EARLY Act
Latest action · Dec 16, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 16, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanded Access to Real Learning for our Young Act or the EARLY Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to carry out full-day prekindergarten programs.
Requires those programs to:
- be located at public schools, if practicable, or otherwise carried out by private or other community providers;
- permit parents, regardless of income, to voluntary enroll their four-year old children in the programs and do so at no cost if their combined income does not exceed 400% of the poverty line;
- be full-day programs that run the length of the regular school year;
- maintain a maximum class size of 20 children, with at least 1 prekindergarten teacher per classroom;
- ensure that the ratio of children to prekindergarten teachers and teacher aides does not exceed 10 to 1;
- be taught by teachers who are paid a salary comparable to kindergarten through grade 12 teachers at the state's public schools; and
- meet a minimum level of parental engagement set by the state.
Requires the Secretary to give grant priority to states that carry out such programs at public schools.
Prohibits the federal share of a grant from exceeding 75% of the prekindergarten program's costs.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 7, 2014 to Apr 1, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 7, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jan 31, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 1, 2014 |
Actions 2
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- Dec 16, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Dec 16, 2013Introduced in House
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