Title: Arts Education for All Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Arts Education for All Act
This bill expands arts education and programming for children in early education, K-12 students, and juveniles and adults in the criminal justice system.
Specifically, the bill allows Child Care and Development Block Grant funding to be used for additional activities, including arts programming.
Additionally, the bill addresses arts programming in elementary and secondary schools by
The bill directs the National Center for Education Research to carry out research on the use of arts and arts education in elementary and secondary schools, including in low-performing schools. Further, the National Center for Education Statistics must compile data on arts education.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress must include a specified arts assessment.
The bill requires a state's juvenile justice and delinquency plan to describe how the state will coordinate services and activities for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention with arts agencies and arts organizations. Additionally, grants for adult offender reentry demonstration projects may be used for facilitating arts education.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5581 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5581

           To expand arts education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2021

   Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Ms. 
 Norton, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney 
of New York, Ms. Ross, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Bowman, 
Mr. Raskin, Ms. Titus, Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Jackson Lee) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
           To expand arts education, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Arts Education for All Act''.

              TITLE I--EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

    The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9857 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 658G(b)(1), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) offering training, coaching, or professional 
                development opportunities for child care providers that 
                relate to the use of evidence-based, developmentally 
                appropriate and age-appropriate strategies to promote 
                the social, emotional, physical, adaptive, 
                communication, and cognitive development of children, 
                including key programmatic strategies, and offering 
                specialized training for child care providers caring 
                for those populations prioritized in section 
                658E(c)(2)(Q), and children with disabilities;''; and
            (2) in section 658P, by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) Key programmatic strategies.--The term `key 
        programmatic strategies' means strategies related to--
                    ``(A) nutrition and physical activity;
                    ``(B) recommended practices for age-appropriate 
                exposure to screen media; and
                    ``(C) the integration and utilization of 
                instructional methods to assist learning across 
                disciplines, including methods that use the arts, 
                language, literacy, mathematics, science, and social 
                studies.''.

 TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
                                  1965

SEC. 201. REFERENCES.

     Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 202. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.

    (a) Section 1111(g) (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
            ``(5) Use of arts education to improve student 
        achievement.--Each State's plan shall describe how the State 
        educational agency will--
                    ``(A) support and encourage the offering of a 
                variety of arts education experiences to students as 
                part of the State educational agency's overall strategy 
                to improve student achievement in the subjects 
                described in section 8101(52);
                    ``(B) integrate arts education instruction into the 
                curriculum;
                    ``(C) increase the number of arts educators, 
                including arts education specialists, in schools;
                    ``(D) utilize partnerships with specialized 
                teaching artists to train teachers to augment creative 
                thinking techniques into the instruction provided in 
                math, reading, English language arts, science, and 
                other subjects described in section 8101(52);
                    ``(E) ensure that arts instruction provided in the 
                State is standards-based, as applicable, and sequential 
                with arts courses offered in the grades 6 through 12 
                building upon such courses offered in earlier grades;
                    ``(F) increase the number of classes taught by arts 
                educators, including arts education specialists, with a 
                particular focus on classes with high percentages of 
                students who are low-income, students with 
                disabilities, English learners, or students of color; 
                and
                    ``(G) support partnerships that increase the amount 
                of arts education and creative youth development 
                available in afterschool and summer learning 
                programs.''.
    (b) Section 1112(b) (20 U.S.C. 6312(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (14); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
            ``(13) how the local educational agency will support 
        learning in the arts and encourage the use of the arts 
        education to improve student achievement consistent with 
        section 1111(g)(5); and''.

SEC. 203. REPORT CARDS.

    Section 1111(h)(1)(C) (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (xiv) as (xv); and
            (2) by inserting after clause (xiii) the following:
                            ``(xiv) Information on arts courses, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) the number of, range, and 
                                sequence of course offerings;
                                    ``(II) the average pupil-to-teacher 
                                ratio in such courses;
                                    ``(III) the average amount of 
                                instructional time in such courses; and
                                    ``(IV) for each semester, the 
                                percentage (in the aggregate and 
                                disaggregated by high-poverty compared 
                                to low-poverty schools, which for the 
                                purpose of this subclause, means 
                                schools in the top quartile of poverty 
                                and the bottom quartile of poverty in 
                                the State) of--
                                            ``(aa) schools offering 
                                        arts courses;
                                            ``(bb) students taking arts 
                                        courses; and
                                            ``(cc) arts courses taught 
                                        by arts teachers with full 
                                        State certification or 
                                        licensure.''.

