H.R. 3609 115th Congress House

ELEVATE Act

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered fo… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children that have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English language acquisition grants.

Introduced: July 28, 2017 See on congress.gov

Education Caribbean areaEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForeign language and bilingual programs

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Puerto RicoU.S. territories and protectorates

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Jul 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Jul 28, 2017

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act or the ELEVATE Act

This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to count students who relocated from Puerto Rico (where Spanish is the primary language) in their English learner programs for purposes of calculating federal funding for such programs.

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