Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act
Latest action · Sep 7, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an in-school facility innovation program contest to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to solve the problem of how to improve Indian school facilities for problem-based learning.
Requires the Secretary of Education (Secretary) and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Department of the Interior and Department of Education Joint Oversight Board to coordinate Indian education policies and assistance.
Amends part A (Indian Education) of title VII (Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native Education) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish a program awarding grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), IHEs, or nonprofit organizations to create or expand teacher and administrator pipelines for teachers and administrators of Native American students.
Amends the school improvement program, under part A of title I of the ESEA, to require states to develop standards-based assessments and classroom lessons that accommodate diverse learning styles.
Directs: (1) the Secretary to expand programs for Native American school children that support learning in their Native language and culture and provide English language instruction, and (2) the Comptroller General to conduct research on culture- and language-based education to identify the factors that improve education and health outcomes.
Excepts Native language teachers from the requirement that teachers be highly qualified. Requires states to develop alternative licensure or certification requirements for those teachers.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program providing grants to public and nonprofit private agencies to assist Native Americans in ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
Requires Department of Education assistance programs for elementary and secondary schools or early learning programs to reserve at least 0.5% of their funding for Indian elementary and secondary schools or early learning programs.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Safe and Healthy Schools for Native American Students program under title IV (21st Century Schools) of the ESEA.
Authorizes and appropriates additional funds for the Impact Aid program, under title VIII of the ESEA, through FY2014. (The Impact Aid program compensates LEAs for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts.)
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 7, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Sep 7, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Sep 7, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sep 7, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5388-5389)
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1262 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Related bill | Dec 21, 2012 |
| HR 3568 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
| HR 3569 | Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act | Related bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Building construction
- Child health
- Department of Education
- Department of the Interior
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Licensing and registrations
- Minority education
- Native Americans
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2011Introduced in Senate
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