US HB5611 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - 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]
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-17 - 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]
Summary
Public School Emergency Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to provide emergency impact aid payments to states and, through them, to local educational agencies and Indian schools for each quarter of the 2014-2015 school year for any increase in the enrollment of immigrant children from the corresponding quarter of the 2012-2013 school year. Requires the payments to be used to provide services and assistance to schools that enroll immigrant students. Authorizes the funds to be used for: compensating school personnel, identifying and acquiring curricular material and mobile educational units and leasing sites or spaces, basic instructional services for immigrant students, reasonable transportation costs, health and counseling services, education and support services, and other uses allowed under title III (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Requires any payment made on behalf of a disabled immigrant student to be used for special education and related services. Prohibits the use of the emergency impact aid for any expenses that are not incurred during the 2014-2015 school year.
Title
Public School Emergency Relief Act
Sponsors
Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY] | Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Peter King [R-NY] |
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-11-17 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. |
2014-09-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
Subjects
Child health
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Immigrant health and welfare
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation costs
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Immigrant health and welfare
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5611/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5611/BILLS-113hr5611ih.pdf |