Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act

Bill: 117-hr-4849
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-07-29
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes annual Department of Education grants available to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Palau for integrated English literacy and civics education to prepare English language learners for employment.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4849 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2021 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mrs. Radewagen , and Mr. San Nicolas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the term State to include outlying areas for purposes of the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act . 2. Integrated English literacy and civics education Section 243 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3333 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) State defined The term State has the meaning given the term in section 3, except that such term also includes outlying areas (as defined in section 3). .