Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act

Bill: 115-hr-4234
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2017-11-02
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Educational guidance

Elementary and secondary education

Employee hiring

Higher education

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow grants awarded through the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program to be used for providing in-person dropout prevention&nbsp;services and college and career counseling services.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2017 Mr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Stivers , and Mr. Moulton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to authorize college and career counseling for homeless children and youths.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing Homeless Youth for Education and Employment Act . 2. College and career counseling for homeless children and youth Section 723(d) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11433(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (17) The provision of in-person dropout prevention and college and career counseling services to homeless children and youths, which may include counseling related to employability skills, the credits needed to graduate and pursue higher education, the financial aid and scholarship processes, or exploration of postsecondary education opportunities. .