Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013
Latest action · May 7, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or enhance educational programs and related services that enable pregnant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school.
Requires state grantees to: (1) designate a Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students who is to develop and implement a state plan for educating pregnant and parenting students, and (2) develop and implement high-quality professional development programs for LEAs and school personnel.
Requires subgrantees to:
- provide academic support services to pregnant and parenting students;
- assist such students in accessing quality, affordable child care, and early childhood education services;
- provide transportation services or assistance to such students and their children;
- educate students, parents, and community members regarding the educational rights of such students;
- train school personnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and parenting students and their educational rights;
- revise school policies and practices that hinder or discourage such students from continuing their education;
- provide student parents with training and support in parenting, healthy relationship skills, unplanned pregnancy prevention strategies, and other life skills; and
- provide educational and career mentoring services and peer groups to pregnant and parenting students.
Gives subgrant priority to LEAs in geographic areas with teen birth rates that: (1) exceed the state average, or (2) are below the state average but higher than the state average for one or more racial or ethnic groups.
Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: (1) providing technical assistance to states and reviewing their plans for educating pregnant and parenting students, (2) evaluating subgrantees' programs and education program service delivery models for such students, and (3) gathering and disseminating information regarding the education of such students and best practices in facilitating it.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2013 to Dec 17, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | May 7, 2013 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 9, 2013 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Dec 17, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1845 | Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medicaid
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Preschool education
- School administration
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Teenage pregnancy
- Transportation costs
- Women's education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2013Introduced in Senate
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