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HR 851 114th Congress House Education American Samoa Caribbean area Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Guam Indian social and development programs Minority education Northern Mariana Islands U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to adjust funding levels for certain outlying areas.

Introduced: October 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Feb 10, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E191)
Feb 10, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 10, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to eliminate the current reservation of 1% of the school improvement funds for outlying areas and Indian education. Reserves .67% of the school improvement funds for Indian education, but raises that reservation to .75% beginning with the fiscal year the allocations to states equal or surpass FY2015 levels after subtracting .75% of those allocations for Indian education.

Establishes formulae for determining the minimum allotment to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands of school improvement funds for: (1) basic grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), (2) concentration grants to LEAs, (3) targeted grants to LEAs, and (4) grants under the education finance incentive grant program.

What's happening now April 29, 2015

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

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 Cosponsors 1
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Oct 7, 2015
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