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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 

To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2013 

Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 

York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their 

children. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Engagement 

5 in Education Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings; purpose. 

Sec. 4. Amendment references. 

Sec. 5. Family engagement in education. 

Sec. 6. State plans. 

Sec. 7. Local educational agency plans. 


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Sec. 8. Family engagement in education policy. 

Sec. 9. Prevention and intervention programs for children and youth who are 

neglected, delinquent, or at risk. 

Sec. 10. Research and evaluation for family engagement in education. 

Sec. 11. High-quality teachers and principals. 

Sec. 12. Definitions. 

Sec. 13. Repeal of Parental Assistance and Local Family Information Centers. 

Sec. 14. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 15. Government Accountability Office study and report. 

1 SEC. 3. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Family engagement in a child’s education 

4 raises student achievement, improves behavior and 

5 attendance, decreases drop-out rates, and improves 

6 the emotional and physical well-being of children. 

7 (2) Families are critical determinants of chil8 dren’s school readiness as well as of students’ deci9 sion to pursue higher education. 

10 (3) Effective family engagement is a great 

11 equalizer for students, contributing to their in12 creased academic achievement, regardless of parents’ 

13 education level, ethnicity, or socioeconomic back14 ground. 

15 (4) Research on school improvement has identi16 fied meaningful partnerships with families and com17 munities as 1 of 5 critical ingredients necessary to 

18 turnaround chronically low-performing schools. 

19 (5) Positive benefits for children, youth, fami20 lies, and schools are maximized through effective 

21 family engagement that— 


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1 (A) is a shared responsibility in which 

2 schools and other community agencies and or3 ganizations are committed to reaching out to 

4 engage families in meaningful ways and families 

5 are committed to actively supporting their chil6 dren’s learning and development; 

7 (B) is continuous across a child’s life from 

8 birth to young adulthood; and 

9 (C) reinforces learning that takes place in 

10 all settings. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to increase 

12 student success and foster school improvement by 

13 strengthening families’ engagement in the education of 

14 their children. 

15 SEC. 4. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 

16 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

17 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

18 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi19 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

20 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec21 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

22 SEC. 5. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 

23 (a) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY

24 FUND.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 

25 adding after section 1004 the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1005. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY 

2 FUND. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 

4 shall reserve not less than 0.3 percent and not more than 

5 1 percent of such agency’s allocated funds under section 

6 1122 for each fiscal year for use as provided in subsection 

7 (b). 

8 ‘‘(b) USE OF RESERVED FUNDS.—From the amounts 

9 reserved for each fiscal year under subsection (a), each 

10 State educational agency— 

11 ‘‘(1) shall establish a Statewide Family Engage12 ment Center under section 1006; 

13 ‘‘(2) shall establish at least 1 Local Family En14 gagement Center under section 1007; and 

15 ‘‘(3) may allocate any funds remaining after 

16 carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) for building 

17 State educational agency capacity for family engage18 ment activities under section 1008. 

19 ‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State’s allocation under 

20 section 1122 for a fiscal year is less than $60,000,000, 

21 and such State determines that such allocation is insuffi22 cient to establish a center of sufficient size and scope to 

23 meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub24 section (b), such State may use its allocation for activities 

25 under section 1008.’’. 


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1 (b) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS

2 PROGRAM.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 

3 by adding after section 1005, as added by subsection (a), 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 1006. STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS. 

6 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re7 served under section 1005, each State shall award a grant 

8 or contract to a statewide nonprofit organization to estab9 lish a Statewide Family Engagement Center to provide 

10 comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity11 building to local educational agencies, organizations that 

12 support family-school partnerships, and other organiza13 tions that carry out parent education and family engage14 ment in education programs. 

15 ‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each statewide nonprofit 

17 organization that desires a grant under this section 

18 shall submit an application to the State at such 

19 time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in20 formation as the State may require. 

21 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

22 under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, 

23 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) A description of the applicant’s ap2 proach to family engagement in education, in3 cluding the use of strength-based strategies. 

4 ‘‘(B) A description of the applicant’s plan 

5 for improving statewide capacity for family en6 gagement in education, that includes— 

7 ‘‘(i) management capacity and govern8 ance; 

9 ‘‘(ii) statewide leadership; 

10 ‘‘(iii) systemic services for family en11 gagement in education; 

12 ‘‘(iv) capacity-building for local edu13 cational agencies, and schools served under 

14 this title; and 

15 ‘‘(v) student learning and school im16 provement. 

