Title: National Social Emotional Learning Clearinghouse Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
National Social Emotional Learning Clearinghouse Act
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education to jointly establish and maintain an online clearinghouse of early childhood education and elementary school education curricula, lesson plans, and best practices related to social emotional learning.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5337 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5337

    To establish a National social emotional learning clearinghouse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 22, 2021

 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Cardenas, and Mr. Bowman) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
    To establish a National social emotional learning clearinghouse.

    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 ``National Social Emotional Learning 
Clearinghouse Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CLEARINGHOUSE.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting through the Office 
of Child Care) and the Secretary of Education shall jointly--
            (1) establish and maintain an online clearinghouse of early 
        childhood education and elementary school education curricula, 
        lesson plans, and best practices, which shall--
                    (A) prioritize social emotional learning resources 
                (such as resources to address trauma, anxiety, 
                depression and other social or behavioral disorders) 
                for children from birth through the elementary school;
                    (B) include best practices and studies exploring 
                best practices, crisis intervention training and de-
                escalation, social emotional learning curriculums and 
                lesson plans, and ready to use worksheets or 
                interactive learning resources for early childhood 
                learners and elementary school students; and
                    (C) include social emotional resources for children 
                with disabilities, including training resources to 
                assist families and child care workers in assessing 
                functional behaviors and creating responsive and 
                appropriate behavioral intervention plans; and
            (2) conduct a national advertising campaign to inform child 
        care professionals, families or parents providing 
        homeschooling, and educators and caregivers of children from 
        birth through age 12 of such online clearinghouse.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Child with a disability.--The term ``child with a 
        disability'' has the meaning given such term in section 602 of 
        the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
        1401).
            (2) Elementary school.--The term ``elementary school'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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