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119-hr-5547119th CongressWALLET

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

Introduced

Summary

Strengthen data and services for English learners and immigrant students. This bill would push states to collect better student and teacher data, expand language-accessible supports, and require schools to design programs that include English learners regardless of immigration status.

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  • Families and students would get more access to legal, educational, financial, and social services in their native language, plus required parent notifications about state and local laws in the family's native language.
  • Educators and school staff would face new requirements for culturally competent and responsive training for teachers, administrators, counselors, social workers, and psychologists, and schools would be encouraged to avoid separating English learners from other students and to support dual language programs.
  • State education agencies would have to collect and report more detailed data, including teacher racial, ethnic, gender, and language information, disaggregated student results (including English learners with disabilities), and plans to monitor the progress of former English learners.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger data and tracking for English learners

If enacted, states would have to report students’ ethnicity, race, and native language in required reports. They would also publish data in aggregate and broken out, including for English learners with disabilities. States would report teacher race, ethnicity, gender, and language. State plans would also need to explain how they will track former English learners and help them keep meeting state standards.

More services and dual-language access for English learners

If enacted, schools and local programs could use grant funds to give English learners and immigrant families legal, education, and financial help in their native language. They could also train staff in culturally responsive practices and use proven teaching methods. The bill would state that all English learners, including immigrant children regardless of status, should be helped to meet state standards. Where practicable, schools would not separate English learners from other students and would not deny access to dual-language programs. Agencies with big increases in immigrant students would need to review relevant laws and tell parents about them in the parents’ native language.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

NY • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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