I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2662 
To strengthen families’ engagement in the education of their children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2013 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education 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 2013’’. 
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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