H.R. 5603 118th Congress House

World LEAP Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to establish or improve world language or dual language programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 20, 2023 Introduced by: Jimmy Panetta Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployment and training programs

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Foreign language and bilingual programsPerformance measurementStudent recordsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education

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Sep 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Sep 20, 2023

Introduced in House

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Latest action September 20, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World Language Education Assistance Program Act or the World LEAP Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to award competitive grants to local educational agencies to establish and carry out new, or improve existing, world language or dual language programs.

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