US HB5620 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishes various grant programs to address educational inequities in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill creates grant programs related to (1) early childhood education, (2) high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, (3) college and career readiness pathways, and (4) additional resources for at-risk students. For each grant program, the Department of Education (ED) must award a single grant to an eligible state. To be eligible for a grant, a state must establish an independent state oversight board. The oversight board must, among other things (1) determine whether the state and its local educational agencies (LEAs) have met state educational equity goals, and (2) hold them accountable for failing to meet those goals. ED may renew a grant if the oversight board determines the state has met its goals. In addition, for each grant program, the bill outlines the activities authorized under the program, maintenance-of-effort requirements, and matching fund requirements. Finally, the bill permits ED to enter into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, through which a state educational agency may use funds to develop and implement a school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and disadvantaged students. (Currently, ED may enter into these agreements with LEAs.)
Title
TRUE EQUITY Act Transformational Reforms and Updates to Ensure Educational Quality and Urgent Investments in Today's Youth Act of 2020
Sponsors
Rep. David Trone [D-MD] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2020-01-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3149 (Related) 2020-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Disability and paralysis
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Preschool education
School administration
Special education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Disability and paralysis
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Preschool education
School administration
Special education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5620/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5620/BILLS-116hr5620ih.pdf |