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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4626 
To establish a competitive grant program to support the development, imple-
mentation, and evaluation of successful teacher and school leader training 
programs on family engagement that will increase the capacity of teach-
ers and school leaders to work with families to develop and support 
the social and emotional skills, habits, and mindsets of children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2019 
Mr. RYAN (for himself and Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To establish a competitive grant program to support the 
development, implementation, and evaluation of success-
ful teacher and school leader training programs on family 
engagement that will increase the capacity of teachers 
and school leaders to work with families to develop and 
support the social and emotional skills, habits, and 
mindsets of children. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Social Emotional 
Learning for Families Act of 2019’’ or the ‘‘SELF Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts appropriated to 
carry out this section, the Secretary of Education shall 
award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational 
agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate teacher and 
school leader training programs on family engagement. 
Local educational agencies may work in partnership with 
the entities described in subsection (e)(3) to carry out 
such programs. The objective of such programs will be to 
increase the capacity of teacher and school leaders to work 
with families to develop and support the social and emo-
tional skills, habits, and mindsets of children. 
(b) GRANT AWARDS.— 
(1) MAXIMUM
GRANT
AMOUNT.—The total 
amount of each grant awarded under this section 
may not exceed $1,200,000. 
(2) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant awarded under 
this section shall be for a period of 5 years, and may 
be renewed. 
(3) NUMBER OF GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
award not more than 100 grants under this section. 
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(c) APPLICATIONS.—An application submitted by a 
local educational agency for a grant under this section 
shall demonstrate— 
(1) the ability to provide laboratory and in-
structional space for proposed programming; 
(2) a commitment to the development, imple-
mentation, and evaluation of successful teacher and 
school leader training programs on family engage-
ment that will increase the capacity of teachers and 
school leaders to work with families to develop and 
support the social and emotional skills, habits, and 
mindsets of children; 
(3) a plan to ensure that the proposed pro-
grams will serve diverse groups, such as underrep-
resented or economically disadvantaged families; and 
(4) a long-term commitment to the proposed 
programs to be carried out with the grant, including 
a plan to continue the actions described in para-
graphs (1) through (3) for a period of not less than 
5 years. 
(d) SELECTION.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall— 
(1) give priority to high-need local educational 
agencies, as defined in section 200 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1021); and 
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