I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4435 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the Secretary of 
Education to award Early College Federal Pell Grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2017 
Mr. FASO (for himself, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. KATKO, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. KING 
of New York, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Miss RICE of New York, 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. KILDEE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow the 
Secretary of Education to award Early College Federal 
Pell Grants. 
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 ‘‘Go to High School, 
Go to College Act of 2017’’. 
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‘‘(3) COUNTING OF AWARDS FOR PURPOSES OF 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant received under this subsection 
shall be counted toward the maximum period 
for which a student may receive Federal Pell 
Grants under this section, as provided under 
subsection (c)(5). 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) on a 
case-by-case basis for any student dem-
onstrating evidence of a credible disruption or 
redirection in course of study necessitating ad-
ditional time to complete a postsecondary de-
gree or credential. 
‘‘(4) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
this subsection, an Early College Federal Pell 
Grant received under this subsection shall have 
the same terms and conditions, and be awarded 
in the same manner, as Federal Pell Grants 
awarded under this section. 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM COMPLETION.—An eligible 
student may only receive an Early College Fed-
eral Pell Grant under this subsection upon com-
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pletion of a full-time postsecondary semester, or 
the equivalent of a full-time postsecondary se-
mester, as determined by the Secretary by regu-
lation. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT.—The Secretary shall pay 
an eligible institution that is engaged in a part-
nership as part of an early college high school 
an amount equal to the cost of tuition, fees, 
and books for each postsecondary course (in-
cluding with respect to the postsecondary 
courses completed to satisfy the requirement 
under subparagraph (B)) an eligible student 
completes through such early college high 
school, provided such eligible student satisfies 
the requirement under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(5) REPORTING.—Each early college high 
school shall annually submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the program of postsecondary courses pro-
vided to eligible students that includes the following 
information that is reported for all eligible students 
and disaggregated by each student subgroup of eligi-
ble students: 
‘‘(A) Total number and percentage of eligi-
ble students who enroll in and subsequently 
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complete the program at the early college high 
school. 
‘‘(B) The number of postsecondary credits 
earned by eligible students while enrolled in the 
early college high school that may be applied to-
ward a postsecondary degree or credential pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) The percentage of eligible students 
enrolled in the early college high school who 
concurrently earn a secondary school diploma 
and an associate degree or equivalent. 
‘‘(D) The percentage of early college high 
school graduates completing the program who 
enroll in a postsecondary institution. 
‘‘(E) The total amount of Early College 
Federal Pell Grants awarded to eligible stu-
dents served by the early college high school. 
‘‘(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) EARLY
COLLEGE
HIGH
SCHOOL.— 
The term ‘early college high school’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘eligible institution’ means an institution that— 
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‘‘(i) complies with the existing re-
quirements of being an eligible institution 
under this title; and 
‘‘(ii) demonstrates that it— 
‘‘(I) is participating in a state-
wide articulation agreement; 
‘‘(II) has an articulation agree-
ment in place with at least one public 
institution of higher education; or 
‘‘(III) has a track record of stu-
dents successfully transferring credits 
earned at the institution to public in-
stitutions of higher education. 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE STUDENT.—The term ‘eli-
gible student’ means a student enrolled at an 
early college high school who, if such student 
met the requirements of section 484 for eligi-
bility for a Federal Pell Grant, would be award-
ed a Federal Pell Grant after the determination 
of the expected family contribution for such stu-
dent. 
‘‘(D) STUDENT
SUBGROUP.—The term 
‘student subgroup’ means— 
‘‘(i) economically disadvantaged stu-
dents; 
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‘‘(ii) students from major racial and 
ethnic groups; 
‘‘(iii) children with disabilities; and 
‘‘(iv) English learners.’’. 
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