The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act

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113TH CONGRESS1ST SESSION S.

llTo authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the

education of pregnant and parenting students.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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introduced the following bill; which was read twiceand referred to the Committee onllllllllll

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants

to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1

tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,2

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.3

This Act may be cited as the Pregnant and Par-4

enting Students Access to Education Act of 2013.5

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.6

The purposes of this Act are7

(1) to ensure that each pregnant and parenting8

student has equal access to the same free, appro-9


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priate, high-quality public education that is provided1

to other students;2

(2) to improve high school graduation rates, ca-3

reer-readiness, access to postsecondary educational4

opportunities, and outcomes for pregnant and par-5

enting students and their children; and6

(3) to assist each State and local educational7

agency in improving its graduation rates and ful-8

filling its responsibilities under title IX of the Edu-9

cation Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et10

seq.) with respect to pregnant and parenting stu-11

dents.12

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR13

THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR-14

ENTING STUDENTS.15

(a) IN GENERAL.The Secretary of Education is au-16

thorized to make grants to States to carry out the activi-17

ties described in subsection (d). A grant made under this18

section shall be for a minimum of 3 years, and the Sec-19

retary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the20

end of the grant period.21

(b) APPLICATION.A State desiring to receive a22

grant under this section shall submit an application to the23

Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing24

such information as the Secretary may reasonably require,25


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including, at a minimum, the State plan described in sub-1

section (f).2

(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.3

(1) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL4

ACTIVITIES.From the funds made available to5

carry out this Act, the Secretary may reserve not6

more than 5 percent for national activities.7

(2) ALLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE8

INTERIOR.The amount allocated for payments9

under this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for10

any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to11

criteria established by the Secretary, the amount12

necessary to meet the needs of13

(A) Indian children on reservations served14

by secondary schools for Indian children oper-15

ated or supported by the Department of the In-16

terior; and17

(B) out-of-State Indian children in elemen-18

tary schools and secondary schools in local edu-19

cational agencies under special contracts with20

the Department of the Interior.21

(3) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.The Sec-22

retary shall allocate to States having approved appli-23

cations the funds remaining after the application of24

paragraphs (1) and (2) based on the percentage of25


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the States number of teen births compared to the1

number of teen births nationally, except that the2

minimum grant for a State shall be $300,000.3

(4) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.Grant4

funds provided under paragraph (3) shall be used5

only to supplement the funds that would, in the ab-6

sence of such Federal funds, be made available from7

non-Federal sources for the education of pupils par-8

ticipating in programs assisted under this Act, and9

not to supplant such funds.10

(d) USE OF FUNDS.11

(1) IN GENERAL.Funds made available to a12

State under this Act shall be used for the following:13

(A) To provide or enhance educational pro-14

grams and related services that enable pregnant15

and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and16

succeed in school, and that are culturally and17

linguistically competent.18

(B) To designate a Coordinator for Edu-19

cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in20

the State educational agency to direct and man-21

age the State educational agencys activities re-22

lated to this Act, in collaboration with the23

States designated employee responsible for the24

States efforts to comply with and carry out, to25


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the fullest extent, its responsibilities under title1

IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (202

U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).3

(C) To prepare and carry out a State plan4

described in subsection (f).5

(D) To develop and implement high-quality6

professional development programs for local7

educational agencies and school personnel.8

(E) To direct grants to rural and other9

local educational agencies without capacity to10

prepare an application for funds so that such11

local educational agencies may carry out the ac-12

tivities described in subsections (e) and (f) of13

section 4.14

(F) To ensure that information about the15

program is disseminated to all local educational16

agencies and made publicly and readily avail-17

able on the State educational agencys Web site,18

including19

(i) the name and contact information20

for the individuals described in subpara-21

graph (B);22

(ii) a list of subgrantees; and23

(iii) an explanation of the rights of24

students and responsibilities of schools25


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under title IX of the Education Amend-1

ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.),2

including investigation and complaint pro-3

cedures as required under subsection (a)4

and (b) of section 106.8 of title 34, Code5

of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the6

date of the enactment of this Act).7

(2) RESERVATION FOR STATE-LEVEL ACTIVI-8

TIES.From the funds made available to a State9

under this Act, a State may reserve not more than10

10 percent for State-level activities.11

(3) SUBGRANTS.The State shall distribute at12

least 90 percent of each State grant as subgrants to13

local educational agencies in accordance with section14

4.15

(e) COORDINATOR FOR EDUCATION OF PREGNANT16

AND PARENTING STUDENTS.The Coordinator for Edu-17

cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State18

educational agency described in subsection (d)(1)(B)19

shall20

(1) gather information on the nature and extent21

of State and local efforts to prevent teen pregnancy22

and the nature and extent of barriers to educational23

access and success facing pregnant and parenting24


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students in the State, including information on re-1

ported incidents of discrimination;2

(2) develop and carry out the State plan de-3

scribed in subsection (f);4

(3) collect and report information to the Sec-5

retary of Education, such as that which is listed in6

subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 6(a)(6);7

(4) facilitate the coordination of services with8

the State agencies responsible for administering pro-9

grams affecting children, youth, and families (in-10

cluding for the purposes of maximizing the11

leveraging of resources from such agencies), includ-12

ing13

(A) Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam-14

ilies;15

(B) Medicaid;16

(C) Childrens Health Insurance Program;17

(D) teen pregnancy prevention, family18

planning, and maternal and child health pro-19

grams;20

(E) Women, Infants and Children Food21

and Nutrition Service;22

(F) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance23

Program;24

(G) child care programs;25


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(H) early childhood education, home visita-1

tion, and child welfare programs;2

(I) workforce investment programs and3

postsecondary education;4

(J) housing assistance and homeless assist-5

ance programs;6

(K) school-based health services programs;7

and8

(L) programs carried out by Federally9

qualified health centers (as defined in sections10

1861(aa)(4) and 1905(a)(2)(B) of the Social11

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(4) and12

1396d(a)(2)(B))), health centers (as defined in13

section 330 of the Public Health Service Act14

(42 U.S.C. 254b)), and outpatient health pro-15

grams and facilities operated by tribal organiza-16

tions;17

(5) coordinate and collaborate with educators,18

service providers, and local educational agency preg-19

nant and parenting student liaisons;20

(6) provide technical assistance and training to21

local educational agencies, including the dissemina-22

tion of best practices; and23

(7) report to the Secretary any complaints re-24

ceived by the State about discrimination based on25


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pregnancy or parenting status and what actions1

were taken to address those complaints.2

(f) STATE PLAN.Pursuant to subsection (d)(1)(C),3

each State shall submit a plan to provide for the education4

of pregnant and parenting students. Such plan shall in-5

clude the following:6

(1) A description of how such students will be7

given the opportunity to meet the same rigorous aca-8

demic achievement and college and career-readiness9

standards that all students are expected to meet.10

(2) The policy, protocol, or procedure that each11

district or State implements once a pregnancy has12

been discovered on campus; including how each dis-13

trict ensures the student understands his or her14

rights under title IX of the Education Amendments15

of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).16

(3) A description of how the State will identify17

such students.18

(4) A description of training programs to raise19

awareness of school personnel regarding the rights20

and educational needs of pregnant and parenting21

students.22

(5) A description of procedures designed to en-23

sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or24

local food, housing, health care, or child care pro-25


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grams are informed of their eligibility for, assisted1

in enrolling in, and able to participate in such pro-2

grams.3

(6) A description of procedures designed to en-4

sure that students eligible for Federal, State, or5

local after-school programs or supplemental edu-6

cational services are enrolled in and able to partici-7

pate in such programs.8

(7) Strategies that respond to the problems9

identified under subsection (e)(1).10

(8) A demonstration that the State and its local11

educational agencies have developed, reviewed, and12

revised policies to remove barriers to enrollment and13

retention of pregnant and parenting students in14

schools in the State.15

(9) Assurances that16

(A) State educational agencies and local17

educational agencies will not stigmatize, dis-18

criminate against, or involuntarily segregate19

students on the basis of pregnancy or par-20

enting;21

(B) local educational agencies will des-22

ignate a pregnant and parenting student liaison23

to communicate with the Coordinator for Edu-24

cation of Pregnant and Parenting Students in25


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the State educational agency and oversee the1

