I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1194 
To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2015 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. DESAULNIER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their 
children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Engagement 
in Education Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
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. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Family engagement in a child’s education 
raises student achievement, improves behavior and 
attendance, decreases drop-out rates, and improves 
the emotional and physical well-being of children. 
(2) Families are critical determinants of chil-
dren’s school readiness as well as of students’ deci-
sion to pursue higher education. 
(3) Effective family engagement is a great 
equalizer for students, contributing to their in-
creased academic achievement, regardless of parents’ 
education level, ethnicity, or socioeconomic back-
ground. 
(4) Research on school improvement has identi-
fied meaningful partnerships with families and com-
munities as 1 of 5 critical ingredients necessary to 
turnaround chronically low-performing schools. 
(5) Positive benefits for children, youth, fami-
lies, and schools are maximized through effective 
family engagement that— 
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(A) is a shared responsibility in which 
schools and other community agencies and or-
ganizations 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; 
(B) is continuous across a child’s life from 
birth to young adulthood; and 
(C) reinforces learning that takes place in 
all settings. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to increase 
student success and foster school improvement by 
strengthening families’ engagement in the education of 
their children. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.). 
SEC. 5. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION. 
(a) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT
AND RESPONSIBILITY 
FUND.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended by 
adding after section 1004 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1005. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY 
FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each State educational agency 
shall reserve not less than 0.3 percent and not more than 
1 percent of such agency’s allocated funds under section 
1122 for each fiscal year for use as provided in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(b) USE OF RESERVED FUNDS.—From the amounts 
reserved for each fiscal year under subsection (a), each 
State educational agency— 
‘‘(1) shall establish a Statewide Family Engage-
ment Center under section 1006; 
‘‘(2) shall establish at least 1 Local Family En-
gagement Center under section 1007; and 
‘‘(3) may allocate any funds remaining after 
carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2) for building 
State educational agency capacity for family engage-
ment activities under section 1008. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE.—If a State’s allocation under 
section 1122 for a fiscal year is less than $60,000,000, 
and such State determines that such allocation is insuffi-
cient to establish a center of sufficient size and scope to 
meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of sub-
section (b), such State may use its allocation for activities 
under section 1008.’’. 
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(b) STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS 
PROGRAM.—Title I (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended 
by adding after section 1005, as added by subsection (a), 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1006. STATEWIDE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re-
served under section 1005, each State shall award a grant 
or contract to a statewide nonprofit organization to estab-
lish a Statewide Family Engagement Center to provide 
comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity- 
building to local educational agencies, organizations that 
support family-school partnerships, and other organiza-
tions that carry out parent education and family engage-
ment in education programs. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each statewide nonprofit 
organization that desires a grant under this section 
shall submit an application to the State at such 
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such in-
formation as the State may require. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
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‘‘(A) A description of the applicant’s ap-
proach to family engagement in education, in-
cluding the use of strength-based strategies. 
‘‘(B) A description of the applicant’s plan 
for improving statewide capacity for family en-
gagement in education, that includes— 
‘‘(i) management capacity and govern-
ance; 
‘‘(ii) statewide leadership; 
‘‘(iii) systemic services for family en-
gagement in education; 
‘‘(iv) capacity-building for local edu-
cational agencies, and schools served under 
this title; and 
‘‘(v) student learning and school im-
provement. 
‘‘(C) A description of the applicant’s expe-
rience in providing training, information, and 
support to local educational agencies, schools, 
and nonprofit organizations on family engage-
ment in education policies and practices that 
are effective for low-income parents and fami-
lies, limited English proficient individuals, mi-
norities, parents of students with disabilities, 
parents of homeless students, foster parents 
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and students, parents of migrant students, and 
parents of Indian and Native Hawaiian stu-
dents, where applicable. 
