‘‘(5) Ensure that family members, local edu-
cational agencies, and school staff are equal partners 
in family engagement in education decisionmaking. 
‘‘(6) Collaborate with community organizations 
and groups to turn the school into a hub of commu-
nity life. 
‘‘(7) Create a continuum of family engagement 
in education in student learning and development 
from birth to young adulthood. 
‘‘(8) Train and support superintendents, prin-
cipals, and teachers to fully engage families in the 
education of their children.’’. 
(b) WRITTEN POLICY.—Section 1118(b)(2), as redes-
ignated by subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(3) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) participate in evaluations of the effec-
tiveness of family engagement in education 
strategies and policies; and 
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‘‘(H) 
participate 
in 
developing 
rec-
ommendations for creating a positive school cli-
mate and safe and healthy schools.’’. 
(c) RESERVATION.—Section 1118(b)(3)(A), as redes-
ignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational 
agency shall reserve not less than 2 percent of 
its allocation under subpart 2 to carry out this 
section, except that this subparagraph shall not 
apply if 2 percent of such agency’s allocation 
under subpart 2 for the fiscal year for which 
the determination is made is $10,000 or less.’’. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION.—Section 1118(b)(3)(C), as re-
designated by subsection (a), is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—Not less than 75 
percent of the funds reserved under subpara-
graph (A) shall be distributed to schools served 
under this part.’’. 
(e) RESERVED FUNDS.—Section 1118(b)(3), as re-
designated by subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(B) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Funds reserved 
under subparagraph (A) may be used for the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Increasing capacity through es-
tablishment of a dedicated office or dedi-
cated personnel within the local edu-
cational agency or at the school level for 
family engagement in education. 
‘‘(ii) Supporting schools and nonprofit 
organizations in providing professional de-
velopment on family engagement in edu-
cation for school staff, parent leadership 
training, family literacy and numeracy pro-
grams, home visitation programs, family 
volunteerism programs, and other innova-
tive programs that meaningfully engage 
families. 
‘‘(iii) Developing and implementing 
local educational agency family engage-
ment in education data-collection systems 
and indicators. 
‘‘(iv) Providing technical assistance 
and training to schools on the implementa-
tion and assessment of family engagement 
in education policies and practices. 
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‘‘(v) Providing additional support to 
schools that have been identified for im-
provement under section 1116(b) to assist 
in their implementation of family engage-
ment in education, including the hiring 
and maintenance of family engagement in 
education coordinators. 
‘‘(vi) Partnering with the Statewide 
Family Engagement Center and the appli-
cable Local Family Engagement Centers or 
community-based organizations to identify 
community resources, services, and sup-
ports to remove economic obstacles to fam-
ily engagement in education by meeting 
families’ needs. 
‘‘(vii) Supporting schools and eligible 
entities in the development and implemen-
tation of research-based family practices in 
programs that emphasize the importance 
of family engagement in education, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) successful transitions from 
early learning to kindergarten through 
grade 12 settings; 
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‘‘(II) improved understanding of 
and shared responsibility for student 
success; 
‘‘(III) use of student and school 
data; 
‘‘(IV) importance of open, effec-
tive communication between schools 
and families; 
‘‘(V) early warning indicators 
that a student is at risk of not grad-
uating on time; 
‘‘(VI) parent and community ad-
vocacy to increase parent participa-
tion; and 
‘‘(VII) improved understanding 
of the parents’ role in academic, so-
cial, and financial preparation for 
postsecondary education, including ca-
reer and technical education. 
‘‘(viii) Assisting schools in the devel-
opment, implementation, and assessment 
of family engagement in education plans. 
‘‘(ix) Monitoring and evaluating the 
family engagement in education policies 
and practices funded under this section. 
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‘‘(x) Supporting other activities ap-
proved in the local education agency’s plan 
for improving family engagement in edu-
cation.’’. 
(f) SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.— 
Section 1118(c)(1), as redesignated by subsection (a), is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘subsections (c) 
through (f)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d) through (g)’’. 
(g) SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIGH STUDENT 
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.—Section 1118(e), as redesig-
nated by subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) describe the school’s responsibility to— 
‘‘(A) provide high-quality curriculum and 
instruction in a supportive and effective learn-
ing environment that enables the children 
served under this part to meet the State’s stu-
dent academic achievement standards, and the 
ways in which each parent will support their 
children’s learning, such as— 
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‘‘(i) monitoring attendance and home-
work completion; 
‘‘(ii) volunteering in their child’s 
classroom or school; and 
‘‘(iii) participating, as appropriate, in 
decisions relating to the education of their 
children and positive use of extracurricular 
time; and 
‘‘(B) engage family members in the devel-
opment of recommendations for student attend-
ance, expectations, behavior, and school safety, 
including the development of reasonable dis-
ciplinary policies and behavioral interventions, 
such as the implementation of school-wide posi-
tive behavior interventions and supports and 
the phase-out of out-of-school suspension and 
expulsion; and’’. 
SEC. 9. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 
CHILDREN 
AND 
YOUTH 
WHO 
ARE 
NE-
GLECTED, DELINQUENT, OR AT RISK. 
