119-hr2485

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2485

 To expand arts education, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 31, 2025

Ms. Bonamici (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Leger Fernandez, 
Ms. Norton, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Randall, Ms. Stansbury, and Ms. 
 Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

 To expand arts education, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Arts Education for All Act''.

 TITLE I--EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 101. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

 The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9857 et seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 658G

    (b)

    (1) , by striking subparagraph
        (A) and 
 inserting the following:
 ``
        (A) offering training, coaching, or professional 
 development opportunities for child care providers that 
 relate to the use of evidence-based, developmentally 
 appropriate and age-appropriate strategies to promote 
 the social, emotional, physical, adaptive, 
 communication, and cognitive development of children, 
 including key programmatic strategies, and offering 
 specialized training for child care providers caring 
 for those populations prioritized in 

section 658E
            (c) (2)
        (Q) , and children with disabilities;''; and

    (2) in 

section 658P, by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (16) Key programmatic strategies.--The term `key 
 programmatic strategies' means strategies related to--
 ``
        (A) nutrition and physical activity;
 ``
        (B) recommended practices for age-appropriate 
 exposure to screen media; and
 ``
            (C) the integration and utilization of 
 instructional methods to assist learning across 
 disciplines, including methods that use the arts, 
 language, literacy, mathematics, science, and social 
 studies.''.

 TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
 1965

SEC. 201. REFERENCES.

 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

SEC. 202. STATE AND LOCAL PLANS.

    (a) Section 1111

    (g) (20 U.S.C. 6311

    (g) ) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
 ``

    (5) Use of arts education to improve student 
 achievement.--Each State's plan shall describe how the State 
 educational agency will--
 ``
        (A) support and encourage the offering of a 
 variety of arts education experiences to students as 
 part of the State educational agency's overall strategy 
 to improve student achievement in the subjects 
 described in 

section 8101

    (52) ;
 ``
        (B) integrate arts education instruction into the 
 curriculum;
 ``
            (C) increase the number of arts educators, 
 including arts education specialists, in schools;
 ``
            (D) utilize partnerships with specialized 
 teaching artists to train teachers to augment creative 
 thinking techniques into the instruction provided in 
 math, reading, English language arts, science, and 
 other subjects described in 

section 8101

    (52) ;
 ``
        (E) ensure that arts instruction provided in the 
 State is standards-based, as applicable, and sequential 
 with arts courses offered in the grades 6 through 12 
 building upon such courses offered in earlier grades;
 ``
        (F) increase the number of classes taught by arts 
 educators, including arts education specialists, with a 
 particular focus on classes with high percentages of 
 students who are low-income, students with 
 disabilities, English learners, or students of color; 
 and
 ``
        (G) support partnerships that increase the amount 
 of arts education and creative youth development 
 available in afterschool and summer learning 
 programs.''.

    (b) Section 1112

    (b) (20 U.S.C. 6312

    (b) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (12) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) by redesignating paragraph

    (13) as paragraph

    (14) ; and

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (12) the following:
 ``

    (13) how the local educational agency will support 
 learning in the arts and encourage the use of the arts 
 education to improve student achievement consistent with 
 

section 1111

    (g)

    (5) ; and''.

SEC. 203. REPORT CARDS.

 

Section 1111

    (h)

    (1)
            (C) (20 U.S.C. 6311

    (h)

    (1)
            (C) ) is amended--

    (1) by redesignating clause
            (xiv) as
            (xv) ; and

    (2) by inserting after clause
            (xiii) the following:
 ``
            (xiv) Information on arts courses, 
 including--
 ``
            (I) the number of, range, and 
 sequence of course offerings;
 ``
            (II) the average pupil-to-teacher 
 ratio in such courses;
 ``
            (III) the average amount of 
 instructional time in such courses; and
 ``
            (IV) for each semester, the 
 percentage (in the aggregate and 
 disaggregated by high-poverty compared 
 to low-poverty schools, which for the 
 purpose of this subclause, means 
 schools in the top quartile of poverty 
 and the bottom quartile of poverty in 
 the State) of--
 ``

    (aa) schools offering 
 arts courses;
 ``

    (bb) students taking arts 
 courses; and
 ``
            (cc) arts courses taught 
 by arts teachers with full 
 State certification or 
 licensure.''.

SEC. 204. SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

 

Section 1111
            (d) (2)
        (B) (20 U.S.C. 6311
            (d) (2)
        (B) ) is amended--

    (1) in clause
            (iv) , by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
 semicolon;

    (2) by redesignating clause
            (v) as clause
            (vi) ; and

    (3) by inserting after clause
            (iv) the following:
 ``
            (v) 
            (I) provides for an evaluation of the 
 arts courses offered at such school during the 
 school day and the certification, training and 
 skills of staff that are teaching such courses 
 including teaching artists; and
 ``
            (II) based on such evaluation, 
 incorporate the offering of arts courses into 
 the offerings of such school; and''.

SEC. 205. ARTS FOR NEGLECTED AND DELINQUENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

 

Section 1415

    (a)

    (2)
        (B)
            (ii) (20 U.S.C. 6435

    (a)

    (2)
        (B)
            (ii) ) is amended 
by inserting ``access to the arts and arts education and'' after 
``improving''.

SEC. 206. SUBGRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Local Uses of Funds.--

Section 2103

    (b)

    (3) (20 U.S.C. 6613

    (b)

    (3) ) 
is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (O) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;

    (2) by redesignating subparagraph
        (P) as subparagraph
        (Q) ; 
 and

    (3) by inserting after subparagraph
        (O) the following:
 ``
        (P) carrying out activities to increase pathways 
 to obtain rigorous, high-quality teacher certification 
 or licensure for individuals seeking to become teachers 
 of the arts; and''.

    (