‘‘(D) An assurance that the Statewide 
Family Engagement Center will— 
‘‘(i) be governed by a board of direc-
tors, the membership of which includes 
parents of school-aged children; 
‘‘(ii) have a process for outreach and 
consultation with— 
‘‘(I) parents of children from 
birth through young adulthood; 
‘‘(II) representatives of the State 
parent-teacher association; 
‘‘(III) representatives of edu-
cation professionals with expertise in 
improving services for disadvantaged 
children; 
‘‘(IV) representatives of local ele-
mentary 
schools 
and 
secondary 
schools, including students, disadvan-
taged youth, and representatives from 
local youth organizations; and 
‘‘(V) representatives of a State 
educational agency, a local edu-
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cational agency, and an Indian tribe 
or organization; 
‘‘(iii) operate a center of sufficient 
size, scope, and quality to ensure that the 
center is adequate to serve the State edu-
cational agency, local educational agencies, 
and community-based organizations; 
‘‘(iv) serve urban, suburban, and rural 
local educational agencies and schools; 
‘‘(v) work with— 
‘‘(I) the State educational agen-
cy, local educational agencies (includ-
ing local educational agencies receiv-
ing funds under section 7113), and 
schools; 
‘‘(II) Local Family Engagement 
Centers assisted under section 1007; 
‘‘(III) parent training and infor-
mation centers and community parent 
resource centers assisted under sec-
tions 671 and 672 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act; and 
‘‘(IV) other organizations and 
agencies; 
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‘‘(vi) use not less than 20 percent of 
the funds received under this section in 
each fiscal year to establish or expand 
technical assistance for evidence-based 
early childhood parent education programs 
that focus on successful transition to 
school; 
‘‘(vii) provide assistance to the State 
educational agency, local educational agen-
cies, Indian tribes and organizations, and 
community-based organizations that sup-
port family members in areas such as as-
sistance in understanding State and local 
standards and measures of student and 
school academic achievement and strate-
gies 
for 
supporting 
school 
academic 
achievement; 
‘‘(viii) work with the State educational 
agency, local educational agencies, Indian 
tribes and organizations, and schools to de-
termine parental needs and the best means 
for delivery of services to address such 
needs; and 
‘‘(ix) 
meet 
the 
requirements 
for 
matching funds under subsection (d). 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A statewide nonprofit organi-
zation that receives a grant under this section shall use 
the grant funds to provide training, technical assistance, 
and capacity-building in coordination with the State edu-
cational agency, local educational agencies, Indian tribes 
and organizations, and organizations that support family- 
school partnerships to— 
‘‘(1) assist parents in participating effectively in 
their children’s education and to help their children 
meet State and local standards, such as assisting 
parents— 
‘‘(A) to engage in activities that will im-
prove student academic achievement, including 
understanding how they can support learning in 
the classroom with activities at home and in 
afterschool and extracurricular programs; 
‘‘(B) to communicate effectively with their 
children, teachers, principals, counselors, ad-
ministrators, and other school personnel; 
‘‘(C) to become active participants in the 
development, implementation, and review of 
school-parent compacts, family engagement in 
education policies, and school planning and im-
provement; 
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‘‘(D) to participate in the design and pro-
vision of assistance to students who are not 
making adequate academic progress; 
‘‘(E) to participate in State and local deci-
sionmaking; 
‘‘(F) to train other parents; and 
‘‘(G) to help the parents learn and use 
technology applied in their children’s education; 
‘‘(2) assist the State educational agency in de-
veloping and implementing a statewide family en-
gagement in education policy and systemic initiatives 
that will provide for a continuum of services to re-
move barriers for family engagement in education 
and support school reform efforts; 
‘‘(3) assist in the development, implementation, 
and assessment of family engagement in education 
policies and plans under sections 1112 and 1118; 
and 
‘‘(4) supplement the family engagement activi-
ties under section 7115 and coordinate with the Bu-
reau of Indian Education and Indian tribes and or-
ganizations to improve family engagement in edu-
cation policies and programs, where applicable. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANT RENEWAL.— 
For each fiscal year after the first fiscal year for which 
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a statewide nonprofit organization receives a grant under 
this section, the organization shall demonstrate in the ap-
plication that a portion of the services provided by the or-
ganization, as determined by the State, is supported 
through non-Federal contributions, which may be in cash 
or in-kind. 
‘‘(e) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—Each statewide 
nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this 
section shall submit to the State, on an annual basis, in-
formation on the activities it has carried out using grant 
funds received under this section, including reporting on 
metrics developed under section 1505 and reporting on the 
recommendations provided by the special advisory com-
mittee and the actions taken in response to such rec-
ommendations. 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit a Statewide Family En-
gagement Center from— 
‘‘(1) having its employees or agents meet with 
a parent at a site that is not on school grounds; or 
‘‘(2) working with another agency that serves 
children. 
‘‘(g) PARENTAL
RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section— 
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‘‘(1) no person (including a parent who edu-
cates a child at home, a public school parent, or a 
private school parent) shall be required to partici-
pate in any program of parent education or develop-
mental screening under this section; and 
‘‘(2) no program or center assisted under this 
section shall take any action that infringes in any 
manner on the right of a parent to direct the edu-
cation of their children. 
‘‘SEC. 1007. LOCAL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers 
and to evaluate the usefulness and effectiveness of innova-
tive approaches demonstrated by these centers in engaging 
families in their children’s education by providing training, 
services, supports, and opportunities that meet families’ 
needs and remove barriers to their engagement in their 
children’s education to improve student achievement. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From the funds re-
served to carry out this section under section 1005(b)(2), 
a State educational agency shall award grants or enter 
into contracts and cooperative agreements with eligible en-
tities to establish and operate Local Family Engagement 
Centers. 
