3.0.0 1994 2019-11-15T21:05:17Z 2019-11-15T21:05:17Z House H HR 2011-05-25 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HOLT:H.R. 1994.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the Constitution of the United States.[Page H3645]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:40:16Z Referred to 2011-05-25T14:01:40Z 2011-09-08 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N W000793 Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] DAVID WU D OR 1 2011-05-25 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2011-05-25 True C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2011-06-14 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2011-07-12 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2011-07-28 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2011-09-12 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2012-05-31 False Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Area studies and international education Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs State and local government operations Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-05-25 Introduced in House 2011-06-03T18:44:26Z Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to undertake certain national activities at the elementary and secondary school level that include: (1) expanding the collection and dissemination of information on effective foreign language education, (2) encouraging states to adopt nationally recognized standards for foreign language education and effective assessments that are aligned to such standards, and (3) providing scholarships to students and their teachers for study-abroad opportunities.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to improve their elementary and secondary school foreign language programs.

Requires each state grantee to use its grant to: (1) develop foreign language and international education policy and programs, (2) appoint a state foreign language and international education advisory council to assist it in doing so, (3) designate a state language and international education coordinator or coordinators, (4) adopt nationally recognized standards for foreign language education and effective assessments that are aligned to such standards, (5) implement in- and pre-service foreign language teacher training programs, (6) provide scholarships and incentives to recruit new teachers and encourage existing teachers to receive training, and (7) provide technical assistance to elementary and secondary schools.

Directs the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships between state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, model programs that ensure the continuity of student progress in foreign language proficiency from kindergarten through grade 12. Requires each model program to include a research and evaluation component.

]]> Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Short Titles as Introduced Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Display Title Excellence and Innovation in Language Learning Act Official Title as Introduced To improve foreign language instruction. Introduced in House 2011-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1994ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1994ih.xml 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. 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.