3.0.0 678 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z House HR 2015-02-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS:H.R. 678.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority in which this bill rests isthe power of the Congress to regulate Commerce as enumeratedby Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 as applied to theElementary and Secondary Education Act.[Page H756]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed14 Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T13:46:18Z Referred to 2015-02-03T15:04:40Z 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act 114 342 S 2015-02-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical 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 2015-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 N Education Computers and information technology Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2015-02-03 Introduced in House 2015-02-27T22:53:31Z 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act

Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to use up to 5% of their part A grant funds that are reserved for allocating subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to award competitive grants to LEAs, charter schools, or consortia of such entities to carry out blended learning projects.

Defines a "blended learning project" as a formal education program that: (1) includes an element of online learning and instructional time in a supervised location away from home; (2) includes an element of student control over time, path, or pace; and (3) connects the elements of the education program to provide an integrated learning experience.

Requires the competitive grant funds to be used for: (1) planning activities, the purchase of digital instructional resources, initial professional development activities, and one-time information technology purchases; or (2) ongoing professional development for teachers, school leaders, or other personnel involved in the project.

Requires each state making such a grant to contribute non-federal funds equal to at least 10% of the grant.

]]> 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act Display Title 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act Official Title as Introduced To promote the use of blended learning in classrooms across America. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced 21st Century Classroom Innovation Act Introduced in House 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr678ih/xml/BILLS-114hr678ih.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.