Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act of 2023” or the “ELEVATE Act of 2023”.
Ensuring Linguistic Excellence and Vocational Aptitude by Teaching English Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide that children who have relocated from Puerto Rico to the States are fully considered for purposes of State allotments under the English Language Acquisition grants.
Sec. 2 Treatment of Puerto Rico with respect to allotments for English Language Acquisition grants
Change in definition— Section 3201(5) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7011(5)) is amended—
in the paragraph heading, by inserting “and migrants from Puerto Rico” after “youth”;
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “immigrant children and youth” and inserting “immigrant children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico”;
in subparagraph (B), by inserting “in which the primary language of instruction in public elementary schools and secondary schools is English” after “any State”; and
in subparagraph (C), by inserting “, other than Puerto Rico,” after “States”.
Conforming amendments— Part A of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6811 et seq.) is amended—
in each of sections 3102 and 3114 (20 U.S.C. 6812 and 6824), by striking “immigrant children and youth” each place the term appears and inserting “immigrant children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico”;
in section 3111 (20 U.S.C. 6821)—
by striking “immigrant children and youth” each place the term appears and inserting “immigrant children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico”; and
in subsection (c)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting “and migrants” after “such children and youth”;
in section 3113(b)(7) (20 U.S.C. 6823(b)(7)), by striking “children and youth” and inserting “immigrant children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico”; and
in section 3115 (20 U.S.C. 6825)—
in the subsection heading of subsection (e), by inserting “and migrants from Puerto Rico”; and
by striking “immigrant children and youth” each place the term appears and inserting “immigrant children and youth and migrants from Puerto Rico”.
Applicability— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1 of the first fiscal year that begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act, except that if the application of such amendments would result in a State receiving an allotment under title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) for such first fiscal year that is less than the allotment such State received under such title for the fiscal year preceding such first fiscal year, such amendments shall take effect on October 1 of the second fiscal year that begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act.