Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Act
This bill is created from the belief that “pregnant college students should not have to make a choice between keeping their baby and staying in school.” The legislation, created by Feminists for Life, would establish “a the pilot program to will help interested, eligible institutions of higher education establish pregnancy and parenting student services offices that will operate independent of Federal funding no later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.” Read more...
This
bill is created from the belief that "pregnant college students should not have
to make a choice between keeping their baby and staying in school." The
legislation, created by Feminists for Life, would establish "a the pilot
program to will help interested, eligible institutions of higher education
establish pregnancy and parenting student services offices that will operate
independent of Federal funding no later than 5 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act."
The legislation would:
- Grant
funds to establish (or maintain) and operate a pregnant and parenting student
services office, located on the campus of the eligible institution that carries
out the following programs and activities:
- Host
an initial pregnancy and parenting resource forum to assess pregnancy and
parenting resources, located on the campus or within the local community
- Improve
such resources for pregnant, parenting, and prospective parenting students and
- Annually
assesses the performance of the eligible institution and the office in meeting
the needs of students enrolled in the eligible institution who are pregnant or
are parents.
The
House and Senate Versions of the Bill: