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S. 2784 116th Congress Senate

Family Friendly Schools Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish "Family Friendly School" polici… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish "Family Friendly School" policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day to better support working families and to disseminate the learnings from these model schools so that other local educational agencies may adopt these practices, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess when school is not in session.

Introduced: November 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
Education Child care and developmentCongressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 5, 2019
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Family Friendly Schools Act

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish family friendly school policies that align the school day with the work day to better support working families, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess.

Specifically, ED shall

  • award five-year grants at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day;
  • report to Congress at the three-year mark and at the conclusion of the five-year grant period on best practices and recommendations for aligning school and work schedules, and for strengthening partnerships between schools and community resources; and
  • carry out a supplemental grant program to establish or expand community learning center summer programs.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8714 Family Friendly Schools Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Nov 5, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Nov 5, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 5, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2784: Family Friendly Schools Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2784/
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"S. 2784: Family Friendly Schools Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2784/.
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