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To 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 twice and referred to the Committee on

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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-

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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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enting Students Access to Education Act of 2013’’.

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SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

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The purposes of this Act are—

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(1) to ensure that each pregnant and parenting

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student has equal access to the same free, appro-

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priate, high-quality public education that is provided

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to other students;

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

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reer-readiness, access to postsecondary educational

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opportunities, and outcomes for pregnant and par-

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enting students and their children; and

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(3) to assist each State and local educational

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agency in improving its graduation rates and ful-

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filling its responsibilities under title IX of the Edu-

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

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seq.) with respect to pregnant and parenting stu-

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dents.

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SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL ACTIVITIES FOR

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THE EDUCATION OF PREGNANT AND PAR-

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ENTING STUDENTS.

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(a) I

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ENERAL

.—The Secretary of Education is au-

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

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

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

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retary shall have the discretion to renew the grant at the

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end of the grant period.

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(b) A 

PPLICATION

.—A State desiring to receive a

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grant under this section shall submit an application to the

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Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing

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such information as the Secretary may reasonably require,

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

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section (f).

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(c) A 

LLOCATION OF

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UNDS

.—

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(1) R

ESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR NATIONAL

 

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 ACTIVITIES

.—From the funds made available to

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carry out this Act, the Secretary may reserve not

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more than 5 percent for national activities.

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(2) A 

LLOTMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE

 

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INTERIOR

.—The amount allocated for payments

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 under this Act to the Secretary of the Interior for

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any fiscal year shall be, as determined pursuant to

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criteria established by the Secretary, the amount

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necessary to meet the needs of—

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(A) Indian children on reservations served

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 by secondary schools for Indian children oper-

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ated or supported by the Department of the In-

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terior; and

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

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tary schools and secondary schools in local edu-

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cational agencies under special contracts with

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the Department of the Interior.

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(3) F

ORMULA GRANTS TO STATES

.—The Sec-

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retary shall allocate to States having approved appli-

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cations the funds remaining after the application of

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

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