ELEVATE Act
Bill: S.1152 | Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco (R-FL)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act
This bill allows elementary and secondary school students who have migrated from Puerto Rico to the states to be fully considered as English learners for annual state allotments under the English Language Acquisition grant program.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
  that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are 
  fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English 
                      Language Acquisition grants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and 
Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act'' or the ``ELEVATE Act''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PUERTO RICO WITH RESPECT TO ALLOTMENTS FOR ENGLISH 
              LANGUAGE ACQUISITION GRANTS.

    (a) Change in Definition.--Section 3201(5) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011(5)) is amended--
            (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ``and migrants 
        from puerto rico'' after ``youth'';
            (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``immigrant children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant 
        children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
            (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``in which the 
        primary language of instruction in public elementary schools 
        and secondary schools is English'' after ``any State''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, other than Puerto 
        Rico,'' after ``States''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title III of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in each of sections 3102 and 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6812 and 
        6824), by striking ``immigrant children and youth'' each place 
        the term appears and inserting ``immigrant children and youth 
        and migrants from Puerto Rico'';
            (2) in section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821)--
                    (A) by striking ``immigrant children and youth'' 
                each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant 
                children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``and 
                migrants'' after ``such children and youth'';
            (3) in section 3113(b)(7) (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(7)), by 
        striking ``children and youth'' and inserting ``immigrant 
        children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''; and
            (4) in section 3115 (20 U.S.C. 6825)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading of subsection (e), by 
                inserting ``and Migrants From Puerto Rico''; and
                    (B) by striking ``immigrant children and youth'' 
                each place the term appears and inserting ``immigrant 
                children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico''.
    (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act, except that if the application of 
such amendments would result in a State receiving an allotment under 
title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) for such first fiscal year that is less than the 
allotment such State received under such title for the fiscal year 
preceding such first fiscal year, such amendments shall take effect on 
October 1 of the second fiscal year that begins on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
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