119-hr3985

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3985 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3985

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish notification 
 requirements for policies and information concerning expectant and 
 parenting students, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 12, 2025

 Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Ross, Mrs. Bice, Ms. Johnson 
 of Texas, Mr. Ciscomani, Mrs. Hayes, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
 and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish notification 
 requirements for policies and information concerning expectant and 
 parenting students, 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 ``Helping Student Parents Succeed 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPECTANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS POLICIES.

 

Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 18 U.S.C. 1092) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (n) Expectant and Parenting Students Policies.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Each institution of higher education 
 participating in any program under this title shall develop and 
 make available (including on the institution's website)--
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        (A) a statement of policy concerning expectant 
 and parenting students, including the policy of the 
 institution regarding a leave of absence related to 
 pregnancy (and related medical conditions), and a leave 
 of absence related to the birth or adoption of a child, 
 which shall include any option (including time 
 requirements) for making up missed work for taking such 
 a leave of absence; and
 ``
        (B) all information relating to available 
 resources available at, or provided by, such 
 institution for expectant and parenting students--
 ``
            (i) in manner that does not favor one 
 particular such resource over any other such 
 resource; and
 ``
            (ii) that includes the information listed 
 in paragraph

    (2) .
 ``

    (2) Minimum information.--An institution of higher 
 education shall, pursuant to paragraph

    (1) , make available the 
 following information:
 ``
        (A) Information regarding lactation 
 accommodations available to students.
 ``
        (B) A description of the process for requesting 
 accommodations, and the type of accommodations 
 available to expectant and parenting students, 
 including--
 ``
            (i) information on accommodations for 
 pregnancy-related medical conditions; and
 ``
            (ii) information on accommodations for 
 students who have parental responsibilities.
 ``
            (C) Information regarding financial aid 
 eligibility for expectant and parenting students, 
 including--
 ``
            (i) the availability of dependent care 
 allowances for a parenting student for the 
 purposes of determining the student's cost of 
 attendance;
 ``
            (ii) the ability to change dependency 
 status, including during an award year, 
 following the birth of a child;
 ``
            (iii) the availability of and eligibility 
 requirements for any emergency financial aid 
 programs provided by the institution; and
 ``
            (iv) an explanation of the effect that a 
 leave of absence may have on a student's 
 demonstration of satisfactory academic 
 progress, including for the purposes of 
 eligibility to participate in financial aid 
 programs under this title.
 ``
            (D) Information on available student support 
 services, programs, and community resources, such as 
 academic advising, child care (including child care 
 subsidy and assistance programs), housing (including 
 housing subsidies and utility assistance programs), 
 food (including food assistance programs), public 
 benefits, health care, health insurance, mental health, 
 transportation benefits, mentoring, and other services 
 available for expectant and parenting students, both 
 on-campus and in the community, and under local, State, 
 and Federal law.
 ``
        (E) Information regarding the availability of on-
 campus housing that permits students to live with 
 dependents.
 ``
        (F) Information on the rights and protections 
 that are guaranteed to expectant and parenting students 
 under applicable Federal and State laws.
 ``
        (G) The institution's procedures for addressing 
 complaints under title IX of the Education Amendments 
 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), including procedures 
 for reporting complaints under such title.
 ``
        (H) The institution's procedures for addressing 
 complaints alleging discrimination based on a 
 pregnancy-related disability under 

section 504 of the 
 Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) or 
 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
 12101 et seq.), including procedures for reporting 
 complaints under such laws.
 ``
            (I) The contact information for the institution's 
 Office of Accessibility, the institution's title IX 
 coordinator, and any other relevant staff members who 
 serve as a point of contact for, or offer services 
 available to, expectant and parenting students.''.
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