I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7117 
To increase rates of college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating 
time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary education, and 
improving postsecondary credit transfer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 15, 2026 
Mr. OLSZEWSKI (for himself and Mr. MOYLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To increase rates of college completion and reduce college 
costs by accelerating time to degree, aligning secondary 
and postsecondary education, and improving postsec-
ondary credit transfer. 
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 ‘‘Fast Track To and 
Through College Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACCELERATING TIME TO DEGREE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subparts 5, 6, and 7, as 
subparts 6, 7, and 8, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subpart 4 the following: 
‘‘Subpart 5—Accelerating Time to Degree 
‘‘SEC. 416A. PURPOSE. 
‘‘The purpose of this subpart is to increase rates of 
college completion and reduce college costs by accelerating 
time to degree, aligning secondary and postsecondary edu-
cation, and improving postsecondary credit transfer. 
‘‘SEC. 416B. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subpart: 
‘‘(1) ADVANCED COURSEWORK.—The term ‘ad-
vanced coursework’ means coursework designed for 
students to earn postsecondary credit upon its suc-
cessful completion while still in high school, such as 
coursework associated with Advanced Placement, 
International Baccalaureate, a dual or concurrent 
enrollment program, and early college high school 
programs. 
‘‘(2) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘career and technical education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
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Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006. 
‘‘(3) DUAL
OR
CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘dual or concurrent enrollment 
program’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(4) EARLY COLLEGE FAST TRACK PATHWAY.— 
The term ‘early college fast track pathway’ means a 
sequence of dual or concurrent enrollment program 
courses, Advanced Placement courses, International 
Baccalaureate 
courses, 
or 
other 
advanced 
coursework or assessments approved by the eligible 
entity taken at any point during high school that— 
‘‘(A) when taken together, constitute a 
typical first year of study toward an associate 
degree or baccalaureate degree, or, in the case 
of postsecondary credit in career and technical 
education earned through dual or concurrent 
enrollment program course sequences, the first 
year of study toward a recognized postsec-
ondary credential for a high-skill, high-wage, or 
in-demand industry sector or occupation; and 
‘‘(B) if completed successfully, results in 
credit that— 
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‘‘(i) is equivalent to the academic 
workload of not less than 2 semesters of 
full-time postsecondary enrollment; 
‘‘(ii) satisfies requirements for the 
State’s regular high school diploma; and 
‘‘(iii) is a part of the statewide articu-
lation agreements described in clauses (iv) 
and (v) of section 416C(f)(2)(D), except 
that a pathway designed for earning post-
secondary credit in career and technical 
education through a dual or concurrent en-
rollment program leading to a recognized 
postsecondary credential may be part of an 
articulation agreement that includes some, 
but not all, public institutions of higher 
education in the State. 
‘‘(5) 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. 
‘‘(6) EARLY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION FAST 
TRACK
PATHWAY.—The term ‘early high school 
graduation fast track pathway’ means a scholarship 
provided to a student who— 
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‘‘(A) graduates high school early consistent 
with a State’s early high school graduation pol-
icy; 
‘‘(B) does not require remedial coursework 
in postsecondary education consistent with a 
State’s postsecondary course placement stand-
ards described in section 416C(f)(2)(D)(iii); 
and 
‘‘(C) attends any public 2-year or 4-year 
institution of higher education that is a part of 
the eligible entity. 
‘‘(7) EARLY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION POL-
ICY.—The term ‘early high school graduation policy’ 
means a statewide policy adopted by all local edu-
cational agencies in a State that— 
‘‘(A) allows students the opportunity to 
earn a regular high school diploma in not more 
than 3 years; 
‘‘(B) is based in whole or in part on stu-
dent performance on valid and reliable assess-
ments aligned with the challenging State aca-
demic 
standards 
required 
under 
section 
1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965, which may include a 
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nationally recognized high school academic as-
sessment; 
‘‘(C) may permit students to earn required 
credit hours for a regular high school diploma 
through a demonstration of competency; and 
‘‘(D) includes support for students to en-
sure a successful matriculation to postsecondary 
education. 
