GAAME Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6137
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2018-06-19
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship

Education of the disadvantaged

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Employment and training programs

Music

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to&nbsp;specify that Title I funds (which support the instructional needs of students from low-income families) may be used for&nbsp;arts and music programs.</p> <ul> <ul></ul></ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 19, 2018 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Engel , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Mr. Vela , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Titus , Mr. Jeffries , Mr. Payne , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Hastings , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Crowley , Ms. Meng , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Clay , Mr. Gene Green of Texas , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Reichert , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Norton , Ms. Pingree , and Mr. Pallone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018 . 2. School-wide access to arts education Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii) ) is amended— (1) in subclauses (IV) and (V), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (VI) sequential, standards-based arts education taught by certified arts educators (as defined by the State) and community arts providers to meet the challenging academic standards; and . 3. School-wide access to music education Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii) ), as amended by section (2), is further amended by inserting after subclause (VI) the following: (VII) sequential, standards-based music education that is aligned to challenging state academic standards and is taught by certified music educators (as defined by the State); and . 4. Targeted assistance schools for arts education Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking well-rounded education; inserting the following: well rounded education, such as— (i) programmatic assistance for students to participate in arts programs that address their academic needs (including support for certified arts educators (as defined by the State), arts educator professional development, supplies, and other expenses associated with instruction in the arts); and . 5. Targeted assistance schools for music education Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A) ), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (ii) programmatic assistance for students to participate in music programs that address their academic needs (including support for certified music educators, music educator professional development, instruments, sheet music, and other expenses associated with music instruction); .