Will help foster youth keep their Education and Training Vouchers through the duration of their education by providing a grace period for temporary academic struggles.

help foster youth keep their vouchers for the duration of their education by providing a grace period for those who may be temporarily struggling with their academic progress

The bill would add a grace period so foster youth can retain vouchers despite temporary academic setbacks.

House Passes Reps. Chu’s Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Access to Postsecondary Education for Foster Youth | Representative Judy Chu
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the State may establish a grace period to allow a youth to continue participation in activities described in paragraph (4)(A), after an assessment and consultation with the youth, if the State determines that reasonable circumstances warrant the grace period

Added a grace period option so foster youth can continue participating in voucher-related activities when circumstances warrant it.

BILLS-119hr7463rh.pdf
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introduced by Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01)

Chu backed legislation included in the Fostering the Future Act that would add a grace period so foster youth would not lose vouchers after temporary academic setbacks.

Press Releases | Representative Judy Chu
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The reported bill amends section 477(i) so a state may establish a grace period when reasonable circumstances warrant it, allowing a foster youth to keep participating while making progress toward an education or training program.

This is the clearest official text showing Judy Chu's bill would create the requested grace-period protection for Education and Training Vouchers, but it had only been reported in the House and was not enacted.

partial same_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr7463rh.pdf
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The House report says H.R. 7463 would let states set a grace period for foster youth to maintain voucher eligibility by showing progress toward completion, and would raise the annual voucher cap.

A committee report published after the bill's markup confirms the grace-period concept and shows the proposal advanced through committee, but it still had not become law by the lookback window.

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CRPT-119hrpt642.pdf
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