(44) through (49), and paragraphs (50) through 
(52) as paragraphs (20) through (29), paragraphs 
(31) through (45), paragraphs (47) through (52), 
and paragraphs (54) through (56), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (18) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(19) EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LIBRARY.—The term 
‘effective school library’ means a library that— 
‘‘(A) is staffed by at least one full-time 
State-certified school librarian who— 
‘‘(i) is an instructional leader, infor-
mation specialist, and teacher; 
‘‘(ii) supports the digital learning en-
vironment 
and 
the 
development 
of 
participatory learning, inquiry learning, 
digital literacy, and information literacy; 
and 
‘‘(iii) supports, supplements, and ele-
vates the literacy experience through guid-
ance in reading for learning and motiva-
tional reading initiatives in order to en-
hance student achievement and foster life-
long reading and learning; 
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‘‘(B) is otherwise adequately staffed to be 
open to students before, during, and after the 
school day; 
‘‘(C) has a sufficient collection of curated 
up-to-date digital and print materials and tech-
nology, including openly licensed educational re-
sources; 
‘‘(D) provides appropriate facilities for 
maintaining and providing equitable access to 
materials, technology, connectivity, and library 
and literacy instruction; 
‘‘(E) provides regular professional develop-
ment for teachers, school librarians, and other 
educators; 
‘‘(F) provides opportunities for collabora-
tion between classroom teachers and school li-
brarians; and 
‘‘(G) implements nationally recognized 
standards of practice.’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (29), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(30) INFORMATION LITERACY.—The term ‘in-
formation literacy’ means the set of skills needed to 
find, retrieve, understand, evaluate, analyze, and ef-
fectively use information (which encompasses spoken 
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and broadcast words and videos, printed materials, 
and digital content, data, and images).’’. 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (45), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(46) RIGHT
TO
READ.—The term ‘right to 
read’ means all students have access to— 
‘‘(A) linguistically and developmentally ap-
propriate, evidence-based reading instruction; 
‘‘(B) effective school libraries; 
‘‘(C) family literacy support; 
‘‘(D) culturally diverse and inclusive mate-
rials; 
‘‘(E) reading materials in the home; and 
‘‘(F) the freedom to choose reading mate-
rials.’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (52), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
‘‘(53) TEACHER.—The term ‘teacher’ includes a 
school librarian.’’. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I. 
(a) STATE PLANS.—Section 1111 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 6311) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(A)(ii)(I)(aa), by insert-
ing ‘‘(including school librarians)’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; 
and 
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(2) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) and (G) as subparagraphs (H) and (I), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(E) the following: 
‘‘(F) how the State will work to ensure 
that low-income children, minority children, 
children with disabilities, and English learners 
are not disproportionally enrolled in schools 
that lack an effective school library, and the 
measures the State educational agency will use 
to evaluate and publicly report the progress of 
the State educational agency with respect to en-
suring such access to an effective school library; 
and 
‘‘(G) how the State educational agency will 
provide assistance to local educational agencies 
and individual schools in supporting digital lit-
eracy and information literacy skills develop-
ment for their students;’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (J), by inserting 
‘‘(including 
school 
librarians)’’ 
after 
‘‘teachers’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (M), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(iii) in subparagraph (N), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(O) the State educational agency has a 
policy protecting the right to read and will no-
tify local educational agencies, Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations, schools, teachers, 
school librarians, principals, other school lead-
ers, specialized support personnel, parents, and 
the public of such right.’’. 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.—Section 
1112 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6312) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding school librarians)’’ after ‘‘teachers’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking paragraph (13); and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) how the local educational agency will— 
‘‘(A) support and improve effective school 
libraries by supporting the work of State-cer-
tified school librarians to ensure that students 
have equitable access to such libraries; and 
‘‘(B) assist schools in developing effective 
school libraries to provide students an oppor-
tunity to develop digital literacy and informa-
tion literacy skills and improve academic 
achievement; 
‘‘(14) the policies the local educational agency 
has in place to protect the right to read; and 
‘‘(15) any other information on how the local 
educational agency proposes to use funds to meet 
the purposes of this part, and that the local edu-
cational agency determines appropriate to provide, 
which may include a description of how the local 
educational agency will assist schools in identifying 
and serving gifted and talented students.’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE II. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2003 of that Act 
(20 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘except 
for subpart 2,’’ after ‘‘part B,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) LITERACY EDUCATION FOR ALL, RESULTS FOR 
THE NATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) for grants authorized under section 2222, 
$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 
succeeding 4 fiscal years; and 
‘‘(2) for grants authorized under section 2226, 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each of the 
succeeding 4 fiscal years.’’. 
