To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the academic achievement of English learners and immigrant children and youth, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.9165 | Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano (D-NY)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This bill addresses student learning and academic achievement of English learners and immigrant children and youth, including by allowing specified subgrants to be used for additional activities (e.g., providing educators with culturally competent training) and establishing additional reporting requirements.

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
the academic achievement of English learners and immigrant children and 
                     youth, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARDS.

    Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (xiv) as clause (xv); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following:
                            ``(xiv) Information on the diversity of 
                        teachers in the State at the pre-kindergarten 
                        through grade 12 levels, including information 
                        with respect to--
                                    ``(I) ethnicity;
                                    ``(II) race;
                                    ``(III) gender; and
                                    ``(IV) fluency in a language other 
                                than English, including how such 
                                fluency was acquired.''.

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ENGLISH LEARNERS AND 
              IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 3102 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6812) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that 
        English learners are taught alongside non-English learners;''.
    (b) Subgrants to Eligible Entities.--Section 3115(d) of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6825(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) to increase the access of immigrant children 
                and youth, and the parents of immigrant children and 
                youth, to legal, financial, and social services 
                resources.'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (11); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9) Carrying out projects that provide educators, school 
        administrators, counselors, social workers, and psychologists 
        with culturally competent and culturally responsive training to 
        better support English learners and immigrant children and 
        youth.
            ``(10) Carrying out projects that--
                    ``(A) assess local laws, including local 
                immigration policies and State education laws, that 
                impact educational outcomes for English learners and 
                immigrant children and youth;
                    ``(B) implement best practices aligned with 
                evidence-based research to improve educational outcomes 
                for English learners and immigrant children and youth; 
                and
                    ``(C) facilitate engagement with members of local 
                school boards on strategies to improve educational 
                outcomes for English learners and immigrant children 
                and youth, regardless of immigration status.''.
    (c) Reporting.--Section 3121(a) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6841(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``at a minimum, by'' and 
        inserting ``at a minimum, by ethnicity, race, native language, 
        and'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting ``, in the aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, 
        by ethnicity, race, native language, and English learners with 
        a disability;'';
            (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting ``, in the aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, 
        by ethnicity, race, native language, and English learners with 
        a disability;'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``at a minimum, by'' and 
        inserting ``at a minimum, by ethnicity, race, native language, 
        and''; and
            (5) in paragraph (6), by striking ``educational agency; 
        and'' and inserting ``educational agency, in the aggregate and 
        disaggregated, at a minimum, by ethnicity, race, native 
        language, and English learners with a disability; and''.
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