provision of services at the local educational2

agency and school levels; and3

(C) State educational agencies and local4

educational agencies will ensure that transpor-5

tation is provided for students who have an in-6

ability to pay for transportation and who7

(i) choose to attend programs for8

pregnant and parenting students located9

outside of their school of origin; or10

(ii) need transportation to and from11

school and the students child care provider12

for the student and the students child, re-13

spectively.14

(10) Description of how the State will ensure15

that local educational agencies comply with require-16

ments of this Act.17

(11) A description of technical assistance to be18

provided to local educational agencies.19

(g) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC20

EDUCATION.Each State and each local educational21

agency shall include in professional development and pub-22

lic education materials reference to, and shall ensure that23

school personnel, students, and family members of stu-24

dents are aware of title IX of the Education Amendments25


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of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) and its implementing1

regulations, which set forth the Federal civil right to be2

free from discrimination on the basis of a students preg-3

nancy, childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg-4

nancy, or recovery therefrom. This includes the right to5

be free from harassment and stigmatization on those6

bases, as well as the following:7

(1) The right to enroll in any school or program8

for which they would otherwise qualify.9

(2) If enrolled into a special program or sepa-10

rate school, the right to an education equal in qual-11

ity to that offered to other students in the main-12

stream or originating school.13

(3) The right to decline to participate in a spe-14

cialized program or separate school.15

(4) The right to continue their education in the16

school in which they were enrolled, or would have17

been enrolled, prior to the students pregnancy,18

childbirth, false pregnancy, termination of preg-19

nancy, or recovery therefrom, including elementary20

or secondary schools, charter schools, honors and21

magnet programs, Advanced Placement and Inter-22

national Baccalaureate programs, career and tech-23

nical education programs, special education and non-24

public school placements, alternative options or pro-25


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grams, migrant education, free and reduced lunch1

programs, services for English language learners,2

physical education programs, after-school academic3

programs, and any others for which they are other-4

wise qualified.5

(5) The right to participate in school activities6

including graduations and other ceremonies; to re-7

ceive awards or peer recognition; to participate on8

field trips, student clubs and councils, in after-school9

activities, including cheerleading or athletics teams;10

and in any other school-related programs, subject to11

providing a medical release if that is required of all12

students who have physical or emotional conditions13

requiring the attention of medical personnel and who14

want to continue participating.15

(6) The right to the same benefits and services16

offered to students with other temporary disabilities.17

(7) The right to an excused absence for as long18

as the students physician deems it medically nec-19

essary, without penalty, and automatic return to the20

status the student held prior to the leave of absence.21

(8) The right not to be retaliated against for22

raising awareness of, complaining about, or report-23

ing discrimination.24


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(h) COORDINATION FOR SUPPORT SERVICES.Local1

educational agencies may coordinate with social services2

agencies, public health agencies, youth services providers,3

or other community-based organizations for the purposes4

of ensuring that pregnant and parenting students have ac-5

cess to the academic support services they need to con-6

tinue their education; and to raise awareness among agen-7

cies about pregnant and parenting students and their edu-8

cational rights and opportunities.9

(i) PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENT LIAI-10

SON.The duties of a local educational agencys pregnant11

and parenting student liaison shall include12

(1) identification, by consulting with school per-13

sonnel, and by self-reports, of pregnant and par-14

enting students in need of services to help them stay15

in school and succeed;16

(2) gathering information on the nature and ex-17

tent of barriers to educational access and success18

facing pregnant and parenting students in the geo-19

graphic area served by the local educational agency,20

including information on reported incidents of dis-21

crimination;22

(3) ensuring and facilitating the continued en-23

rollment of pregnant and parenting students in24

school in an academic program that best meets the25


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educational goals of the student and his or her fam-1

ily;2

(4) ensuring that the educational and related3

barriers faced by pregnant and parenting students4

are addressed, and that any services and referrals5

provided are culturally and linguistically competent;6

(5) informing pregnant and parenting students7

of educational and related services extended to preg-8

nant and parenting students and of their right9

under title IX of the Education Amendments of10

1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) to continue their edu-11

cation; and12

(6) coordinating the provision of services in13

conjunction with the Coordinator for Education of14

Pregnant and Parenting Students in the State edu-15

cational agency and with community organizations16

and partners.17

SEC. 4. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY SUBGRANTS FOR18

THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR-19

ENTING STUDENTS.20

(a) IN GENERAL.A State educational agency re-21

ceiving a grant under section 3 shall make competitive22

subgrants to local educational agencies for the purpose of23

facilitating the enrollment, attendance, and success in24


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school of pregnant and parenting students. Services may1

