[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4879]
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  SA 2161. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Brown) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089 
submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S. 
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       On page 69, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       ``(N) how the State will measure and report on indicators 
     of student access to critical educational resources and 
     identify disparities in such resources (referred to for 
     purposes of this Act as an `Opportunity Dashboard of Core 
     Resources') for each local educational agency and each public 
     school in the State in a manner that--
       ``(i) provides data on each indicator, for all students and 
     disaggregated by each of the categories of students, as 
     defined in subsection (b)(3)(A); and
       ``(ii) is based on the indicators described in clauses (v), 
     (vii), (x), (xiii), and (xiv) of subsection (d)(1)(C) and not 
     less than 3 of the following:

       ``(I) access to qualified paraprofessionals, and 
     specialized instructional support personnel, who are 
     certified or licensed by the State;
       ``(II) availability of health and wellness programs;
       ``(III) availability of dedicated school library programs 
     and modern instructional materials and school facilities;
       ``(IV) enrollment in early childhood education programs and 
     full-day, 5-day-a-week kindergarten; and
       ``(V) availability of core academic subject courses;

       ``(O) how the State will develop plans with local 
     educational agencies, including a timeline with annual 
     benchmarks, to address disparities identified under 
     subparagraph (N) and, if a local educational agency does not 
     achieve the applicable annual benchmarks for two consecutive 
     years, how the State will allocate resources and supports to 
     such local educational agency based on the identified needs;
       On page 82, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       ``(xviii) Information on the indicators of student access 
     to critical educational resources selected by the State, as 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(N), for all students and 
     disaggregated by each of the categories of students, as 
     defined in subsection (b)(3)(A), for each local educational 
     agency and each school in the State and by the categories 
     described in clause (vii).
       On page 115, after line 25, add the following:
       ``(3) Resource, support, and program availability.--A local 
     educational agency that receives funds under this part shall 
     notify the parents of each student attending any school 
     receiving funds under this part that the parents may request, 
     and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a 
     timely manner), information regarding the availability of 
     critical educational resources, supports, and programs, as 
     described in the State plan in accordance with section 
     1111(c)(1)(N).
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