17 ‘‘(C) A description of the applicant’s expe18 rience in providing training, information, and 

19 support to local educational agencies, schools, 

20 and nonprofit organizations on family engage21 ment in education policies and practices that 

22 are effective for low-income parents and fami23 lies, limited English proficient individuals, mi24 norities, parents of students with disabilities, 

25 parents of homeless students, foster parents 


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1 and students, parents of migrant students, and 

2 parents of Indian and Native Hawaiian stu3 dents, where applicable. 

4 ‘‘(D) An assurance that the Statewide 

5 Family Engagement Center will— 

6 ‘‘(i) be governed by a board of direc7 tors, the membership of which includes 

8 parents of school-aged children; 

9 ‘‘(ii) have a process for outreach and 

10 consultation with— 

11 ‘‘(I) parents of children from 

12 birth through young adulthood; 

13 ‘‘(II) representatives of the State 

14 parent-teacher association; 

15 ‘‘(III) representatives of edu16 cation professionals with expertise in 

17 improving services for disadvantaged 

18 children; 

19 ‘‘(IV) representatives of local ele20 mentary schools and secondary 

21 schools, including students, disadvan22 taged youth, and representatives from 

23 local youth organizations; and 

24 ‘‘(V) representatives of a State 

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1 cational agency, and an Indian tribe 

2 or organization; 

3 ‘‘(iii) operate a center of sufficient 

4 size, scope, and quality to ensure that the 

5 center is adequate to serve the State edu6 cational agency, local educational agencies, 

7 and community-based organizations; 

8 ‘‘(iv) serve urban, suburban, and rural 

9 local educational agencies and schools; 

10 ‘‘(v) work with— 

11 ‘‘(I) the State educational agen12 cy, local educational agencies (includ13 ing local educational agencies receiv14 ing funds under section 7113), and 

15 schools; 

16 ‘‘(II) Local Family Engagement 

17 Centers assisted under section 1007; 

18 ‘‘(III) parent training and infor19 mation centers and community parent 

20 resource centers assisted under sec21 tions 671 and 672 of the Individuals 

22 with Disabilities Education Act; and 

23 ‘‘(IV) other organizations and 

24 agencies; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) use not less than 20 percent of 

2 the funds received under this section in 

3 each fiscal year to establish or expand 

4 technical assistance for evidence-based 

5 early childhood parent education programs 

6 that focus on successful transition to 

7 school; 

8 ‘‘(vii) provide assistance to the State 

9 educational agency, local educational agen10 cies, Indian tribes and organizations, and 

11 community-based organizations that sup12 port family members in areas such as as13 sistance in understanding State and local 

14 standards and measures of student and 

15 school academic achievement and strate16 gies for supporting school academic 

17 achievement; 

18 ‘‘(viii) work with the State educational 

19 agency, local educational agencies, Indian 

20 tribes and organizations, and schools to de21 termine parental needs and the best means 

22 for delivery of services to address such 

23 needs; and 

24 ‘‘(ix) meet the requirements for 

25 matching funds under subsection (d). 


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1 ‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A statewide nonprofit organi2 zation that receives a grant under this section shall use 

3 the grant funds to provide training, technical assistance, 

4 and capacity-building in coordination with the State edu5 cational agency, local educational agencies, Indian tribes 

6 and organizations, and organizations that support family7 school partnerships to— 

8 ‘‘(1) assist parents in participating effectively in 

9 their children’s education and to help their children 

10 meet State and local standards, such as assisting 

11 parents— 

12 ‘‘(A) to engage in activities that will im13 prove student academic achievement, including 

14 understanding how they can support learning in 

15 the classroom with activities at home and in 

16 afterschool and extracurricular programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) to communicate effectively with their 

18 children, teachers, principals, counselors, ad19 ministrators, and other school personnel; 

20 ‘‘(C) to become active participants in the 

21 development, implementation, and review of 

22 school-parent compacts, family engagement in 

23 education policies, and school planning and im24 provement; 


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1 ‘‘(D) to participate in the design and pro2 vision of assistance to students who are not 

3 making adequate academic progress; 

4 ‘‘(E) to participate in State and local deci5 sionmaking; 

