Student Success Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Chairman, last month, I had the privilege of joining
three young adults from my district to reintroduce the Homeless
Children and Youth Act, a bill that will help young homeless youth get
access to housing and better service and better to just count them, so
we know what the extent of the problem is, so that we can serve them in
the future.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was originally signed into
law to help the neediest children among us have a quality education. As
we consider the reauthorization, we need to not forget about vulnerable
students who happen to be homeless.

The Castro-Stivers amendment would require States to develop a plan
on how school counselors can help these homeless students with their
college readiness. By providing these children with college counseling
and encouraging them and giving them hope, we can develop a brighter
future not only for those children, but for America.

I want to thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Castro) for his hard
work on this, for joining me in the fight to help serve our homeless
youth in this country and help give them a bright future.

I want to thank the chairman and all the staff for their hard work.
We worked with the committee on this amendment. That is why nobody else
rose in opposition to it because we actually worked out the details. I
appreciate their suggestions and willingness to work with us. I
appreciate the gentleman from Texas for being willing to take those
suggestions.

This amendment is an example of how this House should work, work
together to serve the people, to take care of those in need, to make
sure we look out for the future of our country. I am proud to have been
involved and appreciate the work of the gentleman from Texas and the
chairman and those on the committee.

I yield back the balance of my time.

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