3.0.0 2849 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z 2023-01-11T13:25:26Z Senate S S 2014-09-17 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-17T22:40:31Z DIPLOMA Act 113 2237 HR 2013-07-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS 2014-09-17 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2014-09-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2014-09-17 True Education Child care and development Child health Child safety and welfare Community life and organization Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Public-private cooperation Education 00 2014-09-17 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-05T13:46:20Z Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.

Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state youth strategy that assesses the needs of youth and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) youth are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are not chronically absent; (4) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (5) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (6) families and communities are engaged in the education of their youth as equal partners; (7) students are ready for postsecondary education at institutions of higher education and 21st Century careers; and (8) students are contributing to their communities.

Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals.

]]> DIPLOMA Act Display Title DIPLOMA Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to strengthen student achievement and graduation rates and prepare youth for postsecondary education at institutions of higher education, careers, and citizenship through innovative partnerships that meet the comprehensive needs of youth. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced DIPLOMA Act Short Titles as Introduced Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act Introduced in Senate 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2849is/xml/BILLS-113s2849is.xml 2014-09-17 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.