be provided on school grounds or at other facilities.2

(b) APPLICATION.Local educational agencies seek-3

ing subgrants shall submit an application to the State edu-4

cational agency in time and manner required by the State.5

The application shall include6

(1) an assessment of the educational and re-7

lated needs of pregnant and parenting students in8

the local educational agency;9

(2) a description of the local educational agen-10

cys plan for addressing those needs, and assurance11

that the specific services and programs for which12

subgrants are being sought are culturally and lin-13

guistically competent;14

(3) assurance of the local educational agencys15

compliance with local educational agency require-16

ments established in section 3; and17

(4) a description of the local educational agen-18

cys plan for continuing specific services and pro-19

grams for which subgrants are being sought in case20

of the loss of or absence of Federal assistance.21

(c) AWARDS.Subgrants under this section shall be22

awarded on the basis of need and the strength of the appli-23

cation in meeting the requirements and goals of this Act.24

Priority consideration shall be given to applications from25


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local educational agencies serving students in geographic1

areas with2

(1) teen birth rates that are higher than the3

State average; or4

(2) teen birth rates below the State average but5

having one or more racial or ethnic groups with teen6

birth rates higher than the State average.7

(d) DURATION.Subgrants under this section shall8

be for periods not to exceed 3 years.9

(e) REQUIREDACTIVITIES.Subgrant funds shall be10

expended for activities that include11

(1) the provision of academic support services12

for pregnant and parenting students, which may in-13

clude, but are not limited to academic counseling,14

the development of individualized graduation plans,15

assistance with class scheduling, assistance with16

planning for and gaining access to postsecondary17

educational opportunities, assistance securing tutor-18

ing or other academic support services, supplemental19

instruction, homework assistance, tutoring, or other20

educational services, such as homebound instruction21

services to be provided during extended leaves of ab-22

sence due to pregnancy complications, childbirth, or23

the illness of a students child, to keep the student24

on track to finish the students classes and graduate;25


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(2) assistance to pregnant and parenting stu-1

dents in gaining access to quality, affordable child2

care and early childhood education services;3

(3) the provision of transportation services or4

assistance so that parenting students and their chil-5

dren can get to and from school and child care, re-6

spectively, and so that pregnant students unable to7

walk long distances can get to school if transpor-8

tation is not already provided for that student;9

(4) the provision of services and programs to10

attract, engage, and retain pregnant and parenting11

students in school, including informing pregnant and12

parenting teenagers and their family members and13

caring adults of their right to continue their edu-14

cation, the importance of doing so, and the con-15

sequences of not doing so;16

(5) the education of students, parents and com-17

munity members about the educational rights of18

pregnant and parenting students;19

(6) the professional development of school per-20

sonnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and21

parenting students and their educational rights;22

(7) proactive outreach efforts to assist pregnant23

and parenting teenagers with excessive absences and24


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to re-enroll pregnant or parenting teenagers who1

have dropped out of school;2

(8) the revision of school policies and practices3

to remove barriers and to encourage pregnant and4

parenting students to continue their education, in-5

cluding6

(A) the revision of attendance policies to7

allow for students to be excused from school,8

school activities, after-school activities, or9

school-related programs for10

(i) attendance at pregnancy-related11

medical appointments, including expectant12

fathers who are students;13

(ii) fulfillment of the students par-14

enting responsibilities, including arranging15

child care, caring for the students sick16

child or children, and attending medical17

appointments for the students child or18

children; and19

(iii) such other situations beyond the20

control of the student as determined by the21

board of education in each local edu-22

cational agency, or such other cir-23

cumstances which cause reasonable con-24

cern to student or the students parent for25


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the safety or health of the student, for ex-1

