Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011
Latest action · May 10, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011 - Amends title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to authorize states to reserve school improvement funds to: (1) award grants to nonprofit organizations that partner with local educational agencies (LEAs) or schools to establish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers that assist families in becoming engaged in their childrens' education, (2) establish a State Family Engagement Coordinating Council to coordinate and integrate family engagement activities across the education spectrum, and (3) develop and implement a statewide family engagement in education plan.
Requires each state school improvement plan to include a plan for strengthening family engagement in education.
Requires each LEA and school receiving school improvement funds to develop policies and practices for family engagement in education that meet specified principles and standards.
Increases the percentage of school improvement funds that LEAs must reserve for family engagement activities.
Requires states and correctional facilities to work with family members and aftercare providers in developing educational services and transition plans for youth following their stay in state and local institutions for neglected or delinquent youth.
Requires states to use part of their grant under part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to train teachers and principals to effectively engage families in their children's education.
Replaces a Fund for the Improvement of Education program under title V of the ESEA that provided for the establishment of parental information and resource centers with a new program that awards matching grants to statewide nonprofit organizations to establish Statewide Family Engagement Centers that provide comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to states, LEAs, and organizations that support family-school partnerships to assist them in developing and implementing family engagement programs.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish Local Family Engagement Centers and a national Indian Family Engagement Coordinating Council for Indian schools.
Requires the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to develop recommended metrics on family engagement in education for states and LEAs, and make recommendations on the integration of those metrics into state accountability and longitudinal data systems.
Directs the Secretary to conduct research on effective family engagement in education.
Requires that there be established in the Department of Education dedicated staff, including a Director, for family and community engagement.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2011 to Jun 1, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | May 10, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 15, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jun 23, 2011 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-KY | John A. Yarmuth | Jul 7, 2011 | |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 14, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jul 29, 2011 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 9, 2011 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 21, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Sep 26, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Nov 29, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jun 1, 2012 |
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 May 10, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2011Introduced in House
- May 10, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3161.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-61 | EXPLORING STATE SUCCESS IN EXPANDING PARENT AND STUDENT OPTIONS44 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | May 16, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 941 | Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011 | Related bill | May 10, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen families' engagement in the education of their children.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Education
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family relationships
- Government studies and investigations
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
