A bill to provide enhanced Pell Grants for State Scholars.
Pell Grants Plus Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to establish a program to award Pell Grants Plus grants to students who: (1) have completed a rigorous secondary school program for State Scholars; (2) are enrolled full-time in their first year of undergraduate education; and (3) are eligible to receive Federal Pell Grants for that year.
Sets such Plus grant award at $1,000. Provides for a continuation award for the second year of undergraduate education if the student maintains compliance with certain eligibility requirements and obtains a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the first year.
Repeals HEA provisions for Academic Achievement Incentive Scholarships.
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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