Sec. 1108. GAO report on educational attainment of homeless children and youth and foster care children and youth
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In this section: The term foster care children and youth has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The term homeless children and youth means children and youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and includes— children and youth who— are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; are abandoned in hospitals; or are awaiting foster care placement; children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings; children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and migratory children (as such term is defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6399 )) who are living in circumstances described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives a report on the educational attainment of youth who are or have been homeless (including youth who are or have been homeless children and youth) and foster care children and youth.
The report described in subsection
(b)shall contain a review and assessment of enrollment and completion data for both accompanied and unaccompanied homeless children and youth and foster care children and youth, including the following: The percentage of such youth attending an institution of higher education. The percentage of such youth graduating from an institution of higher education. The average length of time taken to obtain an associate or baccalaureate degree. The percentage of such youth attending— a public institution of higher education; a private institution of higher education; a community college; and a 4-year institution of higher education. Reasons why such youth choose not to pursue a higher education. The availability of public and private tuition assistance specifically for such youth and the awareness among such youth of such tuition assistance. The availability of other public or private programs designed to encourage and support enrollment in, and completion of, higher education for such youth. Ways in which the Department of Education might increase the educational attainment rates of such youth.
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