I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5590 
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 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Ms. FUDGE (for herself and Mr. GIBSON) 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’’. 
SEC. 2. EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANT. 
Section 401 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1070a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) EARLY COLLEGE FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the re-
quirement under section 484(a)(1) that a student 
not been enrolled in an elementary or secondary 
school to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant 
under this section, for the award years beginning on 
July 1, 2014, and ending on June 30, 2020, the 
Secretary shall carry out a program to award Early 
College Federal Pell Grants to eligible students to 
support enrollment in, and completion of, postsec-
ondary courses offered through an early college high 
school. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR EARLY COLLEGE 
FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.—An eligible student may 
receive an Early College Federal Pell Grant under 
this subsection in an amount equal to the cost of not 
more than 4 full-time postsecondary semesters, or 
the equivalent of 4 full-time postsecondary semes-
ters, as determined by the Secretary by regulation, 
while enrolled in postsecondary courses offered by an 
early college high school. 
‘‘(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 
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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-
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. 
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‘‘(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: 
‘‘(A) Total number and percentage of eligi-
ble students who enroll in and subsequently 
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. 
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courses provided by an eligible institution 
as part of a State-approved program of 
study that leads to a postsecondary degree, 
certificate, or general education core that 
is transferable to such eligible institution; 
‘‘(iii) that provides such students the 
opportunity to earn not less than 12 credit 
hours in such postsecondary courses; and 
‘‘(iv) that provides support, placement 
test prep strategies, tutoring, or com-
parable strategies to ensure student prepa-
ration for and success in college courses. 
‘‘(B) 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.’’. 
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