[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2761 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2761
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are
fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English
Language Acquisition grants.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 31, 2019
Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide
that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are
fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English
Language Acquisition grants.
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 ``Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and
Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act'' or the ``ELEVATE Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PUERTO RICO WITH RESPECT TO ALLOTMENTS FOR ENGLISH
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION GRANTS.
(a) Change in Definition.--Section 3201(5) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011(5)) is amended--
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and migrants
from puerto rico'' after ``youth'';
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``immigrant children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
(3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in which the
primary language of instruction in public elementary schools
and secondary schools is English'' after ``any State''; and
(4) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, other than Puerto
Rico,'' after ``States''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title III of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in each of sections 3102 and 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6812 and
6824), by striking ``immigrant children and youth'' each place
the term appears and inserting ``immigrant children and youth
and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
(2) in section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821)--
(A) by striking ``immigrant children and youth''
each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
(B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``and
migrants'' after ``such children and youth'';
(3) in section 3113(b)(7) (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(7)), by
striking ``children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
(4) in section 3115 (20 U.S.C. 6825)--
(A) in the subsection heading of subsection (e), by
inserting ``and Migrants From Puerto Rico''; and
(B) by striking ``immigrant children and youth''
each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant
children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''.
(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b)--
(1) shall apply with respect to grants awarded under title
III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 only if the
Secretary of Education determines for such fiscal year that the
application of such amendments will not result in a State
receiving an allotment under title III of such Act for such
fiscal year that is less than the allotment such State received
under such title in fiscal year 2019; and
(2) shall apply beginning on and after October 1, 2021.
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