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Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act
Sponsored By: Representative Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a federal grant program to expand _inclusive arts education_ and integrate creative arts therapies into K–12 classrooms for students with disabilities. It focuses on curricula, teacher training, and therapy-based practices to help schools adapt lessons and increase access.
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- Students and families: Students with disabilities would get greater access to adapted arts curricula and creative arts therapies aimed at improving communication, social skills, and engagement in school.
- Schools and educators: Local and state education agencies and partnerships with colleges or nonprofits would be eligible for competitive grants to fund professional development, best practices, and classroom materials.
- Program rules: Grants would run up to 3 years and may be renewed once for 2 years if successful. Denied applicants must receive feedback and could reapply after at least one year.
- Priorities and reach: Awards would prioritize schools that receive Title I funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and aim for geographic diversity and inclusion of tribal schools.
*Would authorize $15.0 million in federal funding for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the program.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Funding authorization for inclusive arts program
If enacted, Congress would authorize $15 million total for fiscal years 2026–2030 to run this program. Actual funding would still depend on later appropriations. The Secretary would use the money to carry out the grants above.
Grants for arts inclusion for students with disabilities
This bill would create a competitive grant program to make arts classes more inclusive for students with disabilities. The Secretary of Education would start awarding grants within 120 days of enactment. School districts, state education agencies, or partnerships with colleges or nonprofits could apply. Money could support curricula, teacher training, and creative arts therapies, and help adapt lessons and materials. Priority would go to applicants serving Title I schools, with attention to geographic, tribal, and socioeconomic diversity. Grants would last up to 3 years, could be renewed once for 2 more years if successful, and denied applicants would get feedback and may reapply after one year; some awards would be barred to avoid duplicate partners or overlapping state and local awards.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
IL • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]
MS • D
Sponsored 6/9/2025
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/11/2025
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2025
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 7/14/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/3/2025
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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