HR 3119 116th Congress House Education Academic performance and assessments Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Foreign language and bilingual programs User charges and fees

BEST Act

Introduced: June 5, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Jun 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Jun 5, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act

This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.

What's happening now June 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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