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‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this sec-
tion, the State shall give priority to eligible entities that 
propose to serve communities with the greatest need, as 
determined by the State. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means a private, nonprofit organization or 
Indian tribe or organization that— 
‘‘(1) has a demonstrated record of working with 
low-income parents and families in the community; 
‘‘(2) is located in a community with elementary 
schools and secondary schools that receive funds 
under part A and is accessible to families of stu-
dents in those schools; and 
‘‘(3) is partnering with 1 or more local edu-
cational agencies or 1 or more schools that receive 
funds under part A. 
‘‘(e) APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.—To receive a grant 
under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the State educational agency at such time, in 
such manner, and accompanied by such information as the 
State educational agency may require, including— 
‘‘(1) a description of the entity’s approach on 
family engagement in education, including its use of 
strength-based strategies; 
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‘‘(2) information demonstrating that the appli-
cant meets the definition of an eligible entity; 
‘‘(3) information that the applicant has the ca-
pacity to structure and operate a center of sufficient 
scope and quality adequate to serve the needs of the 
local area in which it is located; 
‘‘(4) a description of the entity’s experience in 
providing training, services, and support to low-in-
come parents and families, English language learn-
ers, minorities, parents of students with disabilities, 
parents of homeless students, foster parents, parents 
of Indian and Native Hawaiian students, and par-
ents of migrant students; 
‘‘(5) a description of the collaboration with the 
local educational agency or school personnel in the 
area to be served by the center; 
‘‘(6) a description of the steering committee, a 
majority of whose members are parents of students 
in schools that receive funds under part A, who will 
be targeted for services by the Local Family En-
gagement Center, that will direct and implement the 
activities of the Local Family Engagement Center; 
‘‘(7) a description of how the entity will coordi-
nate its efforts with the Statewide Family Engage-
ment Center; 
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‘‘(8) information that the applicant is capable 
of meeting milestones or deadlines as the State edu-
cational agency may prescribe; and 
‘‘(9) such other information as the State edu-
cational agency determines necessary. 
‘‘(f) USES OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall establish and oper-
ate a Local Family Engagement Center and use the grant 
funds to provide training, services, and supports to engage 
families in their children’s education and to build the 
school-family partnerships necessary to ensure that all 
children are on track to graduate from high school ready 
for college and careers, such as through— 
‘‘(1) assisting parents and families in under-
standing how they can improve student achievement, 
including how to access ongoing student perform-
ance data and related information to support learn-
ing in the classroom with activities at home, and in 
afterschool and extracurricular activities; 
‘‘(2) assisting parents and families in sup-
porting on-time graduation, including understanding 
early warning indicators that a student is at risk of 
not graduating on time; 
‘‘(3) assisting parents and families in under-
standing how they can prepare their children aca-
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demically, socially, and financially for postsecondary 
education, including early awareness of the avail-
ability of student financial assistance and career and 
technical education opportunities; 
‘‘(4) training parents and families on effective 
ongoing communication with their children, teachers, 
principals, counselors, administrators, and other 
school personnel; 
‘‘(5) providing direct services to families, such 
as home visitation, family literacy programs, and 
health and behavioral health services to meet the 
needs of families and remove barriers for engaging 
in the education of their children; 
‘‘(6) providing advocacy services to ensure that 
families can fully participate in their children’s edu-
cation; 
‘‘(7) providing supports such as transportation, 
childcare, and meals to facilitate family engagement 
in education in programs implemented or assisted by 
the Center; and 
‘‘(8) improving the coordination, availability, 
and effectiveness of integrated services and com-
prehensive supports for children and families. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATION AND ANNUAL REPORT.—A State 
educational agency shall— 
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‘‘(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the grants 
funded under this section and section 1006; and 
‘‘(2) issue an annual report on the implementa-
tion of such grants, describing any practices the 
State determines to be most effective or innovative 
for fulfilling the purposes of the Local Family En-
gagement Centers. 
