ARPA-ED Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 14, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ARPA-ED Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to reserve up to 30% of amounts appropriated for the Investing in Innovation Fund under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to establish and carry out the objectives of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (ARPA-ED).
Requires the Secretary to appoint to the ARPA-ED, for terms of up to four years, individuals who have expertise in carrying out the Agency's objectives.
Requires the ARPA-ED to: (1) identify and promote advances in learning, fundamental and applied sciences, and engineering that may be translated into new learning technologies; (2) develop, test, and evaluate new learning technologies and related processes; and (3) accelerate transformational technological advances in education.
Directs the Secretary to award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or cash prizes to, or enter into other transactions with, public or private entities in pursuit of these objectives.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) convene an advisory panel to provide the Secretary and the ARPA-ED with advice in making those awards or entering into those transactions; (2) obtain independent, periodic, and rigorous evaluations of the ARPA-ED's effectiveness; and (3) disseminate information to education practitioners on effective practices and technologies developed through the ARPA-ED.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 23, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Oct 23, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Department of Education
- Education
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Higher education
- Performance measurement
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2013Introduced in House
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