US SB2849 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-17 - 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]
Status: Introduced on September 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-17 - 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]
Summary
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA 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 youth strategy that assesses the needs of youth and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) youth are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are not chronically absent; (4) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (5) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (6) families and communities are engaged in the education of their youth as equal partners; (7) students are ready for postsecondary education at institutions of higher education and 21st Century careers; and (8) students are contributing to their communities. Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals.
Title
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act
Sponsors
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-09-17 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2237 (Related) 2013-07-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Subjects
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Public-private cooperation
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Public-private cooperation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2849/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2849/BILLS-113s2849is.pdf |