[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9428 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9428
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local
educational agencies to assist certain individuals in reentering a
secondary school or a general educational development program, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 5, 2022
Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local
educational agencies to assist certain individuals in reentering a
secondary school or a general educational development program, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Graduate on Your Own Schedule Act''.
SEC. 2. SECONDARY SCHOOL DROPOUT REENGAGEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make grants, on a
competitive basis, to local educational agencies to--
(1) assist eligible secondary school dropouts in reentering
a secondary school or entering a general educational
development program;
(2) provide life and career workshops for such dropouts,
including--
(A) resume support services; and
(B) interview assistance; and
(3) provide support services for such dropouts, including--
(A) childcare;
(B) unemployment assistance;
(C) housing assistance; and
(D) transit assistance.
(b) Application.--To receive a grant under this section, the local
educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
(c) Preference.--In awarding grants under subsection (a), the
Secretary shall give preference to local educational agencies operating
in a low-income community.
(d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which a grant
is awarded under subsection (a) and annually thereafter for 10 years,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation
of this section.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible secondary school dropout.--The term ``eligible
secondary school dropout'' means an individual who is--
(A) between the ages of 16 and 24; and
(B) not enrolled in a secondary school or general
educational development program.
(2) ESEA terms.--The terms ``local educational agency'' and
``secondary school'' have the meanings given such terms in
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
(3) Low-income community.--The term ``low-income
community'' means any census block group in which 30 percent or
more of the population are individuals with an annual household
equal to, or less than, the greater of--
(A) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median
income of the area in which the household is located,
as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development; and
(B) an amount equal to 200 percent of the Federal
poverty line.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Education.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section,
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,520,000 for each of fiscal
years 2024 through 2034.
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