Title: Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act
This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program to (1) establish equity offices to improve diversity in accelerated learning programs (e.g., Advanced Placement), and (2) carry out universal screening to determine eligibility for such programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4409 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4409

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
          diversity in accelerated student learning programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2021

  Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
          diversity in accelerated student learning programs.

    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 ``Diversity Advancements in 
Accelerated Programs Act''.

SEC. 2. DIVERSITY IN ACCELERATED STUDENT LEARNING PROGRAMS.

    (a) State Activities.--Section 4104(b)(3)(A) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) establishing an equity office to 
                        provide recommendations and develop programs to 
                        improve diversity in such accelerated learning 
                        programs, and address other inequalities with 
                        respect to raising student academic 
                        achievement; or
                            ``(iv) carrying out universal screening to 
                        determine eligibility for such accelerated 
                        learning programs;''.
    (b) Local Activities.--Section 4107(a)(3)(D) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(D)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) establishing an equity office to 
                        provide recommendations and develop programs to 
                        improve diversity in such accelerated learning 
                        programs, and address other inequalities with 
                        respect to raising student academic 
                        achievement; or
                            ``(iv) carrying out universal screening to 
                        determine eligibility for such accelerated 
                        learning programs;''.
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