Earl N. Williams, Sr., First Chance Act

This bill changes the federal Student Support Services program under the Higher Education Act of 1965. Colleges and other groups that receive these grants would have to give basic and emergency living assistance grants to students in the program. Basic grants would help with expected costs of completing a year of a first bachelor's degree, and emergency grants would help with unexpected costs that could keep a student from staying in college. Emergency grants would be capped at $500 per student for the 2027-2028 academic year, with the cap rising each year based on the Consumer Price Index. Grant recipients could use no more than 2 percent of their program funds for these living assistance grants, and the grants would not count against a student's need for other federal aid.

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Sponsors

• Danny K. Davis Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors