STUDENT SUCCESS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 5), H1253, H1255, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260, H1261, H1262, H1263, H1265, H1270, H1271, H1272, H1273, H1274, H1275, H1276, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1283, H1285, H1286, H1289, H1290, H1291, H1292, H1293, H1295, H1297 [26FE], H1393, H1394 [27FE], H4908, H4910, H4912, H4913 [8JY]
——— consideration (H. Res. 121), H1133 [25FE]
——— consideration (H. Res. 125), H1191 [26FE]
Enact (S. 1177): consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8882 [2DE]
——— insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]
Appointments
Conferees: S. 1177, provisions, S8034 [18NO], H8272 [17NO]
Articles and editorials
Where Republicans and Democrats Agree the Government Needs To Spend More, H1282 [26FE]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (see H.R. 5), H754 [3FE]
Enact (H.R. 5): consideration (see H. Res. 121), H1112 [24FE] (see H. Res. 125), H1162 [25FE] (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]
Enact (S. 1177): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 542), H8859 [1DE]
——— insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]
Cloture motions
Enact (S. 1177), S8030, S8033 [18NO]
——— conference report, S8425 [3DE], S8453 [8DE]
Conference reports
Provisions (S. 1177), H8444–H8634 [30NO]
Letters
Allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system: Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H1258 [26FE]
Lists
Organizations opposed to H.R. 5, provisions, H1132 [25FE]
Organizations supporting conference report on S. 1177, provisions, H8891 [2DE]
Organizations supporting Representative Robert C. Scott substitute amendment to H.R. 5, provisions, H1483 [27FE]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 5), H4932 [8JY]
Enact (S. 1177), S8029 [18NO], H8271 [17NO]
Remarks in House
Abortion: prohibit Federal education funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide on-campus access to abortion providers, H1190 [26FE]
Dept. of Education: allow funding targeted for teacher professional development to be used on early childhood education-focused teacher development, H1272, H1273 [26FE]
——— allow grants to be used for the creation and distribution of open access textbooks and open educational resources, H1278, H1279 [26FE]
——— allow local educational agencies to administer their own, locally designed academic assessment system in place of the State-designed academic system, H1257–H1259 [26FE]
——— allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, H1277, H1278 [26FE]
——— allow States to opt out of certain programmatic requirements and combine certain Federal funds to improve academic achievement, H4911, H4912 [8JY]
——— allow States to use funding allocated for library resources and instructional materials to award grants to education professionals for restorative justice and conflict resolution training, H1273, H1274 [26FE]
——— allow States to use local educational agencies’ aid funds for apprenticeships and comprehensive career counseling, H1259, H1260 [26FE]
——— allow States to withdraw from Common Core State Standards or any other specific academic standards, H1283–H1285 [26FE]
——— appoint a neutral ombudsman to ensure K–12 textbooks are held to high academic standards, H1259 [26FE]
——— assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance, H1286 [26FE]
——— award grants to States to establish Seal of Biliteracy to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in English and a second language, H1294 [26FE]
——— clarify definition of ‘‘school leader’’, H1283 [26FE]
——— delay implementation of State funding allocation formulas to ensure funding for schools serving high percentages of students in poverty, H1265 [26FE]
——— develop a national research strategy for the collection, analysis, and assessment of student achievement data, H1290 [26FE]
——— disapprove any State plan that fails to demonstrate a separate reporting of academic assessments for foster children, H1257 [26FE]
——— encourage collaboration and sharing of best practices between charter schools and local education agencies, H1275, H1276 [26FE]
——— encourage States and local educational agencies to establish and support effective dropout prevention and reentry programs, H1289 [26FE]
——— ensure funds received by States under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may not be used to fill prior unfunded liability shortfalls in teacher pension programs, H1291, H1292 [26FE], H8868 [2DE]
——— ensure proposed regulations will not adversely impact minorities, students with disabilities, English learners, and low income students, H1393, H1394 [27FE]
——— ensure teachers, parents, and other educational professionals receive education on the harms of copyright piracy in order to educate students to that end, H1271, H1272 [26FE]
——— ensure that Native American children do not attend school in dilapidated or deteriorating buildings, H1281–H1283 [26FE]
——— establish a full-service community schools grant program, H8888 [2DE]
——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program, H8887 [2DE]
——— express importance of safeguarding students’ personally identifiable information, H1285 [26FE]
——— help States develop and improve qualifications and training of early childhood educator workforce, H1298 [26FE]
——— improve accountability and ensure proper oversight of taxpayer funded grants, H1291 [26FE]
——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H1254 [26FE]
——— increase weight of non-connected children residing in public-private venture housing located on military property for the purposes of Impact Aid basic support payment calculations, H1281 [26FE]
——— permit States and local education agencies to use funds designated for teacher training and retention to fund Pay for Success initiatives, H1270, H1271 [26FE]
——— provide for additional disaggregation of data for local education agencies with larger populations of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander students, E1745 [9DE]
——— provide for intensive care reading labs and for specialization of school staffing for the purposes of basic skills in language arts, math, and science, H1280 [26FE]
——— reaffirm right of students, teachers, and school administrators to free exercise of religion, H1292, H1293 [26FE]
