H.R. 10421

Transforming Education for the Future Act

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(a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the Transforming Education for the Future Act.

(b) Table of contents. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definitions.Sec. 3. Purposes.Title I—Support for All Schools to Provide a Well-Rounded EducationSec. 10001. Authorization of appropriations.Part A—Innovative Teaching and LearningSubpart 1—Project-Based Learning GrantsSec. 10111. Definitions.Sec. 10112. Grants for project-based learning.Subpart 2—Arts Education for AllSec. 10121. Early childhood education programs.Sec. 10122. State and local plans.Sec. 10123. Report cards.Sec. 10124. School improvement.Sec. 10125. Arts for neglected and delinquent children and youth.Sec. 10126. Subgrants to local educational agencies.Sec. 10127. 21st century community learning centers.Sec. 10128. Amendments to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.Sec. 10129. Amendments to adult and juvenile offender demonstration projects.Sec. 10130. Arts research.Sec. 10131. Arts statistical data.Subpart 3—Black History is American HistorySec. 10141. Black History is American History.Subpart 4—Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander HistorySec. 10151. Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History.Subpart 5—Teaching Hispanic and Latino and American Indian HistorySec. 10161. Teaching Hispanic and Latino and American Indian History.Subpart 6—Holocaust Education and Antisemitism LessonsSec. 10171. Study and report on Holocaust education.Subpart 7—Full-Service Community Schools ExpansionSec. 10181. Community support for school success.Subpart 8—Reading Excellence and Achievement for DevelopmentSec. 10191. Definitions.Sec. 10192. Reauthorization of the comprehensive literacy State development grants program.Sec. 10193. General provisions.Sec. 10194. Research and development.Sec. 10195. NAEP reporting.Part B—High-Quality Assessments and AccountabilitySubpart 1—Promoting Innovative and Holistic Assessment ModelsSec. 10211. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 10212. Holistic assessment in the national assessment of educational progress.Sec. 10213. Establishing a taskforce to evaluate testing practices and to promote quality teaching.Sec. 10214. Prohibition on use of ESEA funds for certain purposes.Sec. 10215. Expansion of the innovative assessment demonstration authority.Sec. 10216. Professional development on innovative, high-quality testing models.Subpart 2—State Accountability System ReformSec. 10221. Minimum number of students.Sec. 10222. Accountability indicators.Sec. 10223. Support for schools identified for support and improvement.Title II—Support for School Climate and SafetySubtitle A—Civil RightsSec. 21001. Authorization of appropriations.Sec. 21002. Agency guidance on preventing discrimination and bias.Sec. 21003. Desegregating schools.Subtitle B—Educator and Staff SupportPart 1—Professional DevelopmentSec. 22101. Professional development.Part 2—American TeachersSec. 22201. Grants to support State efforts to increase teacher salaries.Sec. 22202. Grants for adjustment of teacher salaries.Sec. 22203. Enhanced awareness of the value of teaching profession.Sec. 22204. Rule of construction.Sec. 22205. Definitions.Sec. 22206. Authorization of appropriations.Part 3—Preparing and Retaining All ParaeducatorsSec. 22301. Grants to support efforts to recruit and retain paraprofessionals in schools.Part 4—Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and StaffSec. 22401. Dissemination of best practices.Sec. 22402. Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services.Sec. 22403. Programs to promote mental health among the education workforce.Sec. 22404. Review with respect to education workforce mental health and resiliency.Sec. 22405. GAO report.Subtitle C—School Climate and SafetyPart 1—Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in SchoolsSubpart A—DefinitionsSec. 23111. Definitions.Subpart B—Partnership Grants for Local and State Educational AgenciesSec. 23121. Synthetic opioid misuse and overdose education, awareness, and prevention pilot program.Sec. 23122. Authorization of appropriations; reservation.Subpart C—Establishment of Interagency Task ForceSec. 23131. Interagency Task Force on Preventing Synthetic Opioid Misuse and Overdose Among Youth.Sec. 23132. Rule of construction.Subpart D—Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965Sec. 23141. Professional development for school personnel.Sec. 23142. Amendments to local educational agency plans.Sec. 23143. Amendments to State educational agency plans.Subpart E—Amendments to Department of Education Data CollectionSec. 23151. National Center for Education Statistics School Crime and Safety Data.Subpart F—School-Based Health Centers and ReportingSec. 23161. Naloxone in school-based health centers.Sec. 23162. Amendments to the Monitoring the Future survey.Sec. 23163. Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Sec. 23164. Evaluation of the effectiveness and reach of the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System.Part 2—Protecting Our Students in SchoolsSubpart A—Purposes; DefinitionsSec. 23211. Purposes.Sec. 23212. Definitions.Subpart B—Prohibition of Corporal PunishmentSec. 23221. Prohibition of corporal punishment.Sec. 23222. Civil actions by the Attorney General.Sec. 23223. Enforcement by the Office for Civil Rights.Sec. 23224. Parent notification and protection and advocacy systems.Subpart C—State Activities and Grant ProgramSec. 23231. State plan and enforcement.Sec. 23232. Grant authority.Subpart D—Additional ProvisionsSec. 23241. Federal regulations.Sec. 23242. Other schools.Sec. 23243. Limitation of authority.Sec. 23244. Applicability to private schools and home schools.Sec. 23245. Severability.Sec. 23246. Authorization of appropriations.Part 3—Keeping All Students SafeSec. 23301. Definitions.Subpart A—Prohibition on Restraint and Seclusion; Additional RequirementsSec. 23311. Prohibition; additional requirements.Subpart B—State Plan; Reporting Requirements; Grants for State Educational AgenciesSec. 23321. Definitions.Sec. 23322. State plan.Sec. 23323. Grants for State educational agencies.Subpart C—General ProvisionsSec. 23331. National assessment.Sec. 23332. Protection and advocacy systems.Sec. 23333. Schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Defense.Sec. 23334. Rule of construction.Sec. 23335. Applicability to private schools and home schools.Sec. 23336. Severability.Sec. 23337. Authorization of appropriations.Part 4—Safe Schools ImprovementSec. 23401. Safe Schools improvement.Part 5—School Violence PreventionSec. 23501. Comprehensive school-based violence prevention program.Part 6—Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in SchoolsSec. 23601. Definitions.Sec. 23602. School-based mental health services grant program.Sec. 23603. Rule.Part 7—Right To ReadSec. 23701. Definitions.Sec. 23702. Amendments to title I.Sec. 23703. Amendments to title II.Sec. 23704. Amendments to title IV.Sec. 23705. Data collection and reporting on school libraries.Sec. 23706. Liability protections related to the right to read.Sec. 23707. Protecting constitutional rights in school libraries.Subtitle D—Education Research and DevelopmentPart 1—New Essential Education DiscoveriesSec. 24101. National Center for Advanced Development in Education.Sec. 24102. Improving statewide longitudinal data systems.Part 2—National Education Technology ClearinghouseSec. 24201. Establishment of National Education Technology Clearinghouse.Sec. 24202. Education technology guidance.Title III—Support for Addressing Socioeconomic Barriers to LearningSec. 30001. Authorization of appropriations for part A of title I of ESEA.Part 1—Protecting Public EducationSubpart A—Protecting Public SchoolsSec. 30111. Keep public funds in public schools.Sec. 30112. District of Columbia school voucher program repealed.Sec. 30113. Prohibition on transfer of administration or funds.Sec. 30114. State responsibilities.Sec. 30115. State and local reporting requirements.Sec. 30116. Evaluation of funding disparities.Subpart B—Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education ReformSec. 30121. ESEA definition of charter school.Sec. 30122. IDEA definition of charter school.Sec. 30123. Effective date; applicability.Part 2—Preschool for AllSec. 30201. Universal preschool.Part 3—School Meals for AllSubpart A—Universal School Meals ProgramSec. 30311. Effective date.Sec. 30312. Free school breakfast program.Sec. 30313. Apportionment to States.Sec. 30314. Nutritional and other program requirements.Sec. 30315. Special assistance program.Sec. 30316. Price for a paid lunch.Sec. 30317. Summer food service program for children.Sec. 30318. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program.Sec. 30319. Child and adult care food program.Sec. 30320. Meals and supplements for children in afterschool care.Sec. 30321. Pilot projects.Sec. 30322. Fresh fruit and vegetable program.Sec. 30323. Training, technical assistance, and Food Service Management Institute.Sec. 30324. Reimbursement of school meal delinquent debt program.Sec. 30325. Conforming amendments.Sec. 30326. Measure of poverty.Sec. 30327. Supplemental nutrition assistance program.Sec. 30328. Higher Education Act of 1965.Sec. 30329. Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.Sec. 30330. America COMPETES Act.Sec. 30331. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.Sec. 30332. National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002.Sec. 30333. Child care and development block grant.Sec. 30334. Children’s Health Act of 2000.Sec. 30335. Juvenile justice and delinquency prevention.Subpart B—Mitigating Electronic Access Losses for StudentsSec. 30341. Summer EBT fraud prevention.

