113 S2259 IS: Helping Military Children Succeed in Schools Act U.S. Senate 2014-04-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2014 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow for data collection about military-connected students.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Helping Military Children Succeed in Schools Act .

2.

Amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended—(1)in clause (vii) by striking and after the semicolon;(2)in clause (viii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and(3)by inserting after clause (viii) the following:(ix)information regarding the number of military-connected students which, for the purposes of this clause, shall mean students with a parent who serves in the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserve Forces, and information regarding academic achievement for such students, except that such information shall not be used for school or local educational agency accountability purposes under section 1116..