PRINTER'S NO. 1384
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1161
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CEPHAS, DAWKINS, KINSEY, DRISCOLL, BULLOCK,
SCHLOSSBERG, CHARLTON, O'BRIEN, V. BROWN, ROEBUCK AND SIMS,
APRIL 12, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 12, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for child-care expense considerations in financial aid
determinations by postsecondary educational institutions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Child-care expense considerations in financial aid
determinations.
(a) General rule.--In determining the amount of financial
aid a student is eligible to receive in an academic year, a
postsecondary educational institution shall consider if the
student will incur child-care expenses during that academic
year. If it is determined that the student will incur child-care
expenses, the postsecondary educational institution shall use
that as a factor in calculating the amount of financial aid to
which the student is entitled.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
"postsecondary educational institution" means an institution of
the State System of Higher Education as provided in Article XX-A
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of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the
Public School Code of 1949, a State-related institution as
defined in section 2001-D of that act and a community college as
defined in section 1901-A of that act.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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