3.0.0 1210 2023-01-11T13:24:39Z 2023-01-11T13:24:39Z Senate S S 2013-06-20 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-06-20T21:26:23Z A PLUS Act 113 2456 HR 2013-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2013-06-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795-4796) IntroReferral 2013-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2013-06-20 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2013-06-20 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2013-06-20 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2013-06-20 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2013-06-20 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2013-06-20 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2013-06-20 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2013-06-20 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-06-20 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2013-06-20 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2013-09-18 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations State and local finance Education 00 2013-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2013-06-29T16:45:07Z Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act or the A PLUS Act - Allows each state to submit to the Secretary of Education a declaration of intent, applicable for up to five years, 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 declaration to be formulated by a combination of specified State Authorizing Officials or by referendum and to 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 states to amend their declarations.

Allows each declaration state to adopt new academic assessments and standards or apply those described under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, but requires each state to have a single system of assessments and standards that includes student proficiency goals.

Requires each declaration state to: (1) inform the public about its student achievement assessment system; (2) report annually on student progress toward the state's proficiency standards, disaggregating performance data 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 each declaration state to provide for the equitable participation of private school children and teachers in the activities assisted under its declaration of intent.

]]> A PLUS Act Display Title A PLUS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to allow a State to submit a declaration of intent to the Secretary of Education to combine certain funds to improve the academic achievement of students. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced A PLUS Act Short Titles as Introduced Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success Act Introduced in Senate 2013-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1210is/xml/BILLS-113s1210is.xml 2013-06-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795-4796) 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.