A student must be in a workforce program and hold no graduate credential
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 83002, Sec. 83002.
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A student must be in a workforce program and hold no graduate credential
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of EducationHow: statuteSec. 83002 in the PDF
What the document says
“a student shall meet the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant under this section, except that the student--”
The section requires a student to meet the usual Pell Grant tests, but also to be enrolled or accepted in an eligible workforce program under section 481(b)(3) and not to be enrolled or accepted in a program leading to a graduate credential or to hold one already.
What the document actually says
“a student shall meet the eligibility requirements for a Federal Pell Grant under this section, except that the student--”
That sentence, in plain words
The student must meet the usual grant tests. Two changes follow.
What this is about
They must be in a short job training course. They may not be in a graduate course. Nor may they already hold that award.
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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 83002, 139 Stat. 350 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm
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“A student must be in a workforce program and hold no graduate credential,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 83002, Sec. 83002. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec83002-eligible/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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