US Congress House Bill 495 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-29 - 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]

DIPLOMA Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities. Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: children are ready for school; students are engaged and achieving in school; students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; families and communities are supportive and engaged in their children's education as equal partners; students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; students are contributing to their communities; and students are not chronically absent. Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.

DIPLOMA Act Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act

Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
2015-01-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-01-22	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-01-22	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2015-01-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-01-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/495/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr495/BILLS-114hr495ih.pdf