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The bill improves enrollment retention and access to supports for pregnant and parenting students by requiring clear, centralized information and contacts, but it imposes administrative and financial burdens on colleges—especially smaller institutions—and may increase formal complaints and related legal exposure.
Expectant and parenting students (including pregnant students and student-parents) will receive clear, centralized information about leave, lactation spaces, academic accommodations, how leaves affect Title IV eligibility and satisfactory academic progress, and key campus contacts, improving their ability to remain enrolled and complete college.
Students with pregnancy-related disabilities will get clearer information about their rights and processes under Section 504/ADA and Title IX, helping them access accommodations and file complaints when needed.
Low-income student-parents will have better access to social supports because institutions must provide resource information (child care, housing, food, mental health, transportation, public benefits), which can increase uptake of essential services that support continued enrollment.
Smaller and resource-constrained colleges and universities may face financial and administrative strain to compile, update, and maintain required policies and online postings, potentially diverting funds from other programs or services.
Colleges generally will need to devote staff time and website resources to develop and maintain the required materials and contact information, creating ongoing administrative costs.
Providing detailed explanations of legal rights and complaint procedures may lead to increased formal complaints and administrative investigations, raising legal exposure and compliance costs for institutions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires colleges receiving Title IV aid to publish online policies and resources for expectant and parenting students covering leave, accommodations, financial aid effects, supports, and legal rights.
Introduced June 12, 2025 by Lucy Mcbath · Last progress June 12, 2025
Requires every college or university that participates in federal Title IV student aid programs to develop and publish an online policy and resource page for expectant and parenting students. The required information must cover leave options for pregnancy, birth, and adoption; ways to make up missed work; lactation accommodations; pregnancy-related and parenting-related accommodations; financial aid impacts and emergency aid; available student supports (child care, housing that allows children, food, health and mental care, transportation, mentoring, public benefits); legal rights under federal and state law; complaint and Title IX procedures; and contact details for accessibility and Title IX staff.