HR 3609
115th Congress
House
Education
Caribbean area
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
ELEVATE Act
Introduced: July 28, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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