3.0.0 1995 2021-04-19T18:45:33Z 2021-04-19T18:45:33Z House H HR 2011-05-25 112 [Pages H3645-H3646]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOEBSACK:H.R. 1995.[[Page H3646]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the Constitution whichgrants Congress the power to provide for the general Welfareof the United States.]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2011-09-08T16:40:29Z Referred to 2011-05-25T14:01:45Z 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 L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2011-05-25 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2011-05-25 True B001259 Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] Bruce Braley D IA L. 1 2011-05-25 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2011-05-25 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2011-06-24 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2011-07-06 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2011-07-25 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2011-08-01 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-09-07 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2011-09-13 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2011-10-03 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2011-11-30 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2012-07-31 False Education Academic performance and assessments Child health Department of Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Executive agency funding and structure Mental health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-05-25 Introduced in House 2011-06-03T18:47:39Z Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011 - Amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Specialized Instructional Support within the Department of Education to improve specialized instructional support services in schools.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Reduced Barriers to Learning program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive matching grants to states to: (1) establish or expand specialized instructional support services and programs at the state level that are designed to provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to specialized instructional support services and programs addressing barriers to learning within local educational agencies and individual schools; and (2) hire and support specialized instructional support services coordinators to provide such assistance, coordination, and support.

Replaces references to pupil services and pupil services personnel with references to specialized instructional support services and specialized instructional support personnel.

Defines such services as those provided by school counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other qualified professionals that provide assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other necessary services as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.

]]> Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011 Display Title Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning. Introduced in House 2011-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1995ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1995ih.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.