‘‘(8) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a partnership that, with respect to a 
State— 
‘‘(A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the State educational agency; 
‘‘(ii) either— 
‘‘(I) the State public higher edu-
cation system inclusive of all 2-year 
and 4-year public institutions of high-
er education in the State; or 
‘‘(II) a consortium of the State’s 
public higher education institutions or 
systems that, together, is inclusive of 
all 2-year and 4-year public institu-
tions of higher education in the State; 
and 
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‘‘(iii) 1 or more local educational 
agencies, including at least 1 high-need 
local educational agency located in the 
State; and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) a consortium of entities described 
in subparagraph (A) from different States; 
‘‘(ii) 1 or more public or nonprofit 
private institutions of higher education; 
and 
‘‘(iii) 1 or more businesses, nonprofit 
organizations, State workforce agencies, or 
State workforce development boards estab-
lished under section 101 of the Workforce 
Innovation 
and 
Opportunity 
Act 
(29 
U.S.C. 3111). 
‘‘(9) EVIDENCE-BASED.—The term ‘evidence- 
based’ has the meaning given the term in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(10) 
FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE
STU-
DENT.—The term ‘first-generation college student’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) an individual both of whose parents 
did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any individual who reg-
ularly resided with and received support from 
only 1 parent, an individual whose only such 
parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree. 
‘‘(11) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘Governor’ means 
the chief executive officer of a State. 
‘‘(12) HIGH-NEED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘high-need local educational agency’ 
means a local educational agency— 
‘‘(A) that serves not fewer than 10,000 
children from families with incomes below the 
poverty line; 
‘‘(B) for which not less than 20 percent of 
the children served by the agency are from fam-
ilies with incomes below the poverty line; 
‘‘(C) that is in the highest quartile of local 
educational agencies in the State, based on stu-
dent poverty; or 
‘‘(D) for which not less than 75 percent of 
the children served by the agency are histori-
cally underrepresented students. 
‘‘(13) HIGH SCHOOL.—The term ‘high school’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
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‘‘(14) 
HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED 
STUDENT.—The term ‘historically underrepresented 
student’ means— 
‘‘(A) a student, or prospective student, at 
an institution of higher education who is at risk 
of educational failure or otherwise in need of 
special assistance and support; and 
‘‘(B) may include an adult learner, work-
ing student, part-time student, student from a 
low-income background, student of color, Native 
youth, single parent (including a single preg-
nant woman), student who is a homeless child 
or youth, youth who is in, or has aged out of, 
the foster care system, first-generation college 
student, and student with a disability. 
‘‘(15) IN-DEMAND INDUSTRY SECTOR OR OCCU-
PATION.—The term ‘in-demand industry sector or 
occupation’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act. 
‘‘(16) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a). 
‘‘(17) MIDDLE
GRADES.—The term ‘middle 
grades’ has the meaning given the term in section 
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8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965. 
‘‘(18) NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HIGH SCHOOL 
ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘nationally rec-
ognized high school academic assessment’ means an 
assessment of high school students’ knowledge and 
skills that is administered in multiple States and is 
recognized by institutions of higher education in 
those or other States for the purposes of entrance or 
placement into courses in postsecondary education 
or training programs. 
‘‘(19) PARENT.—The term ‘parent’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Ele-
mentary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(20) RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDEN-
TIAL.—The term ‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(21) REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.—The 
term ‘regular high school diploma’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
‘‘(22) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the 50 States of the United States, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
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Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(23) SUBGROUP
OF
STUDENTS.—The term 
‘subgroup of students’ means— 
‘‘(A) economically disadvantaged students; 
‘‘(B) students from each major racial and 
ethnic group; 
‘‘(C) children with disabilities, as defined 
in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabil-
ities Education Act; 
‘‘(D) English learners, as defined in sec-
tion 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(E) students disaggregated by gender; 
‘‘(F) migratory children, as described in 
section 1309(3) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; 
‘‘(G) homeless children and youths, as de-
fined in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a); 
‘‘(H) students who are in foster care or are 
aging out of the foster care system; and 
‘‘(I) students with a parent who is a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces (as defined in section 
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101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code) on 
active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of 
such title). 
‘‘(24) WORK-BASED
LEARNING.—The term 
‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006. 
‘‘SEC. 416C. COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO STATES. 
‘‘(a) RESERVATIONS.—From the total amount appro-
priated under section 416I for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall reserve— 
‘‘(1) 2 percent to conduct the evaluation de-
scribed under section 416F; and 
‘‘(2) 2 percent for technical assistance and dis-
semination, which may include— 
‘‘(A) providing, directly or through grants, 
contracts, or cooperative agreements, technical 
assistance on using evidence-based practices to 
improve the outcomes of activities funded under 
this subpart; and 
‘‘(B) disseminating information on evi-
dence-based practices that are successful in im-
proving the quality of activities funded under 
this subpart. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) AWARDS.—From the total amount of 
funds available under section 416I for a fiscal year 
and not reserved under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall award grants on a competitive basis to eligible 
entities to implement activities described under sec-
tion 416D. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A State may not receive 
(whether individually or as part of a consortium) a 
grant under this subpart more than once. 
