US Congress House Bill 1153 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program for preparing future teachers to effectively instruct English learners to achieve at high levels in early childhood education programs and in elementary schools and secondary schools. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs. Grants may be awarded for up to five years. In awarding the grants, ED must give preference to partnerships that recruit and enroll teachers who are from underrepresented populations or former English learners.

Reaching English Learners Act

Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-02-13	House	Introduced in House

SB545 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1153/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1153/BILLS-116hr1153ih.pdf