——— require annual statewide assessments to measure student growth and require student growth to be a component of achievement within a State’s established accountability system, H1256, H1257 [26FE]
——— require local education agencies to collaborate with Head Start agencies to carry out early childhood education activities, H1263 [26FE]
——— require school districts provide parents with information on any mandated assessments the student will have to take during the school year and any school district policy on assessment participation, H1274 [26FE]
——— require school districts that use local educational agencies’ aid funds for afterschool and summer programs to report and describe activities in local plans, H1260, H1261 [26FE]
——— require school districts to hire paraprofessionals with certain qualifications, H1261, H1262 [26FE]
——— require States and local educational agencies to adhere to certain maintenance of effort requirements prior to receiving Federal educational funds, H1262, H1263 [26FE]
——— require States to identify ‘‘workforce critical subjects’’ for schools, H1265, H1266 [26FE]
——— require States to provide a description for college and career counseling opportunities for homeless youth in their State plan, H1289, H1290 [26FE]
——— require statewide family engagement centers to conduct adult and financial literacy training programs, H1276 [26FE]
——— sunset certain Federal educational regulations, H1255, H1256 [26FE]
——— support accountability-based programs that enhance school safety and bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs, H1279 [26FE], H8881 [2DE]
——— support charter schools as a critical part of education system and support opening more charter schools, H1274, H1275 [26FE]
——— 21st Century Community Learning Centers funding, H1188 [26FE]
Dept. of Justice: provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, H8885 [2DE]
Education: allow parents to opt students out of required testing and exempt schools from including such students in the schools’ testing participation requirements, H4912, H4913 [8JY]
——— provide college and career-ready standards and set performance, growth, and graduation rate targets for all student subgroups, H4923, H4924 [8JY]
Elementary and Secondary Education Act: prohibit termination of State or local collective bargaining laws, memorandums, or other agreements, H1264 [26FE]
Enact (H.R. 5), H985 [12FE], H1092 [24FE], H1121, H1138, H1142–H1150 [25FE], H1168, H1174, H1175, H1193–H1299 [26FE], H1393–H1483 [27FE], H2130 [13AP], H4014 [10JN], H4869, H4870, H4871, H4872, H4873, H4876, H4879, H4908–H4935 [8JY], H5337 [22JY], H5760 [29JY], H8652 [1DE], E262 [26FE], E274 [27FE], E1013 [8JY], E1021 [9JY], E1044, E1056 [13JY]
——— consideration (H. Res. 121), H1126–H1134 [25FE]
——— consideration (H. Res. 125), H1180–H1192 [26FE]
——— consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]
——— corrections in engrossment, H4946 [8JY]
——— motion to recommit, H4933 [8JY]
Enact (S. 1177), H8271 [17NO]
——— conference report, H8438 [30NO], H8868, H8874, H8884–H8894 [2DE], H9002 [3DE], H9216 [10DE], H9677 [17DE], E1702, E1704 [3DE], E1736 [8DE], E1741, E1745 [9DE], E1764 [10DE]
——— consideration of conference report (H. Res. 542), H8875–H8884 [2DE]
——— insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: authorizing appropriations, H4933 [8JY]
Schools: address and take action to prevent bullying and harassment of students, E1745 [9DE]
——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, H4881 [8JY], E1745 [9DE]
——— require criminal background checks for school employees, H1174 [26FE]
Remarks in Senate
Dept. of Education: allow State education agencies and eligible entities to use Local Academic Flexible Grant funds to audit and streamline assessment systems, S8469 [8DE]
——— award grants to establish pediatric early literacy programs for health care providers and facilities, S8457 [8DE]
——— create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career, S8460 [8DE]
——— extend eligibility for Federal student loans to certain short-term career and technical education programs, S8460 [8DE]
——— make grants to support early college high schools and other dual enrollment programs, S8561 [9DE]
——— provide for State accountability in provision of access to core resources for learning, S8457 [8DE]
——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program, S8457 [8DE]
——— Rural Education Achievement Program funding, S8458 [8DE]
Education: support provision of safe relationship behavior education and training, S8460 [8DE]
Enact (H.R. 5), S4906 [9JY]
Enact (S. 1177): conference report, S8237 [1DE], S8425, S8426 [3DE], S8445, S8450–S8454, S8457–S8471, S8476, S8504 [8DE], S8507–S8514, S8523–S8525, S8528, S8532–S8535, S8561 [9DE], S8564, S8565, S8596 [10DE]
——— House amendment, S8029–S8034 [18NO]
Families and domestic relations: strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children, S8457 [8DE]
Financial literacy: encourage greater public-private sector collaboration to promote for students and young adults, S8561 [9DE]
Schools: reform induction, professional development, and systems for professional growth and improvement for teachers, librarians, and principals, S8457 [8DE]
——— require criminal background checks for school employees, S8476 [8DE]
Reports filed
Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1177, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 114–359), H8859 [1DE]
Consideration of H.R. 5, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 114–28), H1112 [24FE]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 114–29), H1162 [25FE]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]
Insert H.R. 5 Language in Lieu and Request Conference on S. 1177, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]
Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 1177) (H. Rept. 114–354), H8644 [30NO]
——— Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 114–24), H1084 [20FE]
Statements
Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H1148 [25FE]
——— Representatives Rokita and Kline, S8237 [1DE], H8894 [2DE]
Texts of
H. Res. 121, consideration of H.R. 5, provisions, H1126 [25FE]
H. Res. 125, consideration of H.R. 5, provisions, H1180 [26FE]
H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 5, provisions, H4879 [8JY]
H. Res. 526, insert H.R. 5 language in lieu and request conference on S. 1177, provisions, H8254 [17NO]
H. Res. 542, consideration of conference report on S. 1177, provisions, H8875 [2DE]