To award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language, and early language programs.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The people of the United States celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skills to succeed, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms elementary school, English learner, local educational agency, middle grades, secondary school, and State have the meanings given, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Grants for State Seal of Biliteracy programs From amounts made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis. It relies on reporting requirements, definition changes, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Education and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The people of the United States celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skills to succeed...
- Defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms elementary school, English learner, local educational agency, middle grades, secondary school, and State have the meanings given...
- Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Grants for State Seal of Biliteracy programs From amounts made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The people of the United States celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skills to succeed, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms elementary school, English learner, local educational agency, middle grades, secondary school, and State have the meanings given, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Grants for State Seal of Biliteracy programs From amounts made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a reporting req provision: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The people of the United States celebrate cultural and linguistic diversity and seek to prepare students with skills to succeed, defines introduces a definition change provision: 3. Definitions In this Act: The terms elementary school, English learner, local educational agency, middle grades, secondary school, and State have the meanings given, and expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 4. Grants for State Seal of Biliteracy programs From amounts made available under subsection (f), the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Brownley (for herself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Chu, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any program described in section 4(a) that is established or improved, and carried out, with funds received under this Act. The term second language— means any language other than— English
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