US Congress Senate Bill 545 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions 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

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]

Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-25	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1153 (Related) 2019-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/545/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s545/BILLS-116s545is.pdf