3.0.0 893 2023-01-11T19:45:56Z 2023-01-11T19:45:56Z Senate S S 2007-03-15 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-15T18:06:19Z 2007-03-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-03-15 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2007-03-15 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2007-03-15 True B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2007-03-15 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-03-19 False C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2007-03-23 False G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2007-05-21 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-12-08 False Education Academic performance Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Educational statistics Educational tests Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Federal aid to education Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Intergovernmental fiscal relations Private schools Secondary education Social Welfare Education 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2009-07-16T14:57:00Z Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act - Allows each state to enter into a five-year performance agreement with the Secretary of Education permitting it to receive federal funds on a consolidated basis that would otherwise be directed toward specific programs furthering the stated purpose of title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Requires each agreement to be approved by a combination of specified state parties, and list the programs for which consolidated funding is requested. Allows states to use such funds for any educational purpose permitted by state law, but requires states to make certain assurances that they will use fiscal control and fund accounting procedures, abide by federal civil rights laws, and advance educational opportunities for the disadvantaged. Allows amendments to the scope of performance agreements.

Requires each agreement state to: (1) maintain an accountability system measuring annual student progress toward state proficiency standards; (2) annually disseminate student performance data disaggregated by specified student groups; and (3) keep aggregate spending on elementary and secondary education at no less than 90% of such spending for the school year coinciding with this Act's enactment.

Limits administrative expenses.

Requires the inclusion of private schools and teachers in activities funded on a consolidated basis.

Directs the Secretary to evaluate each performance agreement midway through its execution. Allows the Secretary to terminate an agreement whose terms are not met for three consecutive school years.

]]> Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to allow a State to combine certain funds and enter into a performance agreement with the Secretary of Education to improve the academic achievement of students. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act Short Titles as Introduced Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act Short Titles as Introduced A PLUS Act Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s893is/xml/BILLS-110s893is.xml 2007-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.