Sec. 4. Providing incarcerated individuals with Federal Pell Grants
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Section 484 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 ), as amended by section 3(n), is further amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term confined or incarcerated individual means an individual who is confined or incarcerated in a Federal or State penal institution, a juvenile justice facility, or a local or county jail. the term eligible prison education program means an education or training program that— is an eligible program under this title; and has been approved to operate in a correctional facility by the appropriate State department of corrections or other entity that is responsible for overseeing correctional facilities or by the Bureau of Prisons.
Notwithstanding subsection (a), in order for a confined or incarcerated individual who otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of this title to be eligible to receive a Federal Pell Grant under section 401, the individual shall— not be incarcerated with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole; and be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an eligible prison education program at an institution of higher education. A confined or incarcerated individual shall not be eligible to receive any other student financial assistance under this Act except a Federal Pell Grant in accordance with this subsection.
In order to evaluate and improve the impact of activities supported under this subsection, the Secretary, in partnership with the Director of the Institute for Education Sciences, shall award one or more grants to, or enter into one or more cooperative agreements with, with experienced public or private institutions and organizations to enable the institutions and organizations to conduct an external evaluation that shall— examine in-custody outcomes and post-release outcomes relating to providing Federal Pell Grants to confined or incarcerated individuals, including— progress towards credential attainment; safety in prisons with eligible prison education programs; the size of waiting lists for eligible prison education programs; the extent to which individuals who were confined or incarcerated individuals receiving Federal Pell Grants continue their education post-release; employment and earnings outcomes for such individuals; and rates of recidivism for such individuals; and track individuals who received Federal Pell Grants under this subsection for 1 to 3 years after the individuals' release from confinement or incarceration.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Student Aid Improvement Act of 2019 and on at least an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the authorizing committees, and make publicly available on the website of the Department, a report on the impact of this subsection which shall include, at a minimum— the names and types of institutions of higher education offering eligible prison education programs at which confined or incarcerated individuals are enrolled and receiving Federal Pell grants; the number of confined or incarcerated individuals receiving Federal Pell grants; the amount of Federal Pell grant expenditures per eligible prison education program; the demographics of confined or incarcerated individuals receiving Federal Pell Grants; the cost of attendance for such individuals; the mode of instruction (such as distance education, in-person instruction, or a combination of such modes) for each prison education program; information on the academic outcomes of such individuals (such as credits attempted and earned, and credential and degree completion); and to the extent practicable, information on post-release outcomes of such individuals (such as continued postsecondary enrollment, employment, and recidivism). .
Section 401(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.) is amended— in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking (7)(B) and inserting (6)(B) ; by striking paragraph (6); and by redesignating paragraphs
(7)and
(8)as paragraphs
(6)and (7), respectively. This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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