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
period in which the student is dually or concur-
rently enrolled at an eligible institution that is 
a public institution of higher education and a 
secondary school,’’ after ‘‘at which the student 
is in attendance’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) carrying at least one-half the normal 
full-time work load for the course of study the 
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student is pursuing, as determined by the insti-
tution of higher education; and 
‘‘(ii) enrolled or accepted for enrollment in 
a postbaccalaureate program that does not lead 
to a graduate degree and courses required by a 
State in order for the student to receive a pro-
fessional certification or licensing credential 
that is required for employment as a teacher in 
an elementary school or secondary school in 
that State; or’’; 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (B) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(B) demonstrates evidence of a credible dis-
ruption or redirection in course of study necessi-
tating additional time to complete— 
‘‘(i) a postsecondary degree; or 
‘‘(ii) a recognized postsecondary credential, 
as the term is defined in section 3 of the Work-
force Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102),’’; and 
(iii) in the undesignated matter at the 
end, by striking ‘‘except that this para-
graph’’ and inserting ‘‘except that sub-
paragraph (A)’’. 
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(b) STUDENT ELIGIBILITY.—Section 484 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, except 
as provided in subsection (d)(2)’’ after ‘‘secondary 
school’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) STUDENT
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
FEDERAL 
PELL GRANTS.—In order for a student who does not 
have a certificate of graduation from a school pro-
viding secondary education, or the recognized equiv-
alent of such certificate, and who does not meet one 
of the requirements under paragraph (1), to be eligi-
ble for assistance under subpart 1 of part A of this 
title, the student shall be dually or concurrently en-
rolled at an eligible institution that is a public insti-
tution of higher education and a secondary school.’’. 
SEC. 3. NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DUAL OR CONCURRENT 
ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
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(20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8549D. NON-FEDERAL FUNDS FOR DUAL OR CONCUR-
RENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘As a condition of receiving funds under this Act, 
with respect to a State educational agency or local edu-
cational agency offering a dual or concurrent enrollment 
program in partnership with an institution of higher edu-
cation and in which a student is receiving a Federal Pell 
Grant under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) to enroll 
in such institution as a participant in such program, such 
agency may not reduce the funds that, in the absence of 
such Federal Pell Grant, would otherwise be made avail-
able from State or local sources for such program.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
8549C the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 8549D. Non-Federal funds for dual or concurrent enrollment programs.’’. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Edu-
cation shall prescribe regulations requiring that a sec-
ondary school offering a dual or concurrent enrollment 
program shall— 
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(1) consult with teachers and school administra-
tors, including secondary school career and guidance 
counseling staff, to ensure that the enrollment of a 
student in such program is a component of a person-
alized learning plan for the student that is based on 
the academic and career goals of the student; 
(2) provide information to teachers, school ad-
ministrators, faculty and staff of the post-secondary 
institution, students, and the families of such stu-
dents regarding the standards of the post-secondary 
institution and the effect that enrollment in such 
program will have on the eligibility of a student for 
Federal financial aid; and 
(3) submit an annual report to the Secretary 
that includes the following: 
(A) The total number and percentage of 
students who enroll in and subsequently com-
plete courses of study at a public institution of 
higher education through the dual or concur-
rent enrollment program. 
(B) The number of postsecondary credits 
earned by students while enrolled in the dual or 
concurrent enrollment program that may be ap-
plied toward a postsecondary degree or a recog-
nized postsecondary credential. 
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