Bill > HR3101

This bill, the Achieving Independence through Degrees (AID) Act, proposes several key changes: 1. It increases the maximum Federal Pell Grant amount to $10,230 for the 2020-2021 award year, with subsequent annual increases tied to the annual adjustment percentage. 2. It increases the total semesters of Federal Pell Grant eligibility from 12 to 15. 3. It establishes a "Job Training Federal Pell Grant Program" to provide Pell Grants to students in eligible short-term job training programs. 4. It requires annual and exit counseling for student loan borrowers, including providing information on budgeting, credit reports, employment prospects, and repayment options. 5. It allows students who may qualify as independent students based on special circumstances to be provisionally considered independent for the purposes of determining their financial aid award. 6. It repeals the suspension of federal student aid eligibility for drug-related offenses. 7. It requires institutions to use a standardized "financial aid shopping sheet" to provide students with personalized information on the cost and aid available at that institution. 8. It makes changes to the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and Federal Work-Study programs, including increasing funding, adjusting allocation formulas, and creating a pilot grant program for work-based learning opportunities.

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