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HR 2378 114th Congress House

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2015

Official title: To establish an Office of Specialized Instructional Support in the Department of Education and to provide grants to State educational agencies to reduce barriers to learning.

Introduced: January 13, 2016 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsChild healthDepartment of EducationEducation of the disadvantaged
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Passed House
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Became law
Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 15, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 15, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 16, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2015

This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to create an Office of Specialized Instructional Support within the Department of Education (ED) to improve specialized instructional support services in schools. "Specialized instructional support services" are assessment, diagnosis, counseling, educational, therapeutic, and other services provided by qualified professionals as part of a comprehensive program to meet student needs.

The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize ED to award competitive matching grants to states to: (1) establish or expand specialized instructional support services and programs at the state level that are designed to provide technical assistance, coordination, and support to specialized instructional support services and programs addressing barriers to learning within local educational agencies and individual schools; and (2) hire and support specialized instructional support services coordinators to provide such assistance, coordination, and support.

References to pupil services and pupil services personnel are replaced with references to specialized instructional support services and specialized instructional support personnel.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jan 13, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 10, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2378: Reducing Barriers to Learning Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2378/
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