Sec. 302. Jumpstart to college grant programs
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Part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subpart: The term eligible entity means an institution of higher education in partnership with one or more local educational agencies (which may be an educational service agency). Such partnership may also include other entities such as nonprofit organizations or businesses, and schools in juvenile detention centers. The term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 101.
The terms dual or concurrent enrollment program , early college high school , educational service agency , four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate , local educational agency , secondary school , and State have meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The term low-income student means a student counted under section 1124(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The term recognized postsecondary credential has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ).
To carry out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $137,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. The Secretary shall award a single grant to a State, on a competitive basis, to assist the State in supporting or establishing early college high schools or dual or concurrent enrollment programs. The grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of 2 years, and may be renewed by the Secretary for not more than 4 additional 2-year periods.
The Secretary shall ensure that the amount of the grant under this section is sufficient to enable the grantee to carry out the activities described in subsection (f). For each year that a State receives a grant under this section, the State shall provide, from non-Federal sources, an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant received by the State for such year to carry out the activities supported by the grant. A State shall use a grant received under this section only to supplement funds that would, in the absence of such grant, be made available from other Federal, State, or local sources for activities supported by the grant, not to supplant such funds.
A State shall use grant funds received under this section to— support the activities described in its application under subsection (g); plan and implement a statewide strategy for expanding access to early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs for students who are underrepresented in higher education to raise statewide rates of secondary school graduation, readiness for postsecondary education, and completion of recognized postsecondary credentials, with a focus on students academically at risk of not enrolling in or completing postsecondary education; identify any obstacles to such a strategy under State law or policy; provide technical assistance (either directly or through a knowledgeable intermediary) to early college high schools and other dual or concurrent enrollment programs, which may include— brokering relationships and agreements that forge a strong partnership between elementary and secondary and postsecondary partners; and offering statewide training, professional development, and peer learning opportunities for school leaders, instructors, and counselors or advisors; identify and implement policies that will improve the effectiveness and ensure the quality of early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, such as eligibility and access, funding, data and quality assurance, governance, accountability, and alignment policies; update the State’s requirements for a student to receive a regular high school diploma to align with the challenging State academic standards and entrance requirements for credit-bearing coursework as described in subparagraphs
(A)and
(D)of section 1111(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; incorporate indicators regarding student access to and completion of early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs into the school quality and student success indicators included in the State system of annual meaningful differentiation as described under section 1111(c)(4)(B)(v)(I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; disseminate best practices for early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, which may include best practices from programs in the State or other States; facilitate statewide secondary and postsecondary data collection, research and evaluation, and reporting to policymakers and other stakeholders; and conduct outreach programs to ensure that secondary school students, their families, and community members are aware of early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs in the State. A State may use grant funds received under this section to— establish a mechanism to offset the costs of tuition, fees, standardized testing and performance assessment costs, and support services for low-income students, and students from underrepresented populations enrolled in early college and high schools or dual or concurrent enrollment; establish formal transfer systems within and across State higher education systems, including two-year and four-year public and private institutions, to maximize the transferability of college courses; provide incentives to school districts that— assist high school teachers in getting the credentials needed to participate in early college high school programs and dual or concurrent enrollment; and encourage the use of college instructors to teach college courses in high schools; support initiatives to improve the quality of early college high school and dual or concurrent enrollment programs at participating institutions; and reimburse low-income students to cover part or all of the costs of an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate examination. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application under paragraph
(1)shall include, at minimum, a description of— how the State will carry out the mandatory State activities described in subsection (f)(1); how the State will ensure that any programs funded with a grant under this section are coordinated with programs under— the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.); the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.); the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; how the State intends to use grant funds to address achievement gaps for each category of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; how the State will access and leverage additional resources necessary to sustain early college high schools or other dual or concurrent enrollment programs; how the State will identify and eliminate barriers to implementing effective early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs after the grant expires, including by engaging businesses and nonprofit organizations; and such other information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. .
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