GAAME Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3391
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-08-28
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: 2018-08-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-08-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3391 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 28, 2018 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 each of 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 challenging State 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; and 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); .