Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011
Latest action · Sep 8, 2011 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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make formula grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or enhance educational programs and related services that enable pregnant and parenting students to enroll in, attend, and succeed in school.
Requires state grantees to: (1) designate a Coordinator for Education of Pregnant and Parenting Students who is to develop and implement a state plan for educating pregnant and parenting students, and (2) develop and implement high-quality professional development programs for LEAs and school personnel.
Requires subgrantees to: (1) provide academic support services to pregnant and parenting students; (2) assist such students in accessing quality, affordable child care, and early childhood education services; (3) provide transportation services or assistance to such students and their children; (4) educate students, parents, and community members regarding the educational rights of such students; (5) train school personnel regarding the challenges facing pregnant and parenting students and their educational rights; (6) revise school policies and practices that hinder or discourage such students from continuing their education; (7) provide student parents with training and support in parenting, healthy relationship, and other life skills; and (8) provide educational and career mentoring services and peer groups to pregnant and parenting students.
Gives subgrant priority to LEAs in geographic areas with teen birth rates that: (1) exceed the state average; or (2) are below the state average, but higher than the state average for one or more racial or ethnic groups.
Directs the Secretary to conduct national activities that include: (1) providing technical assistance to states and reviewing their plans for educating pregnant and parenting students, (2) evaluating subgrantees' programs and education program service delivery models for such students, and (3) gathering and disseminating information regarding the education of such students and best practices in facilitating it.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2011 to May 8, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 21, 2011 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 28, 2011 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Aug 1, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 7, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 12, 2011 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Oct 3, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Oct 25, 2011 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Nov 17, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Dec 6, 2011 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Dec 8, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | May 8, 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 Jul 21, 2011 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 8, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jul 21, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 21, 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 H5374.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to promote the education of pregnant and parenting students.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child care and development
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- Preschool education
- School administration
- State and local government operations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Teenage pregnancy
- Transportation costs
- Women's education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 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.
