CRT Transparency Act

Bill: 118-hr-287
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2023-01-11
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Internet, web applications, social media

Teaching, teachers, curricula
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act or the CRT Transparency Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires a local educational agency, in order to receive certain federal education grants, to post on a publicly accessible website the curriculum for each grade level of its elementary and secondary schools.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 287 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2023 Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Ms. Foxx , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Waltz , Mr. Posey , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Issa , Mr. Guest , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Steil , Mr. Carey , Mr. Clyde , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Bost , Mr. Perry , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Hunt , and Mr. Gaetz ) 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 ensure that local educational agencies applying for certain Federal education funds post the curriculum for elementary and secondary schools online, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act or the CRT Transparency Act . 2. State and local educational agency plans (a) Assurances from States Section 1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (O) the State will ensure that each local educational agency in the State posts the curriculum for each elementary school and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency. . (b) Assurances from local educational agencies Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6312(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) post the curriculum for each elementary school and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency. .