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HR 2081 111th Congress House

National Park Educational Partnership Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to pro… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a partnership between the Department of Education and the National Park Service to provide educational opportunities for students and teachers.

Introduced: May 18, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education EcologyEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Higher educationParks, recreation areas, trailsScience and engineering educationTeaching, teachers, curriculaU.S. history
This bill died when the 111th Congress ended
It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Park Educational Partnership Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish the National Park Ranger School Partnerships program authorizing the Secretary of Education to award competitive, three-year grants to schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) to enter into partnerships with the National Park Service (NPS) to provide kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) students with educational programs and K-12 teachers with professional development emphasizing science, the environment, natural resources, mathematics, civics, and history. Makes education service agencies eligible for grants to carry out such educational programs and professional development activities.

Deems schools and LEAs to be eligible for such a grant only if they: (1) have, are capable of, or will develop certain connections to the NPS; (2) have been identified as needing improvement under title I of the ESEA; and (3) serve a significant percentage of low-income students.

Permits: (1) the NPS to participate in the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program that provides training to teachers of such subjects under title II of the ESEA; and (2) educational service agencies, including federal agencies that serve as educational service providers, to partner with LEAs under such title's Teaching American History Grant Program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2081: National Park Educational Partnership Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2081/
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