‘‘(c) GRANT DURATION.—Grants awarded under this 
subpart shall be for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(d) DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS.—In awarding grants 
under this subpart, the Secretary shall ensure that, to the 
extent practicable, grants are distributed among eligible 
entities that will serve geographically diverse areas, includ-
ing urban, suburban, and rural areas. 
‘‘(e) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under this 
subpart, the Secretary shall give priority to applications 
that— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate experience in the successful 
adoption or implementation of policies and programs 
described within the application requirements under 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subsection (f)(2) and 
uses of funds for evidence-based practices under sec-
tion 416D; 
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‘‘(2) prioritize implementation of at least 1 
early college fast track pathway in multiple high- 
need local educational agencies at the beginning of 
the grant period; 
‘‘(3) propose to develop multiple early college 
fast track pathways, including an early college fast 
track pathway that includes career and technical 
education and work-based learning aligned with 
high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors 
or occupations; 
‘‘(4) propose to provide a larger award size in 
its early high school graduation fast track pathway 
relative to the size of the maximum Federal Pell 
Grant award under subpart 1; 
‘‘(5) propose to expand access to advanced 
coursework for students who are not eligible for the 
early college fast track pathway or early high school 
graduation fast track pathway; and 
‘‘(6) use school quality or student success indi-
cators to hold high schools accountable, consistent 
with section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965, that measure ac-
cess to and completion of advanced coursework, dual 
or concurrent enrollment programs, and early college 
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high school programs or postsecondary enrollment, 
remediation, or first-year credit attainment. 
‘‘(f) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to receive a grant 
under subsection (b) for any fiscal year, the Gov-
ernor of a State shall submit an application to the 
Secretary, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may rea-
sonably require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
by a Governor under this subsection shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The vision of the eligible entity for 
aligning high school and higher education. 
‘‘(B) Signatures from the Governor, chief 
State school officer, and State higher education 
executive officer. 
‘‘(C) Evidence for each State within the el-
igible entity demonstrating adoption of— 
‘‘(i) an early high school graduation 
policy; and 
‘‘(ii) uniform statewide criteria for the 
receipt of postsecondary, nonelective credit 
at all public institutions of higher edu-
cation in the eligible entity based on per-
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formance on Advanced Placement and 
International Baccalaureate course exami-
nations, and, at the discretion of the eligi-
ble entity, other assessments. 
‘‘(D) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty will, not later than 2 years after the date of 
the initial receipt of funds under this section, 
implement policies and activities to align high 
school education with postsecondary education 
in each State within the eligible entity, which 
shall include— 
‘‘(i) updating State requirements for a 
student to receive a regular high school di-
ploma, including students who graduate 
high school early consistent with subpara-
graph (C), to align with the challenging 
State academic standards and entrance re-
quirements for credit-bearing coursework 
as described in section 1111(b)(1)(D) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965, which may include alignment 
with entrance requirements for credit-bear-
ing coursework at the State’s system of 4- 
year institutions of higher education; 
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‘‘(ii) verification of the alignment de-
scribed in clause (i) that is signified by the 
signature of the Governor of the State, 
chief State school officer, and State higher 
education executive officer; 
‘‘(iii) developing statewide standards 
for placement in postsecondary remedial 
coursework based on multiple indicators, 
which may include grade point average, 
college preparatory high school courses 
completed, and performance assessments; 
‘‘(iv) developing a formal, universal 
statewide articulation agreement among all 
public institutions of higher education or 
systems in each State within the eligible 
entity in which all local educational agen-
cies within each State within the eligible 
entity may participate that guarantees— 
‘‘(I) students who earn postsec-
ondary credit as part of an early col-
lege fast track pathway are able to 
transfer such credit to— 
‘‘(aa) any public institution 
of higher education in the State, 
and that such credits will count 
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toward meeting specific degree or 
certificate requirements; and 
‘‘(bb) any private nonprofit 
institution of higher education or 
public institution of higher edu-
cation located in another State 
that chooses to participate in the 
articulation agreement; 
‘‘(II) all relevant credits are rec-
ognized throughout the public system 
of higher education in the State and 
count as credits earned for both a reg-
ular high school diploma and for a de-
gree or certificate program at a public 
institution of higher education in the 
State and at any private nonprofit in-
stitution of higher education or public 
institution of higher education located 
in another State that chooses to par-
ticipate; and 
‘‘(III) if a student earns an asso-
ciate’s degree as part of an early col-
lege fast track pathway, such associ-
ate’s degree, awarded by the partici-
pating institution of higher education 
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in the State, shall be fully acceptable 
in transfer and credited as the first 2 
years of a related baccalaureate pro-
gram at a public institution of higher 
education in such State; and 
‘‘(v) developing a formal, universal 
statewide articulation agreement among all 
public institutions of higher education in 
each State within the eligible entity to fa-
cilitate the seamless transfer of credit 
earned in the early college fast track path-
way among such institutions of higher edu-
cation, including between 2-year and 4- 
year public institutions of higher education 
and private nonprofit institutions of higher 
education if such private nonprofit institu-
tions of higher education choose to partici-
pate, which may include— 
‘‘(I) common course numbering; 
‘‘(II) a general education core 
curriculum; and 
‘‘(III) management systems re-
garding course equivalency, transfer 
of credit, and articulation. 
