credit bearing course work and complete postsec-
ondary education; 
(2) provide funding to improve remedial edu-
cation based on 5 models found to have success on 
a small scale; 
(3) through thorough collection of data, reports, 
and evaluations, compare within and between models 
of remedial education and their impact on postsec-
ondary education completion; and 
(4) develop strategies for replication of success-
ful models and improve sustainability of remedial 
education programs. 
SEC. 3. REMEDIAL EDUCATION GRANTS. 
Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 486A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 486B. REMEDIAL EDUCATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—From the funds appro-
priated under subsection (i), the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Director of the Institute of Edu-
cation Sciences, shall award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to improve remedial edu-
cation in higher education. 
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‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant under this section 
shall be awarded for a period of 5 years. 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM AWARDS.—The total amount of 
funds provided under a grant awarded under this 
section shall not be less than $500,000. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may 
require, which shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of how the eligible entity will 
use the grant funds to develop or improve a remedial 
education program that includes evidence-based, ef-
fective strategies for providing instruction to ensure 
that students are prepared for courses at the post-
secondary level. 
‘‘(2) An assurance that the eligible entity will 
use more than 2 measures (such as a student’s col-
lege entrance examination score, grade point aver-
age, high school course list, or a placement examina-
tion) to identify students in need of remedial edu-
cation who may be eligible to participate in the re-
medial education program developed or improved 
under the grant. 
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‘‘(3) A description of how the eligible entity, in 
developing or improving such a program, will consult 
with stakeholders, including individuals with exper-
tise in remedial education, students enrolled in reme-
dial education, and faculty instructors for remedial 
education. 
‘‘(4) The eligible entity’s plan for sustaining the 
program after the grant period has ended. 
‘‘(5) The eligible entity’s plan for monitoring 
and evaluating the program, including how the eligi-
ble entity will use the data collected under sub-
section (g) to continually update and improve the 
program. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the grant to develop 
or improve a remedial education program through one or 
more of the following models: 
‘‘(1) ALIGNING COURSE WORK.—Working with 
a local educational agency or State educational agen-
cy that is part of the eligible entity to develop or im-
prove programs that provide alignment between high 
school coursework and postsecondary education, and 
that may include— 
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‘‘(A) assessments in high school to meas-
ure student readiness for courses at the post-
secondary level; or 
‘‘(B) interventions in high school that im-
prove student competencies for courses at the 
postsecondary level. 
‘‘(2) ACCELERATED
COURSE
WORK.—Rede-
signing or improving remedial education that— 
‘‘(A) allows students to enroll in more than 
one sequential remedial education course or 
training in a semester, or the equivalent; 
‘‘(B) condenses the time of the remedial 
education; or 
‘‘(C) provides shortened, intensive courses 
or training to improve competencies of students 
for courses at the postsecondary level. 
‘‘(3) MODULAR
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS.— 
Developing or improving remedial education that— 
‘‘(A) specifically targets the skills that stu-
dents need to move forward in courses at the 
postsecondary level; and 
‘‘(B) may be used to develop new assess-
ments, redesign courses to provide targeted skill 
instruction, or provide faculty professional de-
velopment. 
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‘‘(4) CO-REQUISITE MODEL.—Developing or im-
proving remedial education programs that allow a 
student to enroll in remedial education (which may 
be provided through a modular instructional meth-
od) while also enrolled in a course at the postsec-
ondary level. 
‘‘(5) SYSTEMIC REFORM TO IMPLEMENT COM-
PREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED SUPPORT PROGRAMS.— 
Implementing and improving comprehensive, inte-
grated, evidence-based support programs that— 
‘‘(A) enable students enrolled in remedial 
education to reach completion and graduation 
at an institution of higher education within 150 
percent of the normal time for completion of, or 
graduation from, the program of study for 
which the students are enrolled; and 
‘‘(B) may include financial supports, aca-
demic tutoring or support, and advising that 
enable students to find success in remedial edu-
cation and courses at the postsecondary level. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Direc-
tor of the Institute of Education Sciences, shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure— 
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‘‘(A) a minimum of 30 eligible entities are 
awarded grants for each 5-year grant period; 
‘‘(B) an equitable geographic distribution 
of such grants, including an equitable distribu-
tion between urban and rural areas; and 
‘‘(C) that grants are used to develop or im-
prove remedial education programs— 
‘‘(i) for a range of types and sizes of 
institutions of higher education; and 
‘‘(ii) for each of the models described 
in subsection (c) to ensure statistical com-
parisons are possible within and among 
such models; and 
‘‘(2) give preference to eligible entities that pri-
marily serve low-income students. 
