US Congress House Bill 3036 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ready to Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a new Ready to Learn program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready to Learn programs. Requires Ready to Learn programs to: (1) include programming that is aligned with state academic content and achievement standards; (2) include training and materials for educators and caregivers to facilitate their use of the programming and services; (3) address specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (4) include programming in reading, social and emotional development, and at least one other topic in an academic or developmentally appropriate area. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to create a Ready to Earn program authorizing the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults.

Ready-to-Compete Act

Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. William Owens [D-NY]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2011-11-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2011-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3036/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3036/BILLS-112hr3036ih.pdf