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HR 850 114th Congress House

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

Official title: To support evidence-based social and emotional learning programming.

Introduced: February 10, 2015 See on congress.gov
Education Child healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationMental healthTeaching, teachers, curricula
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 29, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include teacher and principal training in practices that address the social and emotional development needs of students among the activities funded under the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program.

Allows funded training to include training in classroom instruction and schoolwide initiatives that enable students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills most conducive to social and emotional competency.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 897 Related bill Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 4, 2016
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Oct 21, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 850: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-850/
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"H.R. 850: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-850/.
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