3.0.0 1194 2023-01-11T13:28:15Z 2023-01-11T13:28:15Z House HR 2015-03-02 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 1194.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; and including, but notsolely limited to the 14th Amendment.[Page H1525]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T14:03:37Z Referred to 2015-03-02T17:03:45Z Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 114 622 S 2015-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1219) Related bill CRS 2015-04-29 hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Committee 2015-03-02 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 N D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-03-02 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2015-03-26 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2015-04-22 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2015-04-23 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2015-04-29 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2015-05-19 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2015-06-02 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-06-10 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2015-06-24 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-07-23 False D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2015-11-04 False Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Child care and development Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Family relationships Government studies and investigations Indian social and development programs Juvenile crime and gang violence Minority education Performance measurement School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-03-02 Introduced in House 2015-03-16T15:09:38Z Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015

Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to reserve school improvement funds to:

  • award a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to establish a Statewide Family Engagement Center that provides comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to local educational agencies (LEAs), organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that carry out parent education and family engagement in education programs;
  • award grants to nonprofit organizations or Indian tribes or organizations that partner with LEAs or schools to establish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers that assist families in becoming engaged in their childrens' education; and
  • develop and implement a statewide family engagement in education plan.

Requires each state school improvement plan to include a plan for strengthening family engagement in education.

Requires each LEA and school receiving school improvement funds to develop policies and practices for family engagement in education that meet specified principles and standards.

Increases the percentage of school improvement funds that LEAs must reserve for family engagement activities. Requires at least 75% of those reserved funds to be distributed to schools served under the school improvement program.

Requires states and correctional facilities to work with family members and aftercare providers in developing educational services and transition plans for youth following their stay in state and local institutions for neglected or delinquent youth.

Requires the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to develop recommended metrics on family engagement in education for states and LEAs and to make recommendations on the integration of those metrics into state accountability and longitudinal data systems.

Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct research on effective family engagement in education.

Requires states to use part of their grant under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to train teachers and principals to effectively engage families in their children's education.

Repeals programs authorizing the Secretary to award grants to: (1) nonprofit organizations and consortia of those organizations and LEAs to establish parental information and resource centers, and (2) local nonprofit parent organizations to support local family information centers.

]]> Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 Display Title Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Family Engagement in Education Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1194ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1194ih.xml 2015-04-29 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.