US Congress House Bill 1995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Specialized Instructional Support within the Department of Education to improve specialized instructional support services in schools. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Reduced Barriers to Learning program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to: (1) establish or expand specialized instructional support services and programs at the state level that are designed to provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to specialized instructional support services and programs addressing barriers to learning within local educational agencies and individual schools; and (2) hire and support specialized instructional support services coordinators to provide such assistance, coordination, and support. Replaces references to pupil services and pupil services personnel with references to specialized instructional support services and specialized instructional support personnel. Defines such services as those provided by school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified professionals that provide assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011

Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2011-05-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1995/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1995/BILLS-112hr1995ih.pdf