6 ‘‘(F) to train other parents; and 

7 ‘‘(G) to help the parents learn and use 

8 technology applied in their children’s education; 

9 ‘‘(2) assist the State educational agency in de10 veloping and implementing a statewide family en11 gagement in education policy and systemic initiatives 

12 that will provide for a continuum of services to re13 move barriers for family engagement in education 

14 and support school reform efforts; 

15 ‘‘(3) assist in the development, implementation, 

16 and assessment of family engagement in education 

17 policies and plans under sections 1112 and 1118; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(4) supplement the family engagement activi20 ties under section 7115 and coordinate with the Bu21 reau of Indian Education and Indian tribes and or22 ganizations to improve family engagement in edu23 cation policies and programs, where applicable. 

24 ‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.— 

25 For each fiscal year after the first fiscal year for which 


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1 a statewide nonprofit organization receives a grant under 

2 this section, the organization shall demonstrate in the ap3 plication that a portion of the services provided by the or4 ganization, as determined by the State, is supported 

5 through non-Federal contributions, which may be in cash 

6 or in-kind. 

7 ‘‘(e) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—Each statewide 

8 nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this 

9 section shall submit to the State, on an annual basis, in10 formation on the activities it has carried out using grant 

11 funds received under this section, including reporting on 

12 metrics developed under section 1505 and reporting on the 

13 recommendations provided by the special advisory com14 mittee and the actions taken in response to such rec15 ommendations. 

16 ‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec17 tion shall be construed to prohibit a Statewide Family En18 gagement Center from— 

19 ‘‘(1) having its employees or agents meet with 

20 a parent at a site that is not on school grounds; or 

21 ‘‘(2) working with another agency that serves 

22 children. 

23 ‘‘(g) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any 

24 other provision of this section— 


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1 ‘‘(1) no person (including a parent who edu2 cates a child at home, a public school parent, or a 

3 private school parent) shall be required to partici4 pate in any program of parent education or develop5 mental screening under this section; and 

6 ‘‘(2) no program or center assisted under this 

7 section shall take any action that infringes in any 

8 manner on the right of a parent to direct the edu9 cation of their children. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1007. LOCAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS PRO11 GRAM. 

12 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es13 tablish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers 

14 and to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of innova15 tive approaches demonstrated by these centers in engaging 

16 families in their children’s education by providing training, 

17 services, supports, and opportunities that meet families’ 

18 needs and remove barriers to their engagement in their 

19 children’s education to improve student achievement. 

20 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re21 served to carry out this section under section 1005(b)(2), 

22 a State educational agency shall award grants or enter 

23 into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible en24 tities to establish and operate Local Family Engagement 

25 Centers. 


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1 ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this sec2 tion, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that 

3 propose to serve communities with the greatest need, as 

4 determined by the State. 

5 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 

6 ‘eligible entity’ means a private, nonprofit organization or 

7 Indian tribe or organization that— 

8 ‘‘(1) has a demonstrated record of working with 

9 low-income parents and families in the community; 

10 ‘‘(2) is located in a community with elementary 

11 schools and secondary schools that receive funds 

12 under part A and is accessible to families of stu13 dents in those schools; and 

14 ‘‘(3) is partnering with 1 or more local edu15 cational agencies or 1 or more schools that receive 

16 funds under part A. 

17 ‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—To receive a grant 

18 under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli19 cation to the State educational agency at such time, in 

20 such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 

21 State educational agency may require, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) a description of the entity’s approach on 

23 family engagement in education, including its use of 

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1 ‘‘(2) information demonstrating that the appli2 cant meets the definition of an eligible entity; 

3 ‘‘(3) information that the applicant has the ca4 pacity to structure and operate a center of sufficient 

5 scope and quality adequate to serve the needs of the 

6 local area in which it is located; 

7 ‘‘(4) a description of the entity’s experience in 

8 providing training, services, and support to low-in9 come parents and families, English language learn10 ers, minorities, parents of students with disabilities, 

11 parents of homeless students, foster parents, parents 

12 of Indian and Native Hawaiian students, and par13 ents of migrant students; 

14 ‘‘(5) a description of the collaboration with the 

15 local educational agency or school personnel in the 

16 area to be served by the center; 

17 ‘‘(6) a description of the steering committee, a 

18 majority of whose members are parents of students 

19 in schools that receive funds under part A, who will 

20 be targeted for services by the Local Family En21 gagement Center, that will direct and implement the 

22 activities of the Local Family Engagement Center; 

23 ‘‘(7) a description of how the entity will coordi24 nate its efforts with the Statewide Family Engage25 ment Center; 


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1 ‘‘(8) information that the applicant is capable 

2 of meeting milestones or deadlines as the State edu3 cational agency may prescribe; and 

4 ‘‘(9) such other information as the State edu5 cational agency determines necessary. 

