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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7302 

To establish dual language education programs in low-income communities. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 13, 2018 

Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To establish dual language education programs in low-income 

communities. 

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 ‘‘Providing Resources 

5 to Improve Dual Language Education Act of 2018’’ or 

6 the ‘‘PRIDE Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

8 Congress finds the following: 

9 (1) Dual language programs have been found to 

10 provide the greatest academic gains for limited 

11 English proficient children. 


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1 (2) Children exposed to a second language 

2 through dual language education demonstrated high3 er performance, in comparison to their schoolmates 

4 in traditional classrooms. 

5 (3) Few children from low-income communities, 

6 particularly African-American children, have had ac7 cess to a well-developed and well-implemented dual 

8 language program. 

9 (4) Children in dual language programs experi10 ence substantial gains in language, literacy, and 

11 mathematics. 

12 SEC. 3. DUAL LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP GRANTS. 

13 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are as 

14 follows: 

15 (1) To provide incentives for local educational 

16 agencies to develop innovative strategies for working 

17 with low-income and limited English proficient chil18 dren. 

19 (2) To improve the school readiness of low-in20 come and limited English proficient children and to 

21 ensure they enter school ready to succeed. 

22 (3) To provide consistent support for learning 

23 through high-quality dual language programs from 

24 preschool through the fifth grade. 


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1 (4) To authorize the Secretary to carry out a 

2 demonstration project to enhance the biliteracy and 

3 bilingualism skills for children in impoverished com4 munities, including limited English proficient and 

5 minority children, through the use and longitudinal 

6 evaluation of dual language programs beginning in 

7 preschool through the fifth grade. 

8 (b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—From funds made 

9 available under subsection (i), and after reserving funds 

10 under subsection (c), the Secretary is authorized to award 

11 not more than five grants to fund partnerships of local 

12 educational agencies, early childhood education programs 

13 including State-funded preschool programs and Head 

14 Start programs, and technical assistance providers to 

15 demonstrate effective strategies in ensuring the academic 

16 success of low-income minority students through the im17 plementation and evaluation of a high-quality dual lan18 guage program that— 

19 (1) serves cohorts of economically disadvan20 taged minority and limited English proficient chil21 dren from preschool through fifth grade; 

22 (2) establishes an infrastructure that supports 

23 a rigorous assessment system, including dedicated 

24 staff time and professional development in assess25 ment, a data collection plan, and the collection of 


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1 multiple measures of academic progress, bilin2 gualism, and biliteracy; 

3 (3) implements and aligns a curriculum that 

4 promotes the development of bilingual and biliterate 

5 competencies for all students through at least grade 

6 five; 

7 (4) utilizes and aligns student-centered instruc8 tional methods that enhance the development of bi9 lingualism, biliteracy, and academic achievement; 

10 (5) aligns professional development and training 

11 for early childhood education instructors and ele12 mentary school teachers and staff, with an emphasis 

13 on dual language instruction, second language acqui14 sition, and content knowledge; 

15 (6) recruits, trains, and continuously develops 

16 staff to implement high-quality, dual language pro17 grams; and 

18 (7) establishes a responsive infrastructure for 

19 positive, active, and ongoing relationships with stu20 dents’ families and the community that responds to 

21 and is reflective of the needs of the community and 

22 goals of the program. 

23 (c) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve not 

24 more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated under 

25 subsection (i) to carry out this Act, including the technical 


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1 assistance and evaluation described in subsection (g) and 

2 dissemination of best practices described in subsection (h). 

3 (d) DURATION.—Each grant under this section shall 

4 be awarded for a period of not more than five years. 

5 (e) APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity desiring 

7 a grant under this section shall submit an applica8 tion to the Secretary at such time and in such man9 ner as the Secretary may require. 

10 (2) REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.—Each appli11 cation submitted by a partnership under this section 

12 for a proposed program shall include documentation 

13 that— 

14 (A) the partnership has partnered with an 

15 entity that has proven expertise in the imple16 mentation of high-quality dual language pro17 grams to provide on-going technical assistance 

18 and assist with the evaluation of the program; 

19 (B) the partnership has the qualified per20 sonnel to develop, administer, evaluate, and im21 plement the program; and 

22 (C) the partnership is serving economically 

23 disadvantaged minority and limited English 

24 proficient children. 


