[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2957 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2957

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
   educational practices for limited English proficient students and 
                          immigrant students.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2007

   Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
   educational practices for limited English proficient students and 
                          immigrant students.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Instruction 
Improvement Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES FOR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT 
              STUDENTS AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS.

    (a) Reserved Funding.--Section 3111(c)(1)(C) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(1)(C)) is amended by 
striking ``6.5'' and inserting ``9.0''.
    (b) Expanded National Activities.--Section 3131 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6861) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(in consortia with State educational 
        agencies or local educational agencies)'' after ``institutions 
        of higher learning'' and inserting ``, State educational 
        agencies, local educational agencies, and consortia of local 
        educational agencies'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) for the development and dissemination of best 
        practices in the teaching of individuals with limited English 
        proficiency to high levels of academic achievement with respect 
        to challenging State content and student academic achievement 
        standards;
            ``(5) for the development and dissemination of best 
        practices in the teaching of individuals with limited English 
        proficiency to high levels of academic proficiency in more than 
        one language;
            ``(6) for the conduct of research and evaluation of 
        educational services provided to individuals with limited 
        English proficiency under this part; and
            ``(7) for technical assistance to assist State education 
        agencies and local education agencies in meeting the 
        requirements of this title.''.
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