SKILLs Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 26, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act or the SKILLs Act - Amends title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for the Improving Literacy through School Libraries grant program.
Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) that receive school improvement funds to ensure, to the extent feasible, that each of their schools receiving such funds employs at least one state certified school library media specialist.
Directs states and LEAs that receive school improvement funds to ensure that by the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year there is at least one highly qualified school library media specialist in every school that receives such funds.
Requires Improving Literacy through School Libraries funds to be: (1) proportionally distributed to serve students in elementary, middle, and high schools; (2) used for media resources appropriate for all grades; and (3) used for professional development in information literacy instruction that is appropriate for all grades.
Expands the program of grants to states and subgrants to LEAs for the recruitment, retention, and professional development of teachers to require that highly qualified school library media specialists be included in the focus of such efforts.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 26, 2009 to Aug 10, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Oct 26, 2009 |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Aug 10, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Oct 26, 2009 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Dec 8, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Oct 26, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 26, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding school library media specialists, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act
- SKILLs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 26, 2009Introduced in House
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