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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