H.R. 10421
Transforming Education for the Future Act
Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici
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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
Section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (19) through (28) as paragraphs (20) through (29), respectively;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (29) through (43) as paragraphs (31) through (45), respectively;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (44) through (49) as paragraphs (47) through (52), respectively;
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (50) through (52) as paragraphs (54) through (56), respectively;
(5) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
(19) Effective school library. The term effective school library means a school library that—
(A) is staffed by supporting staff and at least 1 full-time State-certified school librarian who—
(i) is an instructional leader, information specialist, and teacher;
(ii) supports the digital learning environment and the development of participatory learning, inquiry learning, digital literacy, and information literacy; and
(iii) supports, supplements, and elevates the literacy experience through guidance in reading for learning and motivational reading initiatives in order to enhance student achievement and foster lifelong reading and learning;
(B) is otherwise adequately staffed to be open to students before, during, and after the school day;
(C) has a sufficient collection of professionally curated up-to-date digital and print materials and technology, including openly licensed educational resources;
(D) provides appropriate facilities for maintaining and providing equitable access to materials, technology, connectivity, and library and literacy instruction;
(E) provides regular skills development or training for classroom teachers, school librarians, library paraprofessional staff, and other educators;
(F) provides opportunities for collaboration between classroom teachers and school librarians; and
(G) implements nationally recognized professional standards of practice.
(6) by inserting after paragraph (29), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:
(30) Information literacy. The term information literacy means the set of skills needed to find, retrieve, understand, evaluate, analyze, and effectively use information (which includes spoken and broadcast words and videos, printed materials, and digital content, data, and images).
(7) by inserting after paragraph (45), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:
(46) Right to read. The term right to read means all students have access to—
(A) linguistically and developmentally appropriate, evidence-based reading instruction;
(B) effective school libraries;
(C) family literacy support;
(D) culturally diverse and inclusive materials;
(E) reading materials in the home; and
(F) the freedom to choose reading materials.
; and
(8) by inserting after paragraph (52), as redesignated by paragraph (1), the following:
(53) Teacher. The term teacher includes a school librarian.
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