To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to give the Department of Education the authority to award competitive grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in middle school and high school in developing cognitive and social-emotional skills to prepare them for success in high school, postsecondary education, and the workforce.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates purpose The purpose of this Act is to make assistance available for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk students in order to— establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs, creates school-based mentoring program Part C of title I of the Carl D, and creates distribution of funds for school-based mentoring programs. It relies on appropriations, grants, reporting requirements, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Education, Environment, Agriculture, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill could face reduced risk, Educational institutions and students affected by the bill could face reduced risk, and Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates purpose The purpose of this Act is to make assistance available for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk students in order to— establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs.
- Creates school-based mentoring program Part C of title I of the Carl D.
- Creates distribution of funds for school-based mentoring programs.
- Creates institute of Education Sciences study on school-based mentoring programs.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates purpose The purpose of this Act is to make assistance available for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk students in order to— establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs, creates school-based mentoring program Part C of title I of the Carl D, and creates distribution of funds for school-based mentoring programs.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Environment, Agriculture, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill creates purpose The purpose of this Act is to make assistance available for school-based mentoring programs for at-risk students in order to— establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs, creates school-based mentoring program Part C of title I of the Carl D, and creates distribution of funds for school-based mentoring programs.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Educational institutions and students affected by the bill
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Agricultural producers and rural communities affected by the bill
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) introduced …
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