DIPLOMA Act
Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 4, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five-year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities.
Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families and communities are supportive and engaged in their children's education as equal partners; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; (7) students are contributing to their communities; and (8) students are not chronically absent.
Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals.
Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.
Cosponsors 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2013 to Dec 23, 2013, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 4, 2013 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jun 19, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 27, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Sep 16, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Nov 20, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Dec 2, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- Jun 7, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 4, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2013Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2849 | DIPLOMA Act | Related bill | Sep 17, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2013Introduced in House
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