6 ‘‘(f) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re7 ceives a grant under this section shall establish and oper8 ate a Local Family Engagement Center and use the grant 

9 funds to provide training, services, and supports to engage 

10 families in their children’s education and to build the 

11 school-family partnerships necessary to ensure that all 

12 children are on track to graduate from high school ready 

13 for college and careers, such as through— 

14 ‘‘(1) assisting parents and families in under15 standing how they can improve student achievement, 

16 including how to access ongoing student perform17 ance data and related information to support learn18 ing in the classroom with activities at home, and in 

19 afterschool and extracurricular activities; 

20 ‘‘(2) assisting parents and families in sup21 porting on-time graduation, including understanding 

22 early warning indicators that a student is at risk of 

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1 demically, socially, and financially for postsecondary 

2 education, including early awareness of the avail3 ability of student financial assistance and career and 

4 technical education opportunities; 

5 ‘‘(4) training parents and families on effective 

6 ongoing communication with their children, teachers, 

7 principals, counselors, administrators, and other 

8 school personnel; 

9 ‘‘(5) providing direct services to families, such 

10 as home visitation, family literacy programs, and 

11 health and behavioral health services to meet the 

12 needs of families and remove barriers for engaging 

13 in the education of their children; 

14 ‘‘(6) providing advocacy services to ensure that 

15 families can fully participate in their children’s edu16 cation; 

17 ‘‘(7) providing supports such as transportation, 

18 childcare, and meals to facilitate family engagement 

19 in education in programs implemented or assisted by 

20 the Center; and 

21 ‘‘(8) improving the coordination, availability, 

22 and effectiveness of integrated services and com23 prehensive supports for children and families. 

24 ‘‘(g) EVALUATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.—A State 

25 educational agency shall— 


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1 ‘‘(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the grants 

2 funded under this section and section 1006; and 

3 ‘‘(2) issue an annual report on the implementa4 tion of such grants, describing any practices the 

5 State determines to be most effective or innovative 

6 for fulfilling the purposes of the Local Family En7 gagement Centers. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1008. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY CAPACITY FOR 

9 FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

10 ‘‘Each State may use funds reserved under section 

11 1005(b)(3) to support the development and implementa12 tion of the statewide family engagement in education plan 

13 described in section 1111(d) through activities such as— 

14 ‘‘(1) supporting an office or staff positions 

15 within the agency dedicated to family engagement in 

16 education; 

17 ‘‘(2) carrying out the State’s responsibilities 

18 under sections 1006 and 1007; 

19 ‘‘(3) developing and implementing a statewide 

20 data collection and evaluation system on family en21 gagement in education metrics to identify schools 

22 that would benefit from training and support related 

23 to family engagement in education; 

24 ‘‘(4) reviewing local educational agencies’ family 

25 engagement in education policies and practices as 


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1 provided by sections 1112(b)(1)(P) and 1118(i), and 

2 evaluating the use of funds under this section; 

3 ‘‘(5) coordinating technical assistance and sup4 port to local educational agencies, including local 

5 educational agencies receiving funds under section 

6 7113, with schools that would benefit from training 

7 and support related to family engagement in edu8 cation; 

9 ‘‘(6) developing curricula for professional devel10 opment for teachers, principals, school librarians, 

11 and other school leaders on improving family en12 gagement in education; 

13 ‘‘(7) developing standards and curricula for 

14 family engagement in education in partnership with 

15 teacher and principal preparation programs; and 

16 ‘‘(8) coordinating statewide services related to 

17 early education, higher education, child health and 

18 welfare, after-school programs, community service19 learning programs, and other programs to develop 

20 coordinated family engagement in education policies, 

21 practices, and services.’’. 

22 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con23 tents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu24 cation Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item 

25 relating to section 1004 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1005. Family engagement and responsibility fund. 


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‘‘Sec. 1006. Statewide Family Engagement Centers. 

