Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act

H.R. 3221 · 114th Congress · Jul 27, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require States to include information on the academic progress of homeless children and children in foster care in annual State report cards.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act”.

Sec. 2 Required information

Section 1111(h)(1)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(1)(C)) is amended—

(1)

in clause (i), by inserting “, homeless status, status as a child in foster care” after “English proficiency”; and

(2)

in clause (vi), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting “(and disaggregated by the same categories and subject to the same exception as described in clause (i));”.

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Jul 27, 2015viewing Introduced in House Ms. Clark of Massachusetts (for herself, Mr. Marino, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

Homeless and Foster Youth Achievement Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Required information

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