ample addressing circumstances resulting2

from domestic or sexual violence; and3

(B) the creation and implementation of a4

policy flexible enough to meet the individualized5

lactation and medical needs of student mothers,6

including reasonable break time from class, ac-7

cess to a clean, private space and protection8

from retaliation for this purpose;9

(9) the provision to student parents, and at a10

students request, also to a non-student parent or11

other family members and caring adults, of training12

and support in parenting skills, healthy relationship13

skills, strategies to prevent future unplanned preg-14

nancy, and other life skills such as goal setting,15

budgeting, time management, financial literacy, net-16

working, job interviewing, applying for college and17

securing financial aid; and18

(10) the provision to pregnant and parenting19

students of educational and career mentoring serv-20

ices and peer groups, whether during school hours or21

after school.22

(f) ALLOWABLEACTIVITIES.23

(1) IN GENERAL.Subgrant funds may be ex-24

pended for allowable activities such as25


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(A) the provision of child care and early1

childhood education for the child of the par-2

enting student, either by providing these serv-3

ices directly on school grounds or by other ar-4

rangement, such as by providing financial as-5

sistance to obtain such services at a child care6

facility within a reasonable distance of the7

school;8

(B) the provision of case management9

services to pregnant and parenting students,10

such as assistance with applying for and access-11

ing public benefits and Federal financial aid for12

postsecondary education and training;13

(C) the provision of, or referrals to, preg-14

nancy prevention, primary health care, maternal15

and child health, family planning, mental16

health, substance abuse, housing assistance,17

homeless assistance, legal aid services, including18

paternity testing, establishing parental rights,19

child custody arrangements, and other services20

needed by the student;21

(D) the provision of emergency financial or22

in-kind assistance to a parenting student to ful-23

fill the basic human needs of a student and the24

students child;25


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(E) efforts to create a positive school cli-1

mate for pregnant and parenting students, in-2

cluding addressing discrimination against, har-3

assment and stigmatization of pregnant and4

parenting students; and5

(F) the provision of training practicums6

for graduate students in social work to carry7

out the purpose of the grant.8

(2) MEDICALLY ACCURATE AND COMPLETE IN-9

FORMATION.10

(A) IN GENERAL.With respect to infor-11

mation provided under paragraph (1)(C) and12

subsection (e)(9), whether provided by local13

educational agencies or by contract or arrange-14

ment as described in subsection (g), the infor-15

mation shall be, where appropriate, medically16

accurate and complete and developmentally ap-17

propriate for the intended audience.18

(B) DEFINITION.For purposes of this19

paragraph, the term medically accurate and20

complete means verified or supported by the21

weight of research conducted in compliance with22

accepted scientific methods and23

(i) published in peer-reviewed jour-24

nals, where applicable; or25


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(ii) comprising information that lead-1

ing professional organizations and agencies2

with relevant expertise in the field recog-3

nize as accurate, objective, and complete.4

(g) ACTIVITIES OF NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANI-5

ZATIONS.Local educational agencies may provide and6

expend subgrant funds on required activities authorized7

in subsection (e) or allowable activities authorized in sub-8

section (f) directly or by contract or arrangement with so-9

cial services agencies, public health agencies, youth serv-10

ices providers, or other nonprofit community-based organi-11

zations with experience effectively assisting pregnant and12

parenting students to stay in school by conducting the ac-13

tivities described in subsections (e) and (f).14

SEC. 5. CONVERSION TO CATEGORICAL PROGRAM IN15

EVENT OF FAILURE OF STATE REGARDING16

EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS.17

(a) IN GENERAL.The Secretary shall, from the18

amounts specified in subsection (b), make grants to local19

educational agencies in a State described in subsection (b)20

for the required activities specified in section 4(e) and the21

allowable activities specified in section 4(f).22

(b) APPLICATION.A local educational agency desir-23

ing a grant under this section shall submit an application24


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to the Secretary at such time and in such manner as the1

