H.R. 10421

Transforming Education for the Future Act

Sponsor: Suzanne Bonamici

16 cosponsors
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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

Sec. 10222. Accountability indicators

Section 1111(c)(4)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(c)(4)(B)) is amended—

(1) in clause (iii)—

(A) in subclause (I), by striking and at the end;

(B) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

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(III) student access to and completion of advanced coursework.

; and

(2) in clause (v)—

(A) in subclause (I)—

(i) in item (bb), by striking and at the end;

(ii) by redesignating item (cc) as item (dd); and

(iii) by inserting after item (bb) the following:

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(cc) measures school climate and safety in accordance with subclause (III); and

(B) in subclause (II)—

(i) by striking subclause (VII);

(ii) by redesignating subclauses (III) through (VI) as items (aa) through (dd), respectively;

(iii) by redesignating subclause (VIII) as item (ee); and

(iv) in item (cc), as so redesignated, by inserting except for as applied to high school students, before student access; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

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(III)

(aa) School climate and safety shall be measured through the level of participation (relative to the total population of the school) in representative qualitative research methods, including—

(AA) focus groups;

(BB) interviews; and

(CC) surveys.

(bb) In carrying out a representative qualitative research method under item (aa), the State shall—

(AA) include questions on school discipline practices, class sizes, quality and availability of mental health supports, quality and inclusivity of curriculum and instruction, clarity and accessibility of emergency plans, and any other questions as determined by the State;

(BB) make such methods accessible to English learners, students with disabilities, and students reading below grade level, based on the most currently available State academic assessment data under subsection (b)(2), as applicable; and

(CC) ensure such methods are completed by a representative sample of students, educators, and, to the extent practicable, parents.

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