118 S2543 IS: Language Education Data Enhancement Act U.S. Senate 2023-07-26 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2543IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 26, 2023Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the National Center for Education Statistics to collect, acquire, compile, and disseminate student attainment in languages other than English, and to require the National Center for Education Research to support research on attainment in languages other than English.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Language Education Data Enhancement Act.

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Research on attainment in languages other than English and data on student attainment in languages other than English

(a)

Definition of language other than English

Section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended—(1)by redesignating paragraphs (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), and (24), respectively; and(2)by inserting before paragraph (17) (as so redesignated) the following:(16)

Language other than English

The term language other than English means any spoken or unspoken language other than English, including a Native American language and American Sign Language..(b)

Attainment in languages other than English as a topic of research

Section 133(c)(2) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end of the following:(L)Attainment in languages other than English..(c)

Reporting on attainment in languages other than English

Section 153(a)(1) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)) is amended—(1)in subparagraph (N), by striking and after the semicolon;(2)in subparagraph (O), by inserting and after the semicolon; and(3)by adding at the end the following:(P)student enrollment in courses in languages other than English, the number and certification of teachers employed in teaching languages other than English, and the number and distribution of courses offered in languages other than English at all levels of education, disaggregated by course type and whether the course is traditional, dual language immersion, full immersion, hybrid, or online;.