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‘‘(E) A description of how the eligible enti-
ty will provide students with the opportunity to 
choose an early college fast track pathway or an 
early high school graduation fast track path-
way, including— 
‘‘(i) the criteria that will be used to 
designate students as eligible to participate 
in the early college fast track pathway 
prior to the conclusion of grade 11, 
which— 
‘‘(I) may be based in part on stu-
dent performance on valid and reliable 
assessments aligned with the chal-
lenging State academic standards re-
quired under section 1111(b)(1) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965, which may include 
a nationally recognized high school 
academic assessment, and in part on 
other indicators consistent with the 
statewide standards for placement in 
postsecondary 
remedial 
coursework 
under subparagraph (D)(iii); 
‘‘(II) if met, shall signify that the 
student will not require remedial 
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coursework consistent with the place-
ment standards developed under sub-
paragraph (D)(iii); and 
‘‘(III) shall include students who 
meet the requirements of the State’s 
early high school graduation policy; 
‘‘(ii) how the eligible entity will dis-
seminate information to all students and 
particularly subgroups of students, stu-
dents who would be first-generation college 
students, and, as applicable, other histori-
cally underrepresented students in the mid-
dle grades and in grades 9, 10, and 11, 
served by the eligible entity, including their 
parents, about the opportunity to partici-
pate in an early college fast track pathway 
or an early high school graduation fast 
track pathway, including— 
‘‘(I) the requirements students 
must meet to participate in each fast 
track pathway consistent with the 
State’s early high school graduation 
policy and eligibility criteria described 
in clause (i); 
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‘‘(II) information regarding the 
transferability of credits from ad-
vanced coursework offered in the early 
college fast track pathway, including 
the State’s criteria for the receipt of 
postsecondary credit based on per-
formance on Advanced Placement and 
International Baccalaureate course ex-
aminations described in subparagraph 
(C)(ii), which institutions of higher 
education participate in the articula-
tion 
agreements 
described 
under 
clauses (iv) and (v) of subparagraph 
(D), and the performance standards 
students must meet in order for credit 
from advanced coursework to transfer 
successfully; 
‘‘(III) information on the scholar-
ships included within the early high 
school graduation fast track pathway, 
including the size of the scholarship 
and the institutions of higher edu-
cation at which the scholarships may 
be used; and 
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‘‘(IV) information regarding re-
sources and supports available to stu-
dents to prepare them to participate 
and succeed in a fast track pathway; 
‘‘(iii) how the eligible entity will pro-
vide each student served by the eligible en-
tity with the opportunity to be assessed 
prior to the conclusion of grade 11 to de-
termine whether the student meets— 
‘‘(I) the eligibility criteria de-
scribed in clause (i) to participate in 
an early college fast track pathway; 
and 
‘‘(II) the requirements of the 
State’s early high school graduation 
policy so that a student may partici-
pate in an early high school gradua-
tion fast track pathway; and 
‘‘(iv) how the eligible entity will notify 
each student, including the student’s par-
ents, who— 
‘‘(I) meets the eligibility criteria 
described under clause (i) no later 
than the beginning of grade 12 about 
the opportunity for the student to 
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