To direct the Secretary of Education to modify the FAFSA to include a space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster youth, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-3915
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Government lending and loan guarantees

Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to:</p> <ul> <li> include a space on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form to identify students who are or were in the foster care system and are seeking assistance under title IV, and </li> <li>notify students who identify themselves as such of their potential eligibility for financial aid under title IV and other federal programs.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to modify the FAFSA to include a space for the purpose of identifying whether a student is a foster youth, and for other purposes.

1. Identification of foster youth on the FAFSA Section 483(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (13) Foster youth The Secretary shall— (A) include a space on the forms developed under this subsection for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system and who are seeking financial assistance under this title; and (B) notify each student who identifies him or herself under subparagraph (A) as a foster youth or as having been in the foster care system of the student’s potential eligibility for Federal student financial aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program under section 477 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677 ) and any other Federal programs under which such student may be eligible to receive assistance. .