‘‘Sec. 1007. Local Family Engagement Centers Program. 

‘‘Sec. 1008. State educational agency capacity for family engagement activities.’’. 

1 SEC. 6. STATE PLANS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1111(d) (20 U.S.C. 

3 6311(d)) is amended to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(d) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.—Each State plan shall 

5 include a plan for strengthening family engagement in 

6 education. Each such plan shall, at a minimum, include— 

7 ‘‘(1) a description of the State’s criteria and 

8 schedule for review and approval of local educational 

9 agency family engagement in education policies and 

10 practices pursuant to sections 1112(e)(3) and 

11 1118(i); 

12 ‘‘(2) a description of the State’s system and 

13 process for assessing local educational agency imple14 mentation of section 1118 responsibilities; 

15 ‘‘(3) a description of the State’s criteria for 

16 identifying local educational agencies that would 

17 benefit from training and support related to family 

18 engagement in education; 

19 ‘‘(4) a description of the State’s statewide sys20 tem of technical assistance and support for local 

21 educational agencies and schools on family engage22 ment in education; 


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1 ‘‘(5) an assurance that the State will, when ap2 plicable, refer to the Statewide Family Engagement 

3 Center and the applicable Local Family Engagement 

4 Center those local educational agencies that would 

5 benefit from training and support related to family 

6 engagement in education; 

7 ‘‘(6) an assurance that the State will commu8 nicate with Indian tribes and organizations and Na9 tive Hawaiian organizations to improve implementa10 tion of family engagement in education programs 

11 and services for parents of Indian and Native Ha12 waiian students; 

13 ‘‘(7) a plan for using funds reserved under sec14 tion 1005; and 

15 ‘‘(8) a description of the relationship, as appli16 cable, between the State educational agency and 

17 Statewide and Local Family Engagement Centers, 

18 parent training and information centers, and com19 munity parent resource centers in the State estab20 lished under sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals 

21 with Disabilities Education Act.’’. 

22 (b) REPORTS.— 

23 (1) ANNUAL STATE REPORT.—Section 

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1 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

2 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

3 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

4 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

5 and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(H) the number of schools and the name 

8 of each school that would benefit from training 

9 and support related to family engagement in 

10 education, the reason why such school was so 

11 identified, and the measures taken to address 

12 the need for training and support; and 

13 ‘‘(I) information on the State educational 

14 agency’s family engagement in education pro15 grams and activities.’’. 

16 (2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1111(j) 

17 (20 U.S.C. 6311(j)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 

18 development and implementation of policies and pro19 cedures for family engagement in education,’’ after 

20 ‘‘reliable,’’. 

21 SEC. 7. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1112(b)(1)(P) (20 U.S.C. 

23 6312(b)(1)(P)) is amended to read as follows: 

24 ‘‘(P) a description of the strategy the local 

25 educational agency will use to implement and 


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1 assess family engagement in education under 

2 section 1118;’’. 

3 (b) ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING PLANS.—Section 

4 1112(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended— 

5 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as sub6 paragraph (S); and 

7 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (P) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(Q) a description of how the local edu10 cational agency will engage families in the de11 velopment, implementation, and assessment of 

12 local educational agency plans; 

13 ‘‘(R) a description of how the local edu14 cation agency will improve teacher and principal 

15 knowledge and skills in effectively engaging par16 ents in their children’s education; and’’. 

17 SEC. 8. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION POLICY. 

18 (a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEVELOPMENT

19 OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES.—Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 

20 6318) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) 

22 as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; and 

23 (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redes24 ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency 

2 and each school receiving funds under this part shall de3 velop policies and practices for family engagement in edu4 cation that meet the following principles and standards for 

5 family-school partnerships: 

6 ‘‘(1) Welcome all families to be active partici7 pants in the life of the school, so that they feel val8 ued and connected to each other, school staff, and 

9 what students are learning in class. 

10 ‘‘(2) Communicate effectively by ensuring reg11 ular two-way, meaningful communication between 

12 family members and local educational agency and 

13 school staff in a manner, language, and with tech14 nology that family members can understand and ac15 cess. 

16 ‘‘(3) Support student success by fostering con17 tinuous collaboration between family members and 

18 local educational agency and school staff to support 

19 student learning and healthy development at school 

20 and at home. 

21 ‘‘(4) Speak up for every child and empower 

22 family members to be advocates for all students 

23 within the school. 


