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HR 2547 112th Congress House

No Child Left Inside Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding environmental education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2011 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, research
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Higher educationNutrition and dietOutdoor recreationPreschool educationTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Sep 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jul 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 14, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1321)
Jul 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 8, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Child Left Inside Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, as a prerequisite to receiving implementation grants, to develop environmental literacy plans, approved by the Secretary of Education, for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 that include environmental education standards and teacher training.

Directs the Secretary to award Environmental Education Professional Development Grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to partnerships that include a local educational agency (LEA) and, permissibly, institutions of higher education (IHE), other educational entities, or federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, for activities involving, among other things, teacher training and the development of more rigorous environmental education curricula that advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses.

Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships that include an LEA and, permissibly, IHEs, other educational entities, federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, or park and recreation departments, for activities to improve and support environmental education that include: (1) advancing content and achievement standards, and (2) developing or disseminating innovations or model programs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2547: No Child Left Inside Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2547/
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