US Congress Senate Bill 2784 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Education (ED) to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish family friendly school policies that align the school day with the work day to better support working families, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess. Specifically, ED shall award five-year grants at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day; report to Congress at the three-year mark and at the conclusion of the five-year grant period on best practices and recommendations for aligning school and work schedules, and for strengthening partnerships between schools and community resources; and carry out a supplemental grant program to establish or expand community learning center summer programs.

Family Friendly Schools Act

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-11-05	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB8714 (Related) 2020-10-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2784/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2784/BILLS-116s2784is.pdf