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
(a) Expansion of authority. Section 1204 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6364) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking 5 years and inserting 7 years; and
(B) in paragraph (3)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 3 years and inserting 5 years; and
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking a total number of not more than 7 participating State educational agencies and inserting a total number of not more than 20 participating State educational agencies;
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(A)—
(A) in clause (x) by striking and at the end;
(B) in clause (xi)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(xii) be of equal or greater rigor to the State assessments under section 1111(b)(2) (as determined by the Secretary).
(3) in subsection (f)(1)(B)(i)—
(A) by striking comparable to the State assessments and inserting of equal or greater rigor to the State assessments; and
(B) by inserting (as determined by the Secretary) before , valid;
(4) in subsection (i)(3)—
(A) by striking comparable to measures of academic achievement and inserting of equal or greater rigor to measures of academic achievement; and
(B) by inserting (as determined by the Secretary) before across the State; and
(5) in subsection (m)(1)(A)(ii)—
(A) by striking comparable with statewide assessments and inserting of equal or greater rigor to statewide assessments; and
(B) by inserting (as determined by the Secretary) before the semicolon at the end.
(b) Authorization of appropriations. Section 1204(k) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6364(k)) is amended—
(1) by striking A State and inserting the following:
(1) In general. A State
; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(2) Authorization of appropriations. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for the fiscal year in which the date of the enactment of Transforming Education for the Future Act occurs, and for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.
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