To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6F6CFD1C67C94603961151A9EA05B33B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the World Language Education Assistance Program Act or the World LEAP Act.
- Section H77DEAE82D7B143029E234DB88B59462A: 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish and make assistance available to the World Language Education Assistance Program in order to— establish or...
- Section HCE83CAD7CBE842F6A9EB72173D43B8C2: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Recent academic studies demonstrate that America’s language capacity has reached a crisis point, with only one fifth...
- Section HACBD4ACB9CB740B4AAC77514117B807A: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term community-based heritage language school means a nonprofit, community-based school that offers classes for students in...
- Section H34194B040A6544F19EE831A52F156D1C: 5. World language education assistance program The Secretary shall award, on a competitive basis, grants to local educational agencies to establish and carry...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Panetta introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual— with proficiency in, or a cultural connection to (through family, community, or country of origin), a language other than English
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