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S. 4615 116th Congress Senate

SELF Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of successful educator and school leader professiona… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a competitive grant program to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of successful educator and school leader professional development programs on family engagement that will increase the capacity of educators and school leaders to work with families to develop and support the social-emotional learning of children.

Introduced: September 17, 2020 Introduced by: Angus S. King Jr. Independent · Maine See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 17, 2020
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 Latest action September 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Social-Emotional Learning for Families Act of 2020 or the SELF Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to develop, implement, and evaluate educator and school leader professional development programs on social-emotional learning and family engagement.

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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 17, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4615: SELF Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4615/
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"S. 4615: SELF Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4615/.
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S. 4615, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4615/.
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