3.0.0 827 2020-02-10T17:06:58Z 2020-02-10T17:06:58Z Senate S S 2011-04-14 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-14T19:40:48Z A PLUS Act 112 2514 HR 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2011-04-14 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-04-14 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 2011-04-14 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2011-04-14 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2011-04-14 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-04-14 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2011-04-14 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2011-04-14 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-04-14 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-06-28 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2011-09-06 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-09-12 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement State and local finance Education 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-04-27T19:59:26Z Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or 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 them 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) disseminate annually 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.

]]> A PLUS Act Short Titles as Introduced A PLUS Act Short Titles as Introduced Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act Display Title A PLUS 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 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s827is/xml/BILLS-112s827is.xml 2011-04-14 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.