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This bill, the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act, aims to improve the financial aid process and access to higher education for homeless and foster care youth. Key provisions include: - Expanding the definition of "independent student" for financial aid purposes to include unaccompanied homeless youth up to age 23 and former foster care youth. - Streamlining the process for verifying a student's independent status if they are homeless or in foster care. - Requiring institutions to designate a liaison to assist homeless and foster care students, provide priority housing, and collect voluntary information from applicants about their homeless or foster care status. - Enhancing outreach and services for these students through the Federal TRIO and GEAR UP programs. - Requiring institutions to report on the number of homeless and foster care students served. - Providing in-state tuition rates for homeless and foster care students at public colleges. - Requiring the Secretary of Education to issue guidance and provide professional development to support institutions in serving these students. The overall goal is to improve college access, success, and completion for homeless and foster care youth, who face significant barriers to higher education.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1724/all-info