Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§1070a–26 21st Century Scholar Certificates

Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part A — Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education › subpart 2 — federal early outreach and student services programs › § 1070a–26

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Any organization that gets a grant must give every student in its program a 21st Century Scholar Certificate. Each certificate must be made for that student and show the amount of federal college aid they could get and the estimated scholarship amount under section 1070a–25, if that applies.

Full Legal Text

Title 20, §1070a–26

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(a)In general
An eligible entity that receives a grant under this division shall provide certificates, to be known as 21st Century Scholar Certificates, to all students served by the eligible entity who are participating in a program under this division.
(b)Information required
A 21st Century Scholar Certificate shall be personalized for each student and indicate the amount of Federal financial aid for college and the estimated amount of any scholarship provided under section 1070a–25 of this title, if applicable, that a student may be eligible to receive.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1070a–26, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 404F, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 402(a)(4), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 496; amended Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(b)(21), (22), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2459, related to evaluation and report, prior to the general amendment of this division by Pub. L. 105–244. See section 1070a–27 of this title.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–315 added subsecs. (a) and (b) and struck out former subsecs. (a) and (b), which related to the provision of 21st Century Scholar Certificates and required that such Certificates be personalized for each student. 1999—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 106–78 substituted “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act” for “National School Lunch Act”.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 1070a–26

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110