Sec. 2. Data on student parents pursuing higher education
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The Commissioner of Education Statistics shall carry out the following: To ensure consistency of the data collected pursuant to paragraph (B), establish a common definition of the term parenting student that covers any student who identifies as a parent or caregiver of a dependent child, in consultation with groups that include— students who are parents or caregivers of dependent children; experts in data collection related to such students; support staff at institutions of higher education for such students; financial aid administrators at institutions of higher education; and research staff at institutions of higher education.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, develop data elements related to parenting students (as such term is defined pursuant to subparagraph (A)) attending institutions of higher education for the surveys conducted as a part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) or any other Federal postsecondary institution data collection effort, to collect data related to such parenting students that shall be disaggregated in accordance with clause (ii), and which includes data elements on— the number of parenting students; the enrollment, retention, and completion rates of parenting students; the average individual net price charged to parenting students by institutions of higher education (as determined based on the calculation of the individual net price of an institution of higher education for a student under section 132(h)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015a(h)(2) )); the marital status of such students (reported in aggregate by marital status categories); the number of such students who are employed for all or part of the academic year while enrolled; the median income of such students, and the number of such students in each income category (determined in accordance with section 132(i)(6) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(6) )); the number of such students who are enrolled in an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree program, or a certificate program; the number of such students who are enrolled full-time, part-time, or less than part-time; the number of such students who are Federal Pell grant recipients; the number of such students who use campus-based childcare services; the number and age of dependent children of such students; the disability status of dependent children of such students; and the transfer status of such students (without regard to whether such students were admitted as a transfer student or not).
Any data collected using the data elements developed pursuant to clause
(i)shall be disaggregated— by students who identify as a parent of a dependent child; and by students who identify as a caregiver of a dependent child. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, include the experts described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) in the technical and scientific peer-review groups and scientific program advisory committees authorized under section 114(g) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9514(g) ) to advise, on a continuous basis, the Commissioner on best practices related to data collection on parenting students (as such term is defined pursuant to paragraph (1)(A)). Beginning with academic year 2026–2027 and annually thereafter— collect information on the data elements described in paragraph (1)(B) with respect to, at a minimum, the institutions of higher education required to complete, pursuant to section 487(a)(17) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(17) ), the surveys described in paragraph (1)(B); and disaggregate the information collected— by race and ethnicity; and by gender. The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education Statistics, shall provide technical assistance to States and institutions of higher education related to developing and carrying out State and institutional data collection mechanisms for data on the parental status of students collected in accordance with subsection
(a), including— how to leverage existing systems, surveys, and other data collection mechanisms to collect and report such data, and examples and best practices related to data collection and privacy; integration and reporting of such data with State information systems, including statewide longitudinal data systems; how to account for data elements that change over time; and recommendations of best practices to institutions of higher education related to communicating with students about data use and privacy, including how data will be used to help students who are parents or caregivers of dependent children.
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