3.0.0 3716 2023-01-11T13:38:44Z 2023-01-11T13:38:44Z House HR 2017-09-08 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 145 (Friday, September 8, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 3716.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7217]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-09-08T13:00:54Z 2017-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2017-09-08 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2017-09-08 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2017-09-08 True C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2017-09-08 True R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2017-09-08 True N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2017-09-08 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2017-09-11 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2017-10-10 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2017-10-24 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2018-11-02 False Education Academic performance and assessments Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs User charges and fees Education 00 2017-09-08 Introduced in House 2018-10-10T15:27:13Z Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.

States must provide to participating students who demonstrate such proficiency: (1) documentation of that proficiency on their official academic transcripts, and (2) a permanent seal or other marker on their secondary school diplomas.

Students who gain proficiency in a second language outside of school may participate in such programs.

States may not charge students a program application fee.

]]> BEST Act Display Title BEST Act Short Titles as Introduced BEST Act Short Titles as Introduced Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act Official Title as Introduced To award grants to States to establish a Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language. Introduced in House 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3716ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3716ih.xml 2017-09-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.