Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act
Latest action · Dec 8, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to award competitive, renewable, five-year grants to eligible partnerships to assist them in providing disadvantaged youth with the support needed to: (1) attain a secondary school diploma; (2) attain a postsecondary credential, including those offered by institutions of higher education, industry groups, or registered apprenticeship programs; and (3) secure and succeed in a family-supporting career.
Requires each eligible partnership to include: (1) the head of the local government assisted by the grant; (2) representatives from certain state and local service agencies; (3) representatives from certain educational entities; and (4) a representative from a community-based organization, a business, and a secondary school or labor-management committee; and (5) disadvantaged youth and their caregivers.
Requires grantees to award subgrants and contracts to community-based organizations and other entities for the provision of a comprehensive array of coordinated services to disadvantaged youth that include workforce preparation, education support, and youth support services.
Directs the Secretary to award planning grants to eligible partnerships to enable them to submit competitive applications for grants to support disadvantaged youth.
Establishes an accountability system for measuring the performance of each grantee against specified interim, transitional, and long-term indicators of success.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) award a grant or contract to an entity outside the Department of Labor for an evaluation of grant-assisted activities; (2) disseminate best practices that emerge from the partnership grant program; and (3) provide training, technical assistance, and professional development for organizations serving disadvantaged youth, including organizations that do not receive funding under this Act.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2009 to Mar 4, 2010; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NC | Larry Kissell | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Nov 2, 2009 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Dec 10, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Mar 4, 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 Nov 2, 2009 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Dec 8, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
- Nov 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1608 | Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act | Related bill | Aug 6, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prepare young people in disadvantaged situations for a competitive future.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Reengaging Americans in Serious Education by Uniting Programs Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2009Introduced in House
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