SEC. 204. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

    Section 1111(d)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 6311(d)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
            (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following:
                            ``(v)(I) provides for an evaluation of the 
                        arts courses offered at such school during the 
                        school day and the certification, training and 
                        skills of staff that are teaching such courses 
                        including teaching artists; and
                            ``(II) based on such evaluation, 
                        incorporate the offering of arts courses into 
                        the offerings of such school; and''.

SEC. 205. ARTS FOR NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

    Section 1415(a)(2)(B)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 6435(a)(2)(B)(ii) is amended 
by inserting ``access to the arts and arts education and'' after 
``improving''.

SEC. 206. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Local Uses of Funds.--Section 2103(b)(3) (20 U.S.C. 6613(b)(3)) 
is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (O), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (P) as subparagraph (Q); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following:
                    ``(P) carrying out activities to increase pathways 
                to obtain rigorous, high-quality teacher certification 
                or licensure for individuals seeking to become teachers 
                of the arts; and''.
    (b) Professional Development for Arts Teachers.--Section 2103 (20 
U.S.C. 6613) is further amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(c) Professional Development for Arts Teachers.--In carrying out 
the programs and activities described under subsection (a), a local 
educational agency shall provide professional development for teachers 
of the arts, as appropriate, to fulfill the needs of such agency and 
the schools of such agency.
    ``(d) Professional Development for Integration of the Arts.--In 
carrying out the programs and activities described under subsection 
(a), a local educational agency shall provide professional development 
for teachers to integrate the arts into their instruction in math, 
reading, English language arts, science, and other subjects described 
in section 8101(52).''.

SEC. 207. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

    (a) Arts Organizations.--Section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``; and'';
            (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(15) partnering with, integrating the services of, and 
        utilizing the services and offerings provided by arts services 
        organizations or other community-focused arts nonprofits and 
        organizations that further creative youth development.''.
    (b) Professional Development.--Section 4203(a)(6) (20 U.S.C. 
7173(a)(6)) is amended by inserting ``, including arts education'' 
after ``areas''.

     TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
   PREVENTION ACT OF 1974 AND TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE 
                          STREETS ACT OF 1968

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
              ACT OF 1974.

    Section 223(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (32) by striking ``and'' at the end,
            (2) in paragraph (33) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and'', and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(37) describe how the State will coordinate services, 
        activities for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention with 
        State and local agencies and organizations, including State and 
        local arts agencies, arts organizations, and organizations that 
        further creative youth development.''.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION 
              PROJECTS AND THE STATE, TRIBAL AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS 
              PROGRAMS.

    The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended 
in section 2976(b)(4)--
            (1) by striking ``; and'' in subparagraph (A);
            (2) after subparagraph (A), by inserting the following:
                    ``(B) use arts education programs and services to 
                better facilitate reentry and reduce recidivism and 
                connect offenders to educational opportunities and 
                employment after reentry into the community; and''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C).

 TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002 AND 
   THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AUTHORIZATION ACT

SEC. 401. ARTS RESEARCH.

    Section 133 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9533) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
                subparagraph (10)(D);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (11) as 
                subparagraph (12); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
                following:
            ``(11) carry out research on the use of the arts and arts 
        education that is rigorous, peer reviewed and large scale to 
        determine which methods and uses of the arts and arts education 
        are most effective, cost efficient and able to be applied, 
        duplicated, and scaled up for the use in elementary and 
        secondary classrooms, including in low-performing schools; 
        and''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(L) Use of the arts and arts education in 
                improving elementary and secondary education.''.

SEC. 402. ARTS STATISTICAL DATA.

    Section 153(a)(1) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (O) as subparagraph (P); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (N), the following:
                    ``(O) access to, the integration of and the 
                inclusion of arts education; and''.

SEC. 403. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.

    Section 303(b) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(7) Arts assessment.--The Assessment Board shall select 
        the arts as a subject to be assessed under this subsection, at 
        the same frequency and in the same grades (at a minimum) as 
        such assessment was scheduled prior to July 24, 2019.''.
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