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1 ‘‘(5) Ensure that family members, local edu2 cational agencies, and school staff are equal partners 

3 in family engagement in education decisionmaking. 

4 ‘‘(6) Collaborate with community organizations 

5 and groups to turn the school into a hub of commu6 nity life. 

7 ‘‘(7) Create a continuum of family engagement 

8 in education in student learning and development 

9 from birth to young adulthood. 

10 ‘‘(8) Train and support superintendents, prin11 cipals, and teachers to fully engage families in the 

12 education of their children.’’. 

13 (b) WRITTEN POLICY.—Section 1118(b)(2), as redes14 ignated by subsection (a), is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub16 section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

18 after the semicolon; 

19 (3) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 

20 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(G) participate in evaluations of the effec23 tiveness of family engagement in education 

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1 ‘‘(H) participate in developing rec2 ommendations for creating a positive school cli3 mate and safe and healthy schools.’’. 

4 (c) RESERVATION.—Section 1118(b)(3)(A), as redes5 ignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational 

7 agency shall reserve not less than 2 percent of 

8 its allocation under subpart 2 to carry out this 

9 section, except that this subparagraph shall not 

10 apply if 2 percent of such agency’s allocation 

11 under subpart 2 for the fiscal year for which 

12 the determination is made is $10,000 or less.’’. 

13 (d) DISTRIBUTION.—Section 1118(b)(3)(C), as re14 designated by subsection (a), is amended to read as fol15 lows: 

16 ‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—Not less than 75 

17 percent of the funds reserved under subpara18 graph (A) shall be distributed to schools served 

19 under this part.’’. 

20 (e) RESERVED FUNDS.—Section 1118(b)(3), as re21 designated by subsection (a), is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 

23 (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 

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1 ‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds reserved 

2 under subparagraph (A) may be used for the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(i) Increasing capacity through es5 tablishment of a dedicated office or dedi6 cated personnel within the local edu7 cational agency or at the school level for 

8 family engagement in education. 

9 ‘‘(ii) Supporting schools and nonprofit 

10 organizations in providing professional de11 velopment on family engagement in edu12 cation for school staff, parent leadership 

13 training, family literacy and numeracy pro14 grams, home visitation programs, family 

15 volunteerism programs, and other innova16 tive programs that meaningfully engage 

17 families. 

18 ‘‘(iii) Developing and implementing 

19 local educational agency family engage20 ment in education data-collection systems 

21 and indicators. 

22 ‘‘(iv) Providing technical assistance 

23 and training to schools on the implementa24 tion and assessment of family engagement 

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1 ‘‘(v) Providing additional support to 

2 schools that have been identified for im3 provement under section 1116(b) to assist 

4 in their implementation of family engage5 ment in education, including the hiring 

6 and maintenance of family engagement in 

7 education coordinators. 

8 ‘‘(vi) Partnering with the Statewide 

9 Family Engagement Center and the appli10 cable Local Family Engagement Centers or 

11 community-based organizations to identify 

12 community resources, services, and sup13 ports to remove economic obstacles to fam14 ily engagement in education by meeting 

15 families’ needs. 

16 ‘‘(vii) Supporting schools and eligible 

17 entities in the development and implemen18 tation of research-based family practices in 

19 programs that emphasize the importance 

20 of family engagement in education, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(I) successful transitions from 

23 early learning to kindergarten through 

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1 ‘‘(II) improved understanding of 

2 and shared responsibility for student 

3 success; 

4 ‘‘(III) use of student and school 

5 data; 

6 ‘‘(IV) importance of open, effec7 tive communication between schools 

8 and families; 

9 ‘‘(V) early warning indicators 

10 that a student is at risk of not grad11 uating on time; 

12 ‘‘(VI) parent and community ad13 vocacy to increase parent participa14 tion; and 

15 ‘‘(VII) improved understanding 

16 of the parents’ role in academic, so17 cial, and financial preparation for 

18 postsecondary education, including ca19 reer and technical education. 

20 ‘‘(viii) Assisting schools in the devel21 opment, implementation, and assessment 

22 of family engagement in education plans. 

23 ‘‘(ix) Monitoring and evaluating the 

24 family engagement in education policies 

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1 ‘‘(x) Supporting other activities ap2 proved in the local education agency’s plan 

3 for improving family engagement in edu4 cation.’’. 

