3.0.0 374 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z 2023-01-11T13:29:07Z House HR 2015-01-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIMES:H.R. 374.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H407]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T13:39:55Z Referred to 2015-01-14T14:04:40Z 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 2015-01-14 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 N C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2015-01-14 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-01-20 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2015-05-12 False Education Academic performance and assessments Child care and development Child health Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Government information and archives Indian social and development programs Minority education Performance measurement Preschool education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-01-14 Introduced in House 2015-02-04T23:01:27Z Supporting Early Learning Act

Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive, matching Quality Pathways grants to states that demonstrate the greatest progress toward establishing a high-quality system of early learning that includes:

  • state early learning standards;
  • preservice and ongoing training for staff;
  • the systematic review, rating, and monitoring of early learning programs for ameliorative purposes;
  • parental involvement;
  • health, disability, and family support services and referrals for participating children;
  • an early learning data system; and
  • a process for evaluating children's school readiness and ensuring their effective transition to the public school system.

Requires the grant to be used to further such progress and move more disadvantaged children into higher quality programs. Permits grantees to apply to the Secretary to reserve up to 25% of their grant to expand disadvantaged children's access to the highest quality early learning programs offering full-day, full-year services.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive Development grants to states that were not awarded a Pathways grant, but commit to developing a high-quality system of early learning that includes the components listed above.

Directs the Secretary to establish indicators to measure state progress in meeting grant objectives, and states to establish Secretary-approved benchmarks for success that are based on those indicators.

Requires the Secretary to use certain reserved funds to: (1) establish a competitive grant demonstration program for Native American school readiness programs; (2) provide technical assistance to states to help them qualify for, apply for, and maintain this Act's grants; and (3) support the Institute of Education Sciences' research into, and evaluation of, this Act's grant-related activities.

]]> Supporting Early Learning Act Display Title Supporting Early Learning Act Official Title as Introduced To establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to support States in building and strengthening systems of high-quality early learning and development programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Supporting Early Learning Act Introduced in House 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr374ih/xml/BILLS-114hr374ih.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.