3.0.0 3445 2019-11-15T21:04:39Z 2019-11-15T21:04:39Z House H HR 2011-11-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOEBSACK:H.R. 3445.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.[Page H7714]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-29T17:57:39Z Referred to 2011-11-16T15:01:30Z 2012-03-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2011-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N Education Business investment and capital Economic development Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment and training programs Financial literacy Government lending and loan guarantees Housing and community development funding Public-private cooperation Small business Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-11-16 Introduced in House 2011-11-21T20:23:30Z Learn to Earn Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to designate a local educational agency (LEA) as an entrepreneurship community if it is carrying out a high-quality entrepreneurship education program for secondary school students.

Requires those programs to include: (1) high standards in mathematics and related content areas, such as economics; (2) curricula delivered by high-quality teachers who complete entrepreneurship training and receive ongoing professional development; (3) hands-on activities and project-based work; (4) financial literacy education; and (5) interaction between students, teachers, and members of the business community.

Directs the Secretary, to the extent practicable, to give priority to entrepreneurship communities when awarding competitive grants to LEAs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Directs the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to give priority, to the extent practicable, to an entrepreneurship partner entity when awarding competitive grants, loans, or loan guarantees related to small business, workforce, community, or economic development.

Defines an "entrepreneurship partner entity" as a local business, community organization, SBA office, chamber of commerce, or state, local, or tribal entity that enters into an agreement with an entrepreneurship community and specializes in entrepreneurship, small business development, or workforce development.

]]> Learn to Earn Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Learn to Earn Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide priority consideration to local educational agencies that establish high quality entrepreneurship education programs for secondary schools, and for other purposes. Display Title Learn to Earn Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3445ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3445ih.xml 2012-03-29 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.