I Support for All Schools to Provide a Well-Rounded Education

A Innovative Teaching and Learning

1 Project-Based Learning Grants

2 Arts Education for All

3 Black History is American History

4 Teaching Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander History

5 Teaching Hispanic and Latino and American Indian History

6 Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons

7 Full-Service Community Schools Expansion

8 Reading Excellence and Achievement for Development

B High-Quality Assessments and Accountability

1 Promoting Innovative and Holistic Assessment Models

2 State Accountability System Reform

II Support for School Climate and Safety

A Civil Rights

B Educator and Staff Support

1 Professional Development

2 American Teachers

3 Preparing and Retaining All Paraeducators

4 Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff

C School Climate and Safety

1 Fentanyl Awareness for Children and Teens in Schools

A Definitions

B Partnership Grants for Local and State Educational Agencies

C Establishment of Interagency Task Force

D Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

E Amendments to Department of Education Data Collection

F School-Based Health Centers and Reporting

2 Protecting Our Students in Schools

A Purposes; Definitions

B Prohibition of Corporal Punishment

C State Activities and Grant Program

D Additional Provisions

3 Keeping All Students Safe

A Prohibition on Restraint and Seclusion; Additional Requirements

B State Plan; Reporting Requirements; Grants for State Educational Agencies

C General Provisions

4 Safe Schools Improvement

5 School Violence Prevention

6 Expanding Access to Mental Health Services in Schools

7 Right to Read

D Education Research and Development

1 New Essential Education Discoveries

2 National Education Technology Clearinghouse

III Support for Addressing Socioeconomic Barriers to Learning

1 Protecting Public Education

A Protecting Public Schools

B Championing Honest and Responsible Transparency in Education Reform

2 Preschool for All

3 School Meals for All

A Universal School Meals Program

B Mitigating Electronic Access Losses for Students