Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013
Latest action · Sep 13, 2013 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 11, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013 - 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:
- award a grant to a statewide nonprofit organization to establish a Statewide Family Engagement Center that provides comprehensive training, technical assistance, and capacity building to local educational agencies (LEAs), organizations that support family-school partnerships, and other organizations that carry out parent education and family engagement in education programs;
- award grants to nonprofit organizations or Indian tribes or organizations that partner with LEAs or schools to establish and operate Local Family Engagement Centers that assist families in becoming engaged in their childrens' education; and
- 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 at least 75% of those reserved funds to be distributed to schools served under the school improvement program.
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 the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences to develop recommended metrics on family engagement in education for states and LEAs and to make recommendations on the integration of those metrics into state accountability and longitudinal data systems.
Directs the Secretary of Education to conduct research on effective family engagement in education.
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.
Repeals programs authorizing the Secretary to award grants to: (1) nonprofit organizations and consortia of those organizations and LEAs to establish parental information and resource centers, and (2) local nonprofit parent organizations to support local family information centers.
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2013 to Sep 18, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Original | Jul 11, 2013 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Sep 30, 2013 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 16, 2013 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Oct 22, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 18, 2013 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 5, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Dec 10, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Dec 10, 2013 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Dec 10, 2013 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 10, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Dec 12, 2013 | |
| R-VA | E. Scott Rigell | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Feb 4, 2014 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Mar 24, 2014 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 27, 2014 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 7, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Apr 28, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Apr 30, 2014 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 19, 2014 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | May 20, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 28, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 30, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 18, 2014 |
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 11, 2013 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 13, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jul 11, 2013Introduced in House
- Jul 11, 2013Referred 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 H4484.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1291 | Family Engagement in Education Act of 2013 | Related bill | Jul 11, 2013 |
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 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Advisory bodies
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Child care and development
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Education
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Family relationships
- Government studies and investigations
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Minority education
- Performance measurement
- School administration
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2013Introduced in House
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