Jumpstart on College Act

This bill would authorize $250 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the U.S. Secretary of Education to award competitive grants for early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs, which let high school students take college courses. At least 40 percent would go to partnerships between colleges and local school districts, at least 55 percent to States, and at least 5 percent to national activities such as evaluation. Partnership grants would last 6 years, could not exceed $2 million, and would require matching funds rising from 20 percent to 50 percent of the grant; States would have to match 50 percent from non-federal sources. Students in funded partnership programs could not be charged tuition or fees for their college courses, and grantees would report yearly on enrollment, credits, diplomas, and college enrollment.

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Sponsors

• Adriano Espaillat Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors