Sec. 4024. Student support services
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Section 402D of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–14 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (3), by striking limited English proficient and inserting low-income and first generation college students, including limited English proficient students ; and in paragraph (4), by striking , including— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting a period; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (4), by striking including financial planning for postsecondary education; and inserting including— financial planning for postsecondary education, including loan burdens required, repayment options, and expected earnings in potential career fields; basic personal income, household money management, and financial planning skills; and basic economic decisionmaking skills. ; in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants in accordance with subsection (f). ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (5), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (6)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: require an assurance that the entity carrying out the project has reviewed and revised policies and practices as needed to remove barriers to the participation and retention in the project of homeless individuals, including unaccompanied youth and foster care youth; require that such entity submit, in the application for the project, a description of the activities that will be undertaken to reach out to such homeless individuals and foster care youth, who are enrolled or accepted for enrollment at the institution; and require an assurance that such entity will prepare and submit the report required under section 402H(e) at the conclusion of the project regarding such homeless individuals and foster care youth. ; and by adding at the end the following:
In carrying out the activities required under subsection (b)(7) with a grant received under this section, the recipient of such grant shall provide basic and emergency supplemental living assistance grants to assist students who are current participants in the student support services program offered by the institution (in this subsection referred to as eligible students )— in the case of a basic supplemental living assistance grant, in covering reasonable, anticipated expenses necessary for the completion of an academic year of the students’ first undergraduate baccalaureate course of study; and in the case of an emergency supplemental living assistance grant, in covering reasonable, unanticipated expenses necessary for the students to persist in college during such academic year.
The recipient may determine— the appropriate division of the funds between basic and emergency supplemental assistance grants, except that funds shall be provided for both basic and emergency grants; the amount of each such grant and the total grant funds that an eligible student may receive, except that a student may not receive more than a total of $500 in emergency supplemental assistance grants per academic year; and the anticipated and unanticipated expenses referred to in paragraph
(1)that such grants will cover based on the needs of eligible students, which— may vary by factors including academic year, housing, parental status, location in urban or rural area, or other circumstances; and for an individual student, may cover— any component of the cost of attendance for the student; an allowance for actual or expected expenses incurred for dependent care that exceeds such expenses determined for the student under section 472(8); an allowance for actual or expected expenses for transportation that exceeds such expenses determined for the student under section 472; and personal items or expenses not otherwise covered by the cost of attendance for the student. The recipient may use not more than 2 percent of the funds awarded under this section for grants under this subsection. A grant provided to a student under this subsection shall not be considered in determining that student’s need for grant or work assistance under this title, except that in no case shall the total amount of student financial assistance awarded to a student under this title exceed that student’s cost of attendance by more than $500. In making grants to students under this subsection, an institution shall ensure that adequate consultation takes place between the student support service program office and the institution’s financial aid office. Funds received by a grant recipient that are used under this subsection shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal funds expended for student support services programs. For a fiscal year for which the funds allocated for projects authorized under this section from the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of section 402A(g) exceeds the funds allocated for such purpose for fiscal year 2020, not more than 2 percent of such excess funds may be made available for grants under this subsection. .
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Sec. 4024
Student support services
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