Pell Grant Flexibility Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Apr 8, 2025
What it does
The Pell Grant Flexibility Act would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain students with disabilities who are enrolled in a reduced course load—determined appropriate by their institution—to have that enrollment counted as full-time for the purpose of calculating their Federal Pell Grant amount, provided the reduced load is at least 5 credits or its equivalent. This change applies specifically to students with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, aiming to increase access to financial aid for those who cannot maintain a standard full-time schedule due to their disability. However, this adjusted enrollment status would not be used to…
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