‘‘(e) FISCAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—A grant 
awarded under this section shall be used to supple-
ment, not supplant, funds that would otherwise be 
used to carry out the activities described in this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), an eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall provide, from 
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non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 10 
percent of the amount of the grant for the cost 
of activities assisted under the grant. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—The requirements of 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) Tribal Colleges or Universities; or 
‘‘(ii) institutions of higher education 
located in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Re-
public of the Marshall Islands, the Fed-
erated States of Micronesia, or the Repub-
lic of Palau. 
‘‘(f) EXPERIMENTAL AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this title, a student may be eligible 
to receive loans or grants under this title for up to 2 aca-
demic years for enrollment in a remedial education pro-
gram under this section. 
‘‘(g) DATA COLLECTION, REPORTS, EVALUATIONS, 
AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) STUDENT-LEVEL DATA.—Each eligi-
ble entity that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall provide, on an annual basis for each 
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year of the grant period and for 5 years after 
such grant period, to the Director of the Insti-
tute of Education Sciences and the Secretary, 
the student-level data with respect to the stu-
dents who are or were enrolled in a remedial 
education program funded under the grant to 
enable the Director, for each such year, to— 
‘‘(i) determine the information de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) with respect 
to each such remedial education program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the authorizing com-
mittees, and make publicly available in an 
accessible format, such information. 
‘‘(B) AGGREGATE
STUDENT
DATA.—The 
Director shall determine, with respect to each 
remedial education program for which an eligi-
ble entity provides student-level data under sub-
paragraph (A), the following information: 
‘‘(i) The number of students who are 
or were enrolled in such a remedial edu-
cation program. 
‘‘(ii) The type of remedial education 
offered under the program. 
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‘‘(iii) The cost of such remedial edu-
cation program. 
‘‘(iv) The number of students who 
complete such remedial education program. 
‘‘(v) The length of time students 
spend in such remedial education program, 
as measured by semester, trimester, or 
clock hours. 
‘‘(vi) The length of time students who 
complete such remedial education program 
take to graduate with a recognized edu-
cational credential from an institution of 
higher education. 
‘‘(vii) The number of students who 
enroll in postsecondary-level courses upon 
completing the remedial education pro-
gram. 
‘‘(viii) The number and percentage of 
such students who graduate, or are on 
track to graduate, from an institution of 
higher education within 150 percent of the 
normal time for completion of, or gradua-
tion from, the program of study for which 
the students are enrolled. 
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‘‘(ix) The amount of grant or loan 
funds under this title awarded to students 
for enrollment in such remedial education 
program. 
‘‘(C) DISAGGREGATION.—The information 
determined under subparagraph (B) shall be 
disaggregated by race, gender, socioeconomic 
status, Federal Pell Grant eligibility status, sta-
tus as a first-generation college student, Vet-
eran or active duty status, and disability status. 
‘‘(2) EVALUATION.—Not later than 6 years 
after the first grant is awarded under this section, 
the Director, in consultation with the Secretary and 
using the information determined under paragraph 
(1), shall submit to the authorizing committees and 
make publicly available in an accessible format, the 
results of a multi-year, rigorous evaluation on the 
impact of remedial education programs funded 
under this section that shall include— 
‘‘(A) the effectiveness of the remedial edu-
cation programs in providing the skills nec-
essary for students to advance through remedial 
education and complete courses at the postsec-
ondary level; 
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‘‘(B) the quality of outcomes of the reme-
dial education programs within and among 
models of remedial education described in sub-
section (c); 
‘‘(C) the sustainability and replicability of 
the remedial education programs that dem-
onstrate success, as determined by the number 
and percentage of students who graduate from 
an institution of higher education within 150 
percent of the normal time for completion of, or 
graduation from, the program of study for 
which the students are enrolled; and 
‘‘(D) the effectiveness of the authority 
under subsection (f) in assisting students who 
complete a remedial education program funded 
under this section in graduating from an insti-
tution of higher education within 150 percent of 
the normal time for completion of, or gradua-
tion from, the program of study for which the 
students are enrolled. 
‘‘(3) REPORTS AND DISSEMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the first grant is awarded under this 
section, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
to the authorizing committees, and make avail-
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able to the public in an accessible format, a re-
port on each remedial education program fund-
ed under this section. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
REPORT.—Not later 
than 5 years after the last grant is awarded 
under this section, the Secretary shall prepare 
and submit to the authorizing committees, and 
make available to the public in an accessible 
format, a report that— 
‘‘(i) reviews the activities and program 
performance of each remedial education 
program funded under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) provides guidance and rec-
ommendations on how successful remedial 
education programs (as determined by the 
number and percentage of students who 
graduate from an institution of higher edu-
cation within 150 percent of the normal 
time for completion of, or graduation from, 
the program of study for which the stu-
dents are enrolled) can be replicated. 
‘‘(h) DATA PRIVACY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person who obtains or has access to personally iden-
tifiable information in connection with this section to 
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