118th Congress Education
H.R. 7007: BEST Act
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Summary
This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs and early language programs to recognize student proficiency in both English and a second language. Student proficiency shall be demonstrated through proficiency in speaking and writing in both languages and may also be demonstrated through reading and listening in both languages.
Further, these programs must allow speakers of any official Native American language to use equivalent proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in such language in lieu of proficiency in English.
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Cosponsors
- Gerald Connolly D-VAOriginal
- Gwen Moore D-WIOriginal
- Jimmy Panetta D-CAOriginal
- Linda Sánchez D-CAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZ
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MO
- Kevin Mullin D-CA
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Tony Cárdenas D-CA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Julia Brownley.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.