3.0.0 251 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z Senate S 2015-01-26 114 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-26T22:17:27Z Prescribe A Book Act 114 523 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Identical bill CRS 2015-01-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S467) IntroReferral 2015-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2015-01-26 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2015-01-26 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-01-26 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2015-01-26 True Education Books and print media Child health Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Language arts Preschool education Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Education 00 2015-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-12T15:23:05Z Prescribe A Book Act

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award matching grants to nonprofit organizations for the implementation of Pediatric Early Literacy Programs, through which:

  • health care providers encourage parents to read aloud to their children and offer parents developmentally appropriate recommendations and strategies for doing so;
  • health care providers give each visiting child between the ages of six months and five years a new, developmentally appropriate children's book to take home and keep; and
  • health care facilities create literacy-rich environments that include gently used books for waiting room use or volunteer readers to show parents the techniques of reading aloud to young children.

Requires that the books provided to children under the programs be obtained at a discount.

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