(2) RESERVATIONS.—Section 2201 of that Act 
(20 U.S.C. 6621) is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
(3) COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVEL-
OPMENT
GRANTS.—Section 2222 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 6642) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘From 
the amounts reserved by the Secretary under 
section 2201(2) and not reserved under sub-
section (b),’’ and inserting ‘‘From amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this section’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
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(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘reserved to carry out this 
subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriated to 
carry out this section’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by 
striking ‘‘subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’ 
each place the term appears. 
(4) INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY.— 
Section 2226(a) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6646(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘From amounts reserved under 
section 2201(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘From amounts ap-
propriated to carry out this section’’. 
(5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 2231(a) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6661(a)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘section 2201(3)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2201(2)’’. 
(B) Section 2241 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6671) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 2201(4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 2201(3)’’. 
(b) FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES.—Section 2101 of 
that Act (20 U.S.C. 6611) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(4)(B)— 
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(A) by redesignating clauses (xiv) through 
(xxi) as clauses (xvi) through (xxiii), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking clause (xiii) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(xiii) Supporting and improving ef-
fective school libraries that involve collabo-
ration with State-certified school librar-
ians.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after clause (xiii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(xiv) Developing, improving, and im-
plementing mechanisms to assist local edu-
cational agencies and schools in effectively 
recruiting, hiring, and retaining State-cer-
tified school librarians. 
‘‘(xv) Providing training to school li-
brarians, teachers, and school leaders on 
how to leverage effective school libraries 
for academic achievement, digital literacy, 
information literacy, and student and fam-
ily engagement.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)(A), by inserting ‘‘(in-
cluding school librarians)’’ after ‘‘teachers’’. 
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(c) LEARN PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS.—Section 
2221(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6641(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(M) provides opportunities for children to 
develop digital literacy and information literacy 
skills.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C), by inserting ‘‘public li-
braries, or pediatric literacy programs’’ after ‘‘which 
may include early childhood education programs’’. 
(d) COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY STATE DEVELOP-
MENT GRANTS.—Section 2222 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6642), as amended by subsection (a)(3), is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the 
State agency responsible for administering child 
care programs’’ and inserting ‘‘the State agency 
responsible for administering child care pro-
grams in the State, and the State library ad-
ministrative agency’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 
diverse high quality print materials, and effec-
tive school libraries,’’ after ‘‘teachers of lit-
eracy’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Providing technical assistance to eli-
gible entities in the development of effective 
school libraries, which may include establishing 
a statewide office to coordinate technical assist-
ance for such libraries.’’. 
(e) SUBGRANTS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES IN SUPPORT 
OF
BIRTH
THROUGH
KINDERGARTEN
ENTRY
LIT-
ERACY.—Section 2223(a)(1) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
6643(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the State library ad-
ministrative agency,’’ before ‘‘and, if applicable,’’. 
(f) INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY.—Sec-
tion 2226(a) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 6646(a)), as amended 
by subsection (a)(4), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) increasing the number of State-certified 
school librarians supporting students in high need 
schools;’’. 
(g) LOCAL USES OF FUNDS.—Section 2103(b)(3) of 
that Act (20 U.S.C. 6613(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (K) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(K) programs and activities to support 
and improve effective school libraries that in-
volve collaboration with State-certified school li-
brarians, such as efforts to promote and sup-
port digital literacy, information literacy, ex-
tended student inquiry, and capstone projects;’’. 
SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE IV. 
(a) 
STATE
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Section 
4104(b)(3)(A)(i) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)(i)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subclauses (VI) and (VII) 
as subclauses (VII) and (VIII), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subclause (V) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VI) digital literacy and infor-
mation literacy activities and pro-
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