Sec. 13502. Grant program

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From the amounts appropriated under subsection (h), the Secretary of Education shall provide grants to eligible entities for the purposes of establishing, expanding, or supporting dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education. The total grant amount made to an eligible entity under this section may not exceed $1,000,000. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall use such grant for a program described in subsection

(a)that carries out the following requirements: A State that is a partner in such eligible entity shall establish a policy to ensure that any postsecondary credits earned though the program will be recognized throughout the system of public higher education of the State in which such program is located. Each local educational entity that is a partner in such eligible entity— shall prioritize establishing, expanding, or supporting such program at secondary schools— serving students not less than 50 percent of whom are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); whose most recent four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate is below the national four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, as determined by the Secretary using the most recent data submitted to the National Center of Education Statistics for the calculation of such national rate; and whose most recent immediate college enrollment rate is below the national immediate college enrollment rate, as determined by the National Center of Education Statistics; and shall prioritize selecting students for the program who are from a family whose taxable income for the proceeding year did not exceed 90 percent of the amount equal to the median income for a family of the size involved within the State as determined by the Bureau of the Census. Each public institution of higher education that is a partner in such eligible entity shall provide such program— assistance with curriculum development; access to faculty for the instruction of courses; access to facilities on the campus of such institution of higher education, including for the purpose of instructing courses; and access to advisors from such institution of higher education for the purposes of advising students enrolled in such program. Each private sector entity that is a partner in such eligible entity shall provide such program with at least two of the forms of assistance described in clause (ii), which shall include at least one of the forms of assistance described in subclause (I), (III), or

(IV)of such clause. The forms of assistance described in this clause are as follows: Internships approved by the Secretary or registered apprenticeship programs for students enrolled in such program. Funds in an amount equal to not less than 10 percent of the total costs of administering such program. Assistance with curriculum development. Mentoring for students enrolled in such program. Individuals employed by the private sector entity for the instruction of courses. Equipment and facilities for the purposes of on-site instruction. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may use— not more than 50 percent of the grant to— cover expenses, including tuition costs and textbook fees, incurred by students enrolled in the program established, expanded, or supported with the grant; and offer courses for credit or not-for-credit to supplement such program to— improve the financial literacy of students; and teach skills, including resume and interviewing skills, that will prepare students for postsecondary career and technical education; not less than 10 percent and not more than 30 percent of the grant to train or hire educators; and not more than 20 percent of the grant to pay for the cost of transporting (including by school bus, private transportation company, or public transit) students enrolled in the program to the public institution of higher education or private sector entity that is a partner in the eligible entity to receive instruction through a course offered under such program. An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines, which shall include an assurance that each partner in the eligible entity will comply with the requirements of subsection (c)(1). Federal funds made available under this section shall be used so as to supplement the level of Federal, State, and local public funds that, in the absence of such availability, would have been expended for dual enrollment programs and in no case to supplant such Federal, State, and local public funds. A student’s participation in a program funded under this section shall not be taken into account in determining the need or eligibility of the student for assistance under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1000 et seq.). A student enrolled in such program shall not be considered a first-time student of any institution of higher education without regard to postsecondary credits earned under the program. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report on— the activities supported by the grant; the number of students participating in the activities supported by the grant; any progress made in achieving the goals of the program supported by the grant; and such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. The report under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted to the Secretary not later than 180 days after the date on which the eligible entity concludes the activities supported by the grant under this section. There are authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

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