Secretary may require.2

(c) SPECIFICATION OF FUNDS.The amounts re-3

ferred to in subsection (a) are any amounts that would4

have been allocated to a State under section 3(c)(3) that5

are not paid to the State as a result of6

(1) the failure of the State to submit an appli-7

cation under section 3(b);8

(2) the failure of the State, in the determina-9

tion of the Secretary, to prepare the application in10

accordance with such section or to submit the appli-11

cation within a reasonable period of time; or12

(3) the State informing the Secretary that the13

State does not intend to expend the full amount of14

such allocation.15

SEC. 6. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.16

(a) IN GENERAL.The Secretary of Education shall17

carry out the following activities:18

(1) Review of State plans to ensure they ade-19

quately address all of the elements listed in section20

3(f) of this Act.21

(2) Provide technical assistance to State edu-22

cational agencies.23

(3) Provide guidance to Federal programs and24

grantees likely to have contact with pregnant and25


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parenting students and their family members and1

caring adults regarding the educational rights of2

pregnant and parenting students and the State edu-3

cational agencies responsibilities, including the re-4

sponsibilities under this Act.5

(4) At the end of each 3-year grant period, con-6

duct a rigorous, evidence-based, comprehensive eval-7

uation of the local educational agency programs8

funded by these grants and their effectiveness in im-9

proving graduation rates and educational outcomes10

for pregnant and parenting students, including ac-11

ceptance and enrollment in higher education. The12

findings of such evaluations shall be reported to13

Congress.14

(5) Conduct a one-time national evaluation of15

pregnant and parenting student access to education16

program service delivery models, directly or via con-17

tract with an independent research institution. Iden-18

tify and disseminate the findings and best practices19

at the State and local levels, including models of20

programs that are successful at, or show promise of,21

serving specific racial or ethnic groups or have been22

modified and tested with specific racial or ethnic23

groups, and create an online best practices clearing-24


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house as a resource for other State educational1

agencies and local educational agencies.2

(6) Annually collect and disseminate nonperson-3

ally identifiable data and information, in a manner4

protective of student privacy, and disaggregated by5

each school or alternative program identified pursu-6

ant to subparagraph (B) and by whether services for7

pregnant and parenting students are offered in8

school or off-site, on9

(A) the number of pregnant and parenting10

students enrolled in school;11

(B) rates and participation of pregnant12

and parenting students in mainstream or origi-13

nating schools, rates and participation of preg-14

nant and parenting students in alternative pro-15

grams and, for each alternative program, an in-16

dication as to whether it is offered in a main-17

stream school or off-site;18

(C) pregnant and parenting students per-19

formance on academic assessments;20

(D) pregnant and parenting students21

graduation rates, dropout rates and transfer22

rates;23


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(E) rates of usage by pregnant and par-1

enting students of child care services or assist-2

ance (if offered);3

(F) rates of usage by pregnant or par-4

enting students of other services offered (bro-5

ken down by type of service); and6

(G) such other data and information as the7

Secretary determines to be necessary and rel-8

evant.9

(7) Coordinate data collection and dissemina-10

tion with the agencies and entities that receive funds11

under this Act and those that administer programs12

in accordance with this Act.13

(b) REPORTING RATES.Notwithstanding subsection14

(a)(6)(B) through (F), if the number of pregnant and par-15

enting students in a particular school or program in a16

State is smaller than a size determined by such State, it17

shall be reported by the applicable local educational agen-18

cy, and if the number of pregnant and parenting students19

under the jurisdiction of a local educational agency in a20

State is smaller than a size determined by such State, it21

shall be reported by such State.22


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SEC. 7. EFFECT ON FEDERAL AND STATE NONDISCRIMINA-1

TION LAWS.2

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt,3

invalidate, or limit rights, remedies, procedures, or legal4

standards available to victims of discrimination or retalia-5

tion under any other Federal law or a law of a State or6

political subdivision of a State, including title VI of the7

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), title8

IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C.9

1681 et seq.), section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of10

1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Americans with Disabilities Act11

of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), section 1557 of the12

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C.13

18116), or section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (4214

U.S.C. 1983). The obligations imposed by this Act are in15

addition to those imposed by title IX of the Education16

Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), title VI17

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.),18

the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.19

12101 et seq.), and section 1557 of the Patient Protection20

and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18116).21

SEC. 8. DEFINITION OF STATE.22

For purposes of this Act, the term State means23

each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Com-24

monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the25

Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the26


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United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or1

possession of the United States.2

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.3

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out4

this Act such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years5

2014 through 2018.6

Documents

The Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act