[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3138 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3138

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect 
              to English learners, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2023

  Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Ms. Norton, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. 
Sanchez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. Connolly) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect 
              to English learners, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ESEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged.--
Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause (xv); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following:
                            ``(xiv) Statistics on the racial, ethnic, 
                        gender, and linguistic diversity of the 
                        elementary and secondary school teachers 
                        working in the State.''.
    (b) Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant 
Children and Youth.--
            (1) Purposes of the english language acquisition, language 
        enhancement, and academic achievement act.--Section 3102(2) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6812(2)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) to assist all English learners, including immigrant 
        children and youth--
                    ``(A) to achieve at high levels in academic 
                subjects so that all English learners can meet the same 
                challenging State academic standards that all children 
                are expected to meet; and
                    ``(B) to the extent practicable, in a manner that 
                does not separate English learners from students who 
                are not English learners;''.
            (2) State and specially qualified agency plans.--Section 
        3113(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(8)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) describe how the agency will monitor the progress of 
        students who are former English learners and ensure that such 
        students are continuing to meet the challenging State academic 
        standards.''.
            (3) Authorized subgrantee activities.--Section 3115(d) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6825(d)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to increase the access of English learners 
                and immigrant children and youth and their parents to 
                legal, educational, and financial resources and social 
                services; and
                    ``(D) to implement best practices aligned with 
                evidence-based research to uplift English learners and 
                immigrant children and youth.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (7)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        subparagraph (B);
                            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                        subparagraph (D);
                            (iii) in subparagraph (D), as so 
                        redesignated, by striking ``and (B)'' and 
                        inserting ``, (B), and (C)''; and
                            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
                        the following:
                    ``(C) culturally competent and responsive training 
                to educators, school administrators, counselors, social 
                workers, and psychologists with respect to how to best 
                support English learners and immigrant children and 
                youth; and'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph 
                (10); and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) Supporting and advocating for the development of 
        policies that improve educational outcomes for English learners 
        and immigrant children and youth, regardless of immigration 
        status.''.
            (4) Activities by agencies experiencing substantial 
        increases in immigrant children and youth.--Section 
        3115(e)(1)(G) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6825(e)(1)(G)) is amended by striking the 
        period at the end and inserting ``, including services that 
        provide for the assessment of State and local laws (including 
        with respect to immigration and education) that impact English 
        learners and immigrant children and youth and the notification 
        of such parents and families of such laws.''.
            (5) Accountability and administration.--Section 3121(a) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6841(a)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, ethnicity, 
                race, and native language'' before the semicolon;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``in the 
                aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
                learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
                language'' before the semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``in the 
                aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
                learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
                language'' before the semicolon;
                    (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, ethnicity, 
                race, and native language'' before the semicolon; and
                    (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``in the 
                aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
                learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
                language'' before the semicolon.
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