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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5463 

To expand arts education, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023 

Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To expand arts education, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Arts Education for 

5 All Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—EARLY CHILDHOOD 

7 EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

8 SEC. 101. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 

9 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 

10 of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9857 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 658G(b)(1), by striking subpara2 graph (A) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) offering training, coaching, or profes4 sional development opportunities for child care 

5 providers that relate to the use of evidence6 based, developmentally appropriate and age-ap7 propriate strategies to promote the social, emo8 tional, physical, adaptive, communication, and 

9 cognitive development of children, including key 

10 programmatic strategies, and offering special11 ized training for child care providers caring for 

12 those populations prioritized in section 

13 658E(c)(2)(Q), and children with disabilities;’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) in section 658P, by adding at the end the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(16) KEY PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGIES.—The 

18 term ‘key programmatic strategies’ means strategies 

19 related to— 

20 ‘‘(A) nutrition and physical activity; 

21 ‘‘(B) recommended practices for age-ap22 propriate exposure to screen media; and 

23 ‘‘(C) the integration and utilization of in24 structional methods to assist learning across 

25 disciplines, including methods that use the arts, 


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1 language, literacy, mathematics, science, and 

2 social studies.’’. 

3 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

4 ELEMENTARY AND SEC5 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

6 1965 

7 SEC. 201. REFERENCES. 

8 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

9 this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

10 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi11 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

12 section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec13 ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 

14 SEC. 202. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS. 

15 (a) Section 1111(g) (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)) is amended 

16 by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(5) USE OF ARTS EDUCATION TO IMPROVE

18 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.—Each State’s plan shall 

19 describe how the State educational agency will— 

20 ‘‘(A) support and encourage the offering of 

21 a variety of arts education experiences to stu22 dents as part of the State educational agency’s 

23 overall strategy to improve student achievement 

24 in the subjects described in section 8101(52); 


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1 ‘‘(B) integrate arts education instruction 

2 into the curriculum; 

3 ‘‘(C) increase the number of arts edu4 cators, including arts education specialists, in 

5 schools; 

6 ‘‘(D) utilize partnerships with specialized 

7 teaching artists to train teachers to augment 

8 creative thinking techniques into the instruction 

9 provided in math, reading, English language 

10 arts, science, and other subjects described in 

11 section 8101(52); 

12 ‘‘(E) ensure that arts instruction provided 

13 in the State is standards-based, as applicable, 

14 and sequential with arts courses offered in the 

15 grades 6 through 12 building upon such courses 

16 offered in earlier grades; 

17 ‘‘(F) increase the number of classes taught 

18 by arts educators, including arts education spe19 cialists, with a particular focus on classes with 

20 high percentages of students who are low-in21 come, students with disabilities, English learn22 ers, or students of color; and 

23 ‘‘(G) support partnerships that increase 

24 the amount of arts education and creative youth 


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1 development available in afterschool and sum2 mer learning programs.’’. 

3 (b) Section 1112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as para8 graph (14); and 

9 (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(13) how the local educational agency will sup12 port learning in the arts and encourage the use of 

13 the arts education to improve student achievement 

14 consistent with section 1111(g)(5); and’’. 

15 SEC. 203. REPORT CARDS. 

16 Section 1111(h)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating clause (xiv) as (xv); and 

19 (2) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following: 

20 ‘‘(xiv) Information on arts courses, in21 cluding— 

22 ‘‘(I) the number of, range, and 

23 sequence of course offerings; 

24 ‘‘(II) the average pupil-to-teacher 

25 ratio in such courses; 


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1 ‘‘(III) the average amount of in2 structional time in such courses; and 

3 ‘‘(IV) for each semester, the per4 centage (in the aggregate and disag5 gregated by high-poverty compared to 

6 low-poverty schools, which for the pur7 pose of this subclause, means schools 

8 in the top quartile of poverty and the 

9 bottom quartile of poverty in the 

10 State) of— 

11 ‘‘(aa) schools offering arts 

12 courses; 

13 ‘‘(bb) students taking arts 

14 courses; and 

15 ‘‘(cc) arts courses taught by 

16 arts teachers with full State cer17 tification or licensure.’’. 

18 SEC. 204. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. 

19 Section 1111(d)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(2)(B)) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and in22 serting a semicolon; 

23 (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); 

24 and 

25 (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(v)(I) provides for an evaluation of 

2 the arts courses offered at such school dur3 ing the school day and the certification, 

4 training and skills of staff that are teach5 ing such courses including teaching artists; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(II) based on such evaluation, incor8 porate the offering of arts courses into the 

9 offerings of such school; and’’. 