(a) STATE PLAN
AND STATE AGENCY APPLICA-
TIONS.—Section 1414 (20 U.S.C. 6434) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) that contains an assurance that each 
child or youth serviced by the program will have 
a transition plan developed in partnership with 
families and aftercare providers that will place 
the child or youth on a path to career and col-
lege readiness; and’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 
through (19) as paragraphs (17) through (21), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
following: 
‘‘(15) describes how the State agency will im-
plement family engagement in education policies and 
practices that align with section 1118; 
‘‘(16) includes an assurance that the State 
agency will establish, for each child or youth served 
under this subpart, an educational services and tran-
sition plan that is developed in consultation with the 
child or youth, family members of the child or youth, 
and the local educational agency or alternative edu-
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cation program that will receive the child or youth 
following their period of service under this sub-
part;’’. 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY APPLICATIONS.— 
Section 1423 (20 U.S.C. 6453) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(13) as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) a description of how schools will implement 
family engagement in education policies and prac-
tices that align with the provisions of section 1118; 
‘‘(10) an assurance that the local educational 
agency will establish for each child or youth served 
under this subpart an educational services plan that 
is developed in consultation with the child or youth, 
family members of the child or youth, and the local 
educational agency or alternative education program 
receiving the child or youth following their period of 
service under this subpart;’’. 
(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR CORRECTIONAL 
FACILITIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THIS SECTION.— 
Section 1425 (20 U.S.C. 6455) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) prepare an educational services and tran-
sition plan for each child or youth served by the pro-
gram, in partnership with families and aftercare pro-
viders, consistent with section 1414(a)(1)(C); and 
‘‘(13) establish for each child or youth residing 
in the facility and serviced by this subpart an edu-
cational services and transition plan that is devel-
oped in consultation with the child or youth, family 
members of the child or youth, and the local edu-
cational agency or alternative education program re-
ceiving the child or youth following their period of 
service under this subpart.’’. 
SEC. 10. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR FAMILY EN-
GAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part E of title I (20 U.S.C. 6491 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1505. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR FAMILY EN-
GAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 
‘‘(a) DEVELOPMENT OF METRICS FOR FAMILY EN-
GAGEMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
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actment of the Family Engagement in Education Act of 
2015, the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 
after consultation with the advisory committee established 
under subsection (b), shall develop recommended metrics 
on family engagement in education for State educational 
agencies that reserve funds under section 1005 and local 
educational agencies that reserve funds under section 
1118 and provide recommendations on the integration of 
metrics into State accountability and longitudinal data 
systems. 
‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall 
appoint an advisory committee, including researchers and 
representatives from national nonprofit organizations with 
expertise in family engagement in education, to make 
data-driven recommendations regarding metrics required 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) RESEARCH FOR EFFECTIVE FAMILY ENGAGE-
MENT IN EDUCATION.—From funds appropriated to carry 
out this subpart, the Secretary shall conduct research on 
effective family engagement in education, including 
through awarding grants and entering into contracts with 
eligible entities. Such research may include— 
‘‘(1) exploratory research to discover the under-
lying processes or components of family engagement 
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in education programs that are associated with im-
proved education outcomes for students; 
‘‘(2) research to— 
‘‘(A) develop culturally sensitive strategies 
or programs for improving family engagement 
in education; and 
‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 
such strategies or programs on students’ edu-
cation outcomes; and 
‘‘(3) research to— 
‘‘(A) develop professional development pro-
grams intended to enable school personnel to 
support parental involvement in education; and 
‘‘(B) rigorously evaluate the impact of 
such programs on students’ education out-
comes.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1504 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 1505. Research and evaluation for family engagement in education.’’. 
SEC. 11. HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS. 
(a) 
STATE
APPLICATION
CONTENTS.—Section 
2112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(A) of families and schools for student 
success, in which schools and community-based 
organizations are committed to reaching out to 
engage families in meaningful ways and families 
are committed to actively supporting their chil-
dren’s learning and development; and 
‘‘(B) that is continuous from birth through 
young adulthood and reinforces learning that 
takes place in the home, school, and commu-
nity.’’. 
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF PARENTAL ASSISTANCE AND LOCAL 
FAMILY INFORMATION CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part D of title V of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7241 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking subpart 16; and 
(2) by redesignating subparts 17, 18, 19, 20, 
and 21, as subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, respec-
tively. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to subpart 16 
of part D of title V; 
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(2) by striking the items relating to sections 
5561, 5562, 5563, 5564, 5565, and 5566; and 
(3) by redesignating the items relating to sub-
parts 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of part D of title V, 
as subparts 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of part D of title 
V, respectively. 
SEC. 14. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Act (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 
striking— 
(1) ‘‘parental involvement’’ and ‘‘parent involve-
ment’’ each place the terms appear and inserting 
‘‘family engagement in education’’; 
(2) ‘‘involvement of parents’’ each place the 
term appears and inserting ‘‘engagement of fami-
lies’’; 
(3) ‘‘parental information and resource center’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State-
wide Family Engagement Center’’; 
(4) ‘‘parental information and resource centers’’ 
each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘State-
wide Family Engagement Centers’’; and 
(5) ‘‘involve parents’’ each place the term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘engage families’’. 
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SEC. 15. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY 
AND REPORT. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study, and make 
findings and recommendations relating to compli-
ance with, and use of funds made available for, sec-
tion 1118 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6318), including mat-
ters specified in paragraph (2). 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The study shall include a re-
view and analysis of— 
(A) the use of funds reserved by local edu-
cational agencies for family engagement in edu-
cation under such section 1118; 
(B) the innovative, effective, replicable, or 
model family engagement in education policies, 
practices, and uses of funds of State edu-
cational agencies and local educational agencies 
determined by the Secretary of Education to be 
in alignment with section 1118; 
(C) any barriers to State educational agen-
cies and local educational agencies in imple-
menting section 1118; 
(D) any barriers to Indian tribes and orga-
nizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and 
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Alaska Native organizations in developing, im-
plementing, and assessing family engagement in 
education policies and practices; and 
(E) the use of data collection and report-
ing and outcome and assessment systems of 
State educational agencies and local educational 
agencies to determine the extent to which fam-
ily engagement in education is implemented as 
described in section 1118. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives a report containing 
the findings and recommendations resulting from the 
study conducted under this section. 
Æ 
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