5 (f) SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.— 

6 Section 1118(c)(1), as redesignated by subsection (a), is 

7 amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘subsections (c) 

8 through (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) through (g)’’. 

9 (g) SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH STUDENT

10 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Section 1118(e), as redesig11 nated by subsection (a), is amended— 

12 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

13 striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 

14 (c)’’; and 

15 (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(1) describe the school’s responsibility to— 

18 ‘‘(A) provide high-quality curriculum and 

19 instruction in a supportive and effective learn20 ing environment that enables the children 

21 served under this part to meet the State’s stu22 dent academic achievement standards, and the 

23 ways in which each parent will support their 

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1 ‘‘(i) monitoring attendance and home2 work completion; 

3 ‘‘(ii) volunteering in their child’s 

4 classroom or school; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) participating, as appropriate, in 

6 decisions relating to the education of their 

7 children and positive use of extracurricular 

8 time; and 

9 ‘‘(B) engage family members in the devel10 opment of recommendations for student attend11 ance, expectations, behavior, and school safety, 

12 including the development of reasonable dis13 ciplinary policies and behavioral interventions, 

14 such as the implementation of school-wide posi15 tive behavior interventions and supports and 

16 the phase-out of out-of-school suspension and 

17 expulsion; and’’. 

18 SEC. 9. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 

19 CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE NE20 GLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK. 

21 (a) STATE PLAN AND STATE AGENCY APPLICA22 TIONS.—Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 6434) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

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1 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 

2 subparagraph (D); and 

3 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(C) that contains an assurance that each 

6 child or youth serviced by the program will have 

7 a transition plan developed in partnership with 

8 families and aftercare providers that will place 

9 the child or youth on a path to career and col10 lege readiness; and’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (c)— 

12 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 

13 through (19) as paragraphs (17) through (21), 

14 respectively; and 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(15) describes how the State agency will im18 plement family engagement in education policies and 

19 practices that align with section 1118; 

20 ‘‘(16) includes an assurance that the State 

21 agency will establish, for each child or youth served 

22 under this subpart, an educational services and tran23 sition plan that is developed in consultation with the 

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1 cation program that will receive the child or youth 

2 following their period of service under this sub3 part;’’. 

4 (b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.— 

5 Section 1423 (20 U.S.C. 6453) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 

7 (13) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; 

8 and 

9 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(9) a description of how schools will implement 

12 family engagement in education policies and prac13 tices that align with the provisions of section 1118; 

14 ‘‘(10) an assurance that the local educational 

15 agency will establish for each child or youth served 

16 under this subpart an educational services plan that 

17 is developed in consultation with the child or youth, 

18 family members of the child or youth, and the local 

19 educational agency or alternative education program 

20 receiving the child or youth following their period of 

21 service under this subpart;’’. 

22 (c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL

23 FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION.— 

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1 (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

2 the semicolon; 

3 (2) by striking the period at the end of para4 graph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(12) prepare an educational services and tran7 sition plan for each child or youth served by the pro8 gram, in partnership with families and aftercare pro9 viders, consistent with section 1414(a)(1)(C); and 

10 ‘‘(13) establish for each child or youth residing 

11 in the facility and serviced by this subpart an edu12 cational services and transition plan that is devel13 oped in consultation with the child or youth, family 

14 members of the child or youth, and the local edu15 cational agency or alternative education program re16 ceiving the child or youth following their period of 

17 service under this subpart.’’. 

18 SEC. 10. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR FAMILY EN19 GAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 

21 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 1505. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR FAMILY EN23 GAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 

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1 actment of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 

2 2013, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 

3 after consultation with the advisory committee established 

4 under subsection (b), shall develop recommended metrics 

5 on family engagement in education for State educational 

6 agencies that reserve funds under section 1005 and local 

7 educational agencies that reserve funds under section 

8 1118 and provide recommendations on the integration of 

9 metrics into State accountability and longitudinal data 

10 systems. 

11 ‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 

12 appoint an advisory committee, including researchers and 

13 representatives from national nonprofit organizations with 

14 expertise in family engagement in education, to make 

15 data-driven recommendations regarding metrics required 

16 under subsection (a). 

