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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''GEAR UP & GO
Act''.
(b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever
in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).

SEC. 2. CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.

(a) Awards.--Section 404A(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21(b)(2)(B)) is
amended by inserting after ''through the completion of secondary
school'' the following: ''or through the first year of attendance at a
postsecondary education institution''.
(b) Cohort Approach.--Section 404B(g)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
22(g)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after ''through the 12th grade''
the following ''or through the first year of attendance at a
postsecondary education institution to students in the participating
grade level''.
(c) Early Intervention.--
(1) Uses of funds.--Section 404D(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-
24(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after ''through grade 12''
the following: ''or through the first year of attendance at a
postsecondary education institution''.
(2) Priority students.--Section 404D(c) is amended by
inserting after ''through grade 12'' the following ''or through
the first year of attendance at a postsecondary education
institution''.

SEC. 3. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.

Section 404A (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
''(d) Continuing Eligibility.--An eligible entity shall not cease
to be an eligible entity upon the expiration of any grant under this
chapter (including a continuation award). The Secretary shall require
any such entity seeking a new grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of
the prior programs under this chapter in its plan submitted under
section 404C.''.

SEC. 4. FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING.

Section 404D (20 U.S.C. 1070a-24) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(i), by inserting before the
semicolon at the end the following: '', and counseling and
education regarding financial cost requirements for college'';
and
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ''career
mentoring'' inserting ''career planning and mentoring, academic
counseling, and financial literacy, education, or counseling
pertaining to the process of going to college''.

SEC. 5. SCHOLARSHIP COMPONENT.

Section 404E(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-25(b)(2)) is amended by
inserting after ''section 401 for such fiscal year'' the following '',
or $5,800, whichever is less''.

SEC. 6. DUAL/CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.

(a) Amendment.--Chapter 2 of part A of title IV is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 404G and 404H (20 U.S.C.
1070a-27) as sections 404H and 404I, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 404F the following:

''SEC. 404G. DUAL/CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.

''(a) Program Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out
a program to be known as 'GEAR UP & GO', to provide growing
opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment, which shall be designed
to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP
partnerships or State programs the opportunity to enroll in college
courses while still enrolled in high school. In such program, students
shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of
higher education in order to participate, and may receive college
credit.
''(b) Student Eligibility.--For the purpose of this chapter, a
student shall be eligible if the student is--
''(1) is enrolled in GEAR UP partnerships or State
programs;
''(2) is enrolled 10th, 11th, or 12th grade; and
''(3) has demonstrated academic readiness for college
courses as determined by the applying entity.
''(c) Permissible Services.--An entity receiving funding under this
chapter may provide services such as--
''(1) the offering of core nonremedial college courses as
determined by the postsecondary institution in which
participating students--
''(A) receive instruction from a postsecondary
institution faculty member at the secondary site;
''(B) take courses from a postsecondary institution
faculty member on-site at the postsecondary
institution;
''(C) receive college level instruction from high
school faculty who hold the same credentials as
postsecondary faculty; and
''(D) enroll in an early college high school in
which students may earn college credit through a
coherent course of study leading to a postsecondary
degree.
''(2) assistance with the selection of core nonremedial
college courses by students;
''(3) tutorial services pertaining to the core nonremedial
college courses in which students are enrolled; and
''(4) purchasing books, supplies, and transportation.
''(d) Requirements for Approval of Applications.--In approving
applications for GEAR UP & GO under this chapter for any fiscal year,
the Secretary shall--
''(1) award funds under this program on an annual basis and
determine the average award;
''(2) take into consideration whether participating
students in a dual/concurrent enrollment program will receive
college credit;
''(3) require an assurance that an entity applying for
funding under this chapter meet the requirements of section
404A(c); and
''(4) not approve a plan unless such a plan--
''(A) details the criteria used for determining
student academic readiness or qualifications for
participation in the dual/concurrent enrollment
program; and
''(B) specifies the methods by which funds will be
spent for carrying out the program.
''(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the sums
authorized by section 404I, there are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums
necessary for each of the 5 succeeding years.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 2 of part A of title IV is
further amended by striking ''section 404H'' each place it appears and
inserting ''section 404I''.

SEC. 7. EVALUATION, REPORT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

Section 404H (20 U.S.C. 1070a-27), as redesignated by section 5(1)
of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
''(e) Technical Assistance.--In order to assist current grantees in
strengthening partnerships, leveraging resources, and sustaining
programs, the Secretary shall award not more than 0.75 percent of the
funds appropriated under section 404I for a fiscal year to the national
education organization that has served as technical assistance provider
for this program.''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 404I (20 U.S.C. 1070a-28), as redesignated by section 5(1)
of this Act, is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 404I. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

''There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for
each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.''.
Output:
GEAR UP & GO Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise specified requirements for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to facilitate the transition of low-income high school students into postsecondary education.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a GEAR UP & GO program to provide low-income high school students participating in GEAR UP partnerships or State programs opportunities for dual/concurrent enrollment in college courses while still enrolled in high school. Provides that students in such program: (1) shall not be required to apply for admission to the institution of higher education; and (2) may receive college credit.