3.0.0 587 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z House HR 2015-01-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 587.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes.[Page H663]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T13:45:33Z Referred to 2015-01-28T14:04:05Z PRE-K Act 114 317 S 2015-01-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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 2015-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 N H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-01-28 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2015-01-28 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-01-28 True P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2015-01-28 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2015-02-02 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2015-02-02 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2015-02-02 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2015-02-02 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-02-02 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2015-04-14 False Education Child care and development Child health Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Higher education Indian social and development programs Language arts Minority education Preschool education Rural conditions and development School administration Special education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-01-28 Introduced in House 2015-02-18T16:02:00Z Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2015 or the PRE-K Act

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to enhance or improve state-funded preschool programs to states that: (1) have curricula aligned with state early learning standards; (2) use nationally-established, or better, best practices for class size and teacher-to-student ratios; (3) require each teacher to have at least an associate degree in early childhood education or a related field; (4) require such programs to operate for at least a full academic year; and (5) have a plan for meeting the requirement, within five years of receiving such grant, that teachers have at least a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education or have such degree in a related field, but have also completed specialized training in early childhood education.

Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive process for awarding grants to other states that demonstrate that they will meet such requirements within two fiscal years.

Prohibits state grantees from reducing their preschool or child care expenditures.

Requires states to give priority, in using grant funds, to preschool programs in communities with high concentrations of impoverished children.

Includes among grant uses: (1) increasing the qualifications of, and benefits provided to, teachers, teacher aides, and program directors; (2) decreasing class size and improving teacher-to-student ratios; (3) providing certain comprehensive services that support healthy child development; (4) extending program duration; (5) improving program monitoring and learning environments; and (6) providing classroom supplies or equipment.

Reserves funds for competitive grants to Indians for their preschool programs.

]]> PRE-K Act Display Title PRE-K Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to States to improve early education. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced PRE-K Act Short Titles as Introduced Providing Resources Early for Kids Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr587ih/xml/BILLS-114hr587ih.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.