‘‘SEC. 1008. STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY CAPACITY FOR 
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘Each State may use funds reserved under section 
1005(b)(3) to support the development and implementa-
tion of the statewide family engagement in education plan 
described in section 1111(d) through activities such as— 
‘‘(1) supporting an office or staff positions 
within the agency dedicated to family engagement in 
education; 
‘‘(2) carrying out the State’s responsibilities 
under sections 1006 and 1007; 
‘‘(3) developing and implementing a statewide 
data collection and evaluation system on family en-
gagement in education metrics to identify schools 
that would benefit from training and support related 
to family engagement in education; 
‘‘(4) reviewing local educational agencies’ family 
engagement in education policies and practices as 
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provided by sections 1112(b)(1)(P) and 1118(i), and 
evaluating the use of funds under this section; 
‘‘(5) coordinating technical assistance and sup-
port to local educational agencies, including local 
educational agencies receiving funds under section 
7113, with schools that would benefit from training 
and support related to family engagement in edu-
cation; 
‘‘(6) developing curricula for professional devel-
opment for teachers, principals, school librarians, 
and other school leaders on improving family en-
gagement in education; 
‘‘(7) developing standards and curricula for 
family engagement in education in partnership with 
teacher and principal preparation programs; and 
‘‘(8) coordinating statewide services related to 
early education, higher education, child health and 
welfare, after-school programs, community service- 
learning programs, and other programs to develop 
coordinated family engagement in education policies, 
practices, and services.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item 
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 activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 6. STATE PLANS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1111(d) (20 U.S.C. 
6311(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.—Each State plan shall 
include a plan for strengthening family engagement in 
education. Each such plan shall, at a minimum, include— 
‘‘(1) a description of the State’s criteria and 
schedule for review and approval of local educational 
agency family engagement in education policies and 
practices pursuant to sections 1112(e)(3) and 
1118(i); 
‘‘(2) a description of the State’s system and 
process for assessing local educational agency imple-
mentation of section 1118 responsibilities; 
‘‘(3) a description of the State’s criteria for 
identifying local educational agencies that would 
benefit from training and support related to family 
engagement in education; 
‘‘(4) a description of the State’s statewide sys-
tem of technical assistance and support for local 
educational agencies and schools on family engage-
ment in education; 
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‘‘(5) an assurance that the State will, when ap-
plicable, refer to the Statewide Family Engagement 
Center and the applicable Local Family Engagement 
Center those local educational agencies that would 
benefit from training and support related to family 
engagement in education; 
‘‘(6) an assurance that the State will commu-
nicate with Indian tribes and organizations and Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations to improve implementa-
tion of family engagement in education programs 
and services for parents of Indian and Native Ha-
waiian students; 
‘‘(7) a plan for using funds reserved under sec-
tion 1005; and 
‘‘(8) a description of the relationship, as appli-
cable, between the State educational agency and 
Statewide and Local Family Engagement Centers, 
parent training and information centers, and com-
munity parent resource centers in the State estab-
lished under sections 671 and 672 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) 
ANNUAL
STATE
REPORT.—Section 
1111(h)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(4)) is amended— 
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(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) the number of schools and the name 
of each school that would benefit from training 
and support related to family engagement in 
education, the reason why such school was so 
identified, and the measures taken to address 
the need for training and support; and 
‘‘(I) information on the State educational 
agency’s family engagement in education pro-
grams and activities.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 1111(j) 
(20 U.S.C. 6311(j)) is amended by inserting ‘‘the 
development and implementation of policies and pro-
cedures for family engagement in education,’’ after 
‘‘reliable,’’. 
SEC. 7. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1112(b)(1)(P) (20 U.S.C. 
6312(b)(1)(P)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(P) a description of the strategy the local 
educational agency will use to implement and 
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assess family engagement in education under 
section 1118;’’. 
(b) ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPING PLANS.—Section 
1112(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (Q) as sub-
paragraph (S); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (P) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(Q) a description of how the local edu-
cational agency will engage families in the de-
velopment, implementation, and assessment of 
local educational agency plans; 
‘‘(R) a description of how the local edu-
cation agency will improve teacher and principal 
knowledge and skills in effectively engaging par-
ents in their children’s education; and’’. 
SEC. 8. FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION POLICY. 
(a) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEVELOPMENT 
OF POLICIES AND PRACTICES.—Section 1118 (20 U.S.C. 
6318) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) 
as subsections (b) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (b), as redes-
ignated by paragraph (1), the following: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each local educational agency 
and each school receiving funds under this part shall de-
velop policies and practices for family engagement in edu-
cation that meet the following principles and standards for 
family-school partnerships: 
‘‘(1) Welcome all families to be active partici-
pants in the life of the school, so that they feel val-
ued and connected to each other, school staff, and 
what students are learning in class. 
‘‘(2) Communicate effectively by ensuring reg-
ular two-way, meaningful communication between 
family members and local educational agency and 
school staff in a manner, language, and with tech-
nology that family members can understand and ac-
cess. 
‘‘(3) Support student success by fostering con-
tinuous collaboration between family members and 
local educational agency and school staff to support 
student learning and healthy development at school 
and at home. 
‘‘(4) Speak up for every child and empower 
family members to be advocates for all students 
within the school. 
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