10 SEC. 205. ARTS FOR NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHIL11 DREN AND YOUTH. 

12 Section 1415(a)(2)(B)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 

13 6435(a)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by inserting ‘‘access to the 

14 arts and arts education and’’ after ‘‘improving’’. 

15 SEC. 206. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES. 

16 (a) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 2103(b)(3) 

17 (20 U.S.C. 6613(b)(3)) is amended— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (O), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

19 and inserting a semicolon; 

20 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (P) as sub21 paragraph (Q); and 

22 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(P) carrying out activities to increase 

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1 er certification or licensure for individuals seek2 ing to become teachers of the arts; and’’. 

3 (b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTS

4 TEACHERS.—Section 2103 (20 U.S.C. 6613) is further 

5 amended by inserting at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(c) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ARTS

7 TEACHERS.—In carrying out the programs and activities 

8 described under subsection (a), a local educational agency 

9 shall provide professional development for teachers of the 

10 arts, as appropriate, to fulfill the needs of such agency 

11 and the schools of such agency. 

12 ‘‘(d) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRA13 TION OF THE ARTS.—In carrying out the programs and 

14 activities described under subsection (a), a local edu15 cational agency shall provide professional development for 

16 teachers to integrate the arts into their instruction in 

17 math, reading, English language arts, science, and other 

18 subjects described in section 8101(52).’’. 

19 SEC. 207. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS. 

20 (a) ARTS ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 4205(a) (20 

21 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘; and’’; 

23 (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at 

24 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(15) partnering with, integrating the services 

2 of, and utilizing the services and offerings provided 

3 by arts services organizations or other community4 focused arts nonprofits and organizations that fur5 ther creative youth development.’’. 

6 (b) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Section 

7 4203(a)(6) (20 U.S.C. 7173(a)(6)) is amended by insert8 ing ‘‘, including arts education’’ after ‘‘areas’’. 

9 TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO 

10 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 

11 DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 

12 ACT OF 1974 AND TO THE OM13 NIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND 

14 SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 

15 SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND 

16 DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974. 

17 Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delin18 quency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (32) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end, 

22 (2) in paragraph (33) by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 

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


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1 ‘‘(34) describe how the State will coordinate 

2 services, activities for juvenile justice and delin3 quency prevention with State and local agencies and 

4 organizations, including State and local arts agen5 cies, arts organizations, and organizations that fur6 ther creative youth development.’’. 

7 SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO ADULT AND JUVENILE OF8 FENDER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND 

9 THE STATE, TRIBAL AND LOCAL REENTRY 

10 COURTS PROGRAMS. 

11 The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

12 1968 is amended in section 2976(b)(4)— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ in subparagraph (A); 

14 (2) after subparagraph (A), by inserting the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B) use arts education programs and 

17 services to better facilitate reentry and reduce 

18 recidivism and connect offenders to educational 

19 opportunities and employment after reentry into 

20 the community; and’’; and 

21 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub22 paragraph (C). 


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1 TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

2 EDUCATION SCIENCES RE3 FORM ACT OF 2002 AND THE 

4 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF 

5 EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AU6 THORIZATION ACT 

7 SEC. 401. ARTS RESEARCH. 

8 Section 133 of the Education Sciences Reform Act 

9 of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (a)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of sub12 paragraph (10)(D); 

13 (B) by redesignating subparagraph (11) as 

14 subparagraph (12); and 

15 (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(11) carry out research on the use of the arts 

18 and arts education that is rigorous, peer reviewed 

19 and large scale to determine which methods and 

20 uses of the arts and arts education are most effec21 tive, cost efficient and able to be applied, duplicated, 

22 and scaled up for the use in elementary and sec23 ondary classrooms, including in low-performing 

24 schools; and’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(L) Use of the arts and arts education in 

4 improving elementary and secondary edu5 cation.’’. 

6 SEC. 402. ARTS STATISTICAL DATA. 

7 Section 153(a)(1) of the Education Sciences Reform 

8 Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

10 and inserting a semicolon; 

11 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as sub12 paragraph (P); and 

13 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (N), the 

14 following: 

15 ‘‘(O) access to, the integration of and the 

16 inclusion of arts education; and’’. 

17 SEC. 403. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL 

18 PROGRESS. 

19 Section 303(b) of the National Assessment of Edu20 cational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)) 

21 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(7) ARTS ASSESSMENT.—The Assessment 

23 Board shall select the arts as a subject to be as24 sessed under this subsection, at the same frequency 


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1 and in the same grades (at a minimum) as such as2 sessment was scheduled prior to July 24, 2019.’’. 

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