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1 (3) OTHER APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Each ap2 plication submitted by an entity under this section 

3 for a proposed program shall include— 

4 (A) data showing that the program is serv5 ing economically disadvantaged and limited 

6 English proficient children; 

7 (B) a description of how the program will 

8 align the language of assessment with the lan9 guage of instruction; 

10 (C) a description of how the program will 

11 be evaluated to assess the goals of the program; 

12 (D) a description of how the evaluation will 

13 be used to inform broader efforts to improve in14 struction for limited English proficient children, 

15 including for preschool-aged children; 

16 (E) a description of activities that will be 

17 pursued by the program including a description 

18 of— 

19 (i) how the activities will further the 

20 school readiness and academic progress of 

21 children served by this program and sup22 port dual language development through 

23 grade five; 


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1 (ii) methods of designing culturally 

2 and linguistically appropriate dual lan3 guage curriculum; and 

4 (iii) methods of teacher training and 

5 parent outreach that will be used or devel6 oped through the programs; 

7 (F) an assurance that the program will an8 nually provide such information as may be re9 quired by the Secretary; and 

10 (G) any other information that the Sec11 retary may require. 

12 (f) SELECTION OF GRANTEES.—The Secretary 

13 through a peer review process shall select partnerships to 

14 receive grants under this section based on— 

15 (1) the articulation of preschool through fifth 

16 grade instructional practices, curriculum, and as17 sessments strategies; 

18 (2) the extent to which school leadership has 

19 been involved and has demonstrated a commitment 

20 to a high-quality dual language program; and 

21 (3) the quality of the programs proposed in the 

22 applications submitted under subsection (e). 

23 (g) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION.— 

24 From the amount appropriated under subsection (i) for 

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1 tract with an entity with a proven track record in dual 

2 language programs for the purpose of— 

3 (1) providing technical assistance to local edu4 cational agencies receiving grants under this Act in 

5 order to strengthen programs conducted by grantees 

6 pursuant to this Act; and 

7 (2) conducting an evaluation of programs fund8 ed under this Act, which shall— 

9 (A) be used by the Secretary to determine 

10 the effectiveness of programs funded through 

11 this Act and improve services to participating 

12 children; and 

13 (B) include— 

14 (i) a comprehensive evaluation of the 

15 impact of the programs on students, in16 cluding an assessment of literacy skills and 

17 language development in both English and 

18 the native language; 

19 (ii) a comprehensive evaluation of the 

20 effectiveness of instructional practices used 

21 in the programs; and 

22 (iii) a comprehensive evaluation of 

23 professional development strategies. 

24 (h) DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES.—The Sec25 retary shall disseminate information on model programs, 


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1 materials, and other information developed under this sec2 tion that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for 

3 use by early childhood education providers to improve the 

4 school readiness of limited English proficient children. 

5 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 

6 purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized 

7 to be appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and 

8 such sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 suc9 ceeding fiscal years. 

10 (j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 (1) DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM.—The term 

12 ‘‘dual language program’’ means an instructional 

13 strategy in which students are taught literacy and 

14 content in two languages and use the partner lan15 guage for at least half of the instructional day and 

16 foster bilingualism, biliteracy, enhanced awareness of 

17 linguistic and cultural diversity, and high levels of 

18 academic achievement through instruction in two 

19 languages. 

20 (2) STATE-FUNDED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.— 

21 The term ‘‘State-funded preschool program’’ means 

22 a program that— 

23 (A) serves children who are ages 3 through 

24 5; 


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1 (B) has a primary focus of supporting 

2 early childhood education, including supporting 

3 children’s cognitive, social, emotional, and phys4 ical development and approaches to learning; 

5 (C) helps prepare children for a successful 

6 transition to kindergarten; 

7 (D) is either a school- or community-based 

8 program; and 

9 (E) is funded either in whole or in part by 

10 a State through a State agency with authority 

11 to promulgate regulations and monitor partici12 pating programs. 

13 (3) LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT.—The term 

14 ‘‘limited English proficient’’, when used with respect 

15 to a child, means a child— 

16 (A)(i) who was not born in the United 

17 States or whose native language is a language 

18 other than English; 

19 (ii)(I) who is a Native American (as de20 fined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

21 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

22 7801)), an Alaska Native, or a native resident 

23 of an outlying area (as defined in such section 

24 8101); and 


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1 (II) who comes from an environment where 

2 a language other than English has had a sig3 nificant impact on the child’s level of English 

4 language proficiency; or 

5 (iii) who is migratory, whose native lan6 guage is a language other than English, and 

7 who comes from an environment where a lan8 guage other than English is dominant; and 

9 (B) whose difficulties in speaking or un10 derstanding the English language may be suffi11 cient to deny the child— 

12 (i) the ability to successfully achieve 

13 in a classroom in which the language of in14 struction is English; or 

15 (ii) the opportunity to participate fully 

16 in society. 

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