Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act

Bill: 112-hr-1891
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Introduced: 2011-05-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adult education and literacy
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic theory
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
General education matters
Health programs administration and funding
Language arts
Libraries and archives
Massachusetts
Mental health
Minority education
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Policy sciences
Preschool education
School administration
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: 
Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
 
Lists the repealed provisions as certain provisions pertaining to:
 
 
the Early Reading First program;
 
the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy programs;
 
improving literacy through school libraries;
 
demonstration projects of innovative practices for enabling children to meet state academic content and achievement standards;
 
the Close Up Fellowship program;
 
 comprehensive school reform;
 
school dropout prevention;
 
 school leadership;
 
advanced certification or advanced credentialing for teachers;
 
special education teacher training;
 
early childhood educator professional development;
 
teacher mobility;
 
the National Writing Project;
 
the teaching of traditional American history;
 
enhancing education through technology;
 
programs to improve language instruction for limited English proficient children;
 
state grants for safe and drug-free schools and communities;
 
grants to reduce alcohol abuse;
 
mentoring programs;
 
elementary and secondary school counseling programs;
 
partnerships in character education;
 
smaller learning communities;
 
the Reading is Fundamental--Inexpensive Book Distribution program;
 
gifted and talented students;
 
the Star Schools program;
 
the Ready to Teach program;
 
the Foreign Language Assistance program;
 
the Carol M. White Physical Education Program;
 
community technology centers;
 
educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts;
 
excellence in economic education;
 
grants to improve the mental health of children;
 
parental assistance and local family information centers;
 
combatting domestic violence;
 
healthy, high-performance schools;
 
additional assistance for certain local educational agencies impacted by federal property acquisition;
 
the Women's Educational Equity Act;
 
the Native Hawaiian Education program; and
 
the Alaska Native Education program.
 

action_date: 2011-06-14
text: 
Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act - Repeals specified provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
 
Lists the repealed provisions as those pertaining to:
 
 
the Early Reading First program, under subpart 2 of part B of title I;
 
the William F. Goodling Even Start Family Literacy programs, under subpart 3 of part B of title I;
 
improving literacy through school libraries, under subpart 4 of part B of title I;
 
demonstration projects of innovative practices for enabling children to meet state academic content and achievement standards, under part E of title I;
 
the Close Up Fellowship program, under part E of title I;
 
 comprehensive school reform, under part F of title I; 
 
school dropout prevention, under part H of title I;
 
 school leadership, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
 
advanced certification or advanced credentialing for teachers, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
 
special education teacher training, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
 
early childhood educator professional development, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
 
teacher mobility, under subpart 5 of part A of title II;
 
the National Writing Project, under subpart 2 of part C of title II;
 
the teaching of traditional American history, under subpart 4 of part C of title II;
 
enhancing education through technology, under part D of title II;
 
programs to improve language instruction for limited English proficient children, under part B of title III;
 
state grants for safe and drug-free schools and communities, under subpart 1 of part A of title IV;
 
grants to reduce alcohol abuse, under subpart 2 of part A of title IV;
 
mentoring programs, under subpart 2 of part A of title IV;
 
elementary and secondary school counseling programs, under subpart 2 of part D of title V;
 
partnerships in character education, under subpart 3 of part D of title V;
 
smaller learning communities, under subpart 4 of part D of title V;
 
the Reading is Fundamental--Inexpensive Book Distribution program, under subpart 5 of part D of title V;
 
gifted and talented students, under subpart 6 of part D of title V;
 
the Star Schools program, under subpart 7 of part D of title V;
 
the Ready to Teach program, under subpart 8 of part D of title V;
 
the Foreign Language Assistance program, under subpart 9 of part D of title V;
 
the Carol M. White Physical Education Program, under subpart 10 of part D of title V;
 
community technology centers, under subpart 11 of part D of title V;
 
educational, cultural, apprenticeship, and exchange programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and their historical whaling and trading partners in Massachusetts, under subpart 12 of part D of title V;
 
excellence in economic education, under subpart 13 of part D of title V;
 
grants to improve the mental health of children, under subpart 14 of part D of title V;
 
arts in education, under subpart 15 of part D of title V; 
 
combatting domestic violence, under subpart 17 of part D of title V;
 
healthy, high-performance schools, under subpart 18 of part D of title V;
 
additional assistance for certain local educational agencies impacted by federal property acquisition, under subpart 20 of part D of title V;
 
the Women's Educational Equity Act, under subpart 21 of part D of title V;
 
the Native Hawaiian Education program, under part B of title VII; and
 
the Alaska Native Education program, under part C of title VII.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-106.
action_date: 2011-06-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 112-106.
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
action_date: 2011-05-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3284)
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-05-13
text: Introduced in House