17 ‘‘(c) RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIVE FAMILY ENGAGE18 MENT IN EDUCATION.—From funds appropriated to carry 

19 out this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct research on 

20 effective family engagement in education, including 

21 through awarding grants and entering into contracts with 

22 eligible entities. Such research may include— 

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1 in education programs that are associated with im2 proved education outcomes for students; 

3 ‘‘(2) research to— 

4 ‘‘(A) develop culturally sensitive strategies 

5 or programs for improving family engagement 

6 in education; and 

7 ‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 

8 such strategies or programs on students’ edu9 cation outcomes; and 

10 ‘‘(3) research to— 

11 ‘‘(A) develop professional development pro12 grams intended to enable school personnel to 

13 support parental involvement in education; and 

14 ‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 

15 such programs on students’ education out16 comes.’’. 

17 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

18 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

19 of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 

20 to section 1504 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1505. Research and evaluation for family engagement in education.’’. 

21 SEC. 11. HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. 

22 (a) STATE APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Section 

23 2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(13) A description of how the State edu2 cational agency will improve teacher and principal 

3 knowledge and skill in effectively engaging families 

4 in their children’s education.’’. 

5 (b) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 

6 6613(c)) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through 

8 (18) as paragraphs (13) through (19), respectively; 

9 and 

10 (2) by inserting after paragraph (11) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(12) Training of teachers and principals on 

13 how to effectively engage families in their children’s 

14 education.’’. 

15 SEC. 12. DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking paragraph (32); 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (20) through 

19 (31) as paragraphs (21) through (32), respectively; 

20 and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (19) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(20) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) of families and schools for student 

2 success, in which schools and community-based 

3 organizations are committed to reaching out to 

4 engage families in meaningful ways and families 

5 are committed to actively supporting their chil6 dren’s learning and development; and 

7 ‘‘(B) that is continuous from birth through 

8 young adulthood and reinforces learning that 

9 takes place in the home, school, and commu10 nity.’’. 

11 SEC. 13. REPEAL OF PARENTAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL 

12 FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen14 tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

15 7241 et seq.) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking subpart 16; and 

17 (2) by redesignating subparts 17, 18, 19, 20, 

18 and 21, as subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, respec19 tively. 

20 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 

21 section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 

22 of 1965 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking the item relating to subpart 16 

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1 (2) by striking the items relating to sections 

2 5561, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5565, and 5566; and 

3 (3) by redesignating the items relating to sub4 parts 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of part D of title V, 

5 as subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of part D of title 

6 V, respectively. 

7 SEC. 14. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

8 The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 

9 striking— 

10 (1) ‘‘parental involvement’’ and ‘‘parent involve11 ment’’ each place the terms appear and inserting 

12 ‘‘family engagement in education’’; 

13 (2) ‘‘involvement of parents’’ each place the 

14 term appears and inserting ‘‘engagement of fami15 lies’’; 

16 (3) ‘‘parental information and resource center’’ 

17 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State18 wide Family Engagement Center’’; 

19 (4) ‘‘parental information and resource centers’’ 

20 each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State21 wide Family Engagement Centers’’; and 

22 (5) ‘‘involve parents’’ each place the term ap23 pears and inserting ‘‘engage families’’. 


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1 SEC. 15. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 

2 AND REPORT. 

3 (a) STUDY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 

5 the United States shall conduct a study, and make 

6 findings and recommendations relating to compli7 ance with, and use of funds made available for, sec8 tion 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu9 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318), including mat10 ters specified in paragraph (2). 

11 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include a re12 view and analysis of— 

13 (A) the use of funds reserved by local edu14 cational agencies for family engagement in edu15 cation under such section 1118; 

16 (B) the innovative, effective, replicable, or 

17 model family engagement in education policies, 

18 practices, and uses of funds of State edu19 cational agencies and local educational agencies 

20 determined by the Secretary of Education to be 

21 in alignment with section 1118; 

22 (C) any barriers to State educational agen23 cies and local educational agencies in imple24 menting section 1118; 

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1 Alaska Native organizations in developing, im2 plementing, and assessing family engagement in 

3 education policies and practices; and 

4 (E) the use of data collection and report5 ing and outcome and assessment systems of 

6 State educational agencies and local educational 

7 agencies to determine the extent to which fam8 ily engagement in education is implemented as 

9 described in section 1118. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

12 of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Com13 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

14 Senate and the Committee on Education and the Work15 force of the House of Representatives a report containing 

16 the findings and recommendations resulting from the 

17 study conducted under this section. 

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