HR 3606 118th Congress House Education

FLUENT Act

Introduced: December 5, 2023 See on congress.gov

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May 23, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

May 23, 2023

Introduced in House

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Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2023 or the FLUENT Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program to improve the literacy and English skills of English language learners.

Specifically, ED may award grants to providers of family literacy services to provide these services to families with English language learners. These services may only be provided to a family in which each caregiver is 16 years of age or older and at least one child is under the age of 8.

Further, ED must make grants to or enter into contracts with at least two national organizations with expertise in providing family literacy services to English language learners. These national organizations must provide grantees with technical assistance and training.

What's happening now May 23, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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