Pell Grant Flexibility Act

Bill: 118-hr-4931
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2023-07-26
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Pell Grant Flexibility Act</strong></p><p>This bill changes certain requirements relating to the Federal Pell Grant program for students with disabilities.</p><p>Currently, Pell Grant awards are based on enrollment status and a student must attend an institution of higher education (IHE) on a full-time basis in order to receive the maximum award amount. This bill provides an exception for a student with a disability who takes a reduced course load (as determined appropriate by the student's IHE).&nbsp;Specifically, the bill deems such a student as enrolled on a full-time basis for purposes of calculating the amount of the student's Pell Grant. &nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2023 Mr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Bowman , and Mr. Keating ) 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 change certain Federal Pell Grant requirements for certain students with disabilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Flexibility Act . 2. Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (a) Amendments Section 401(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(2) ), as amended by section 703 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ), is amended— (1) by striking In any case and inserting the following: (A) Reduction Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in any case ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Students with disabilities (i) In general In the case of a student with a disability (as defined in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12102 )) for whom a reduced course load has been determined appropriate by the institution of higher education, the student's enrollment in the reduced course load or 5 credits (or the equivalent), whichever is greater, shall be deemed to be enrollment on a full-time basis for purposes of calculating the amount of the Federal Pell Grant to which the student is entitled. (ii) Limited application A determination under clause (i) shall not be used in the calculation of Federal Pell Grant semester eligibility under subsection (d)(5). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 703 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ) and subject to the effective date of section 701(b) of such FAFSA Simplification Act, as amended by section 102(a) of the FAFSA Simplification Act Technical Corrections Act (division R of Public Law 117–103 ) (including the authorization provided under section 102(c)(1)(A) of such Act).