HR 3036 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Ready-to-Compete Act

Introduced Sep 22, 2011 Originated House Sponsor John A. Yarmuth D-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 18, 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ready-to-Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers.

Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready to Learn programs.

Requires Ready to Learn programs to: (1) include programming that is aligned with state academic content and achievement standards; (2) include training and materials for educators and caregivers to facilitate their use of the programming and services; (3) address specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (4) include programming in reading, social and emotional development, and at least one other topic in an academic or developmentally appropriate area.

Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults.

Cosponsors 15

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 22, 2011 to Jul 25, 2012, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-KYBen ChandlerOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-COJared PolisOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalSep 22, 2011
D-NMMartin HeinrichOct 26, 2011
D-PAJason AltmireNov 14, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayMar 5, 2012
D-LACedric L. RichmondMay 30, 2012
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 7, 2012
D-NYWilliam L. OwensJun 7, 2012
D-MNBetty McCollumJun 26, 2012
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJul 25, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 18, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Sep 22, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Sep 22, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

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  1. Sep 22, 2011Introduced in House

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