3.0.0 2549 2023-01-11T13:24:45Z 2023-01-11T13:24:45Z House H HR 2013-06-27 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 2549.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII[Page H4144]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T20:43:24Z Referred to 2013-06-27T14:01:00Z 2013-09-13 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2013-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2013-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2013-06-27 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2013-06-27 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2013-07-11 False E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 2013-07-18 False G000573 Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26] Joe Garcia D FL 26 2013-07-19 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2013-07-19 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2013-07-19 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2013-07-19 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-07-22 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2013-07-22 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2013-07-31 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2013-09-09 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2013-09-17 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2014-05-29 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs User charges and fees Education 00 2013-06-27 Introduced in House 2013-09-06T20:38:15Z Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve a Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.

Requires students who wish to participate in such a program to submit an application to their state that includes assurances that they: (1) will receive a secondary school diploma or its equivalent in the year they apply; and (2) have met the state's criteria for demonstrating proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.

Requires states to provide participating students who demonstrate that proficiency: (1) a permanent seal or other marker on their secondary school diploma or its equivalent, and (2) documentation of that proficiency on their official academic transcript.

Allows students who gain proficiency in a second language outside of school to participate in such programs.

Prohibits states from charging students an application fee.

]]> BEST Act Display Title BEST Act Official Title as Introduced To award grants to States to establish a Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced BEST Act Short Titles as Introduced Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act Introduced in House 2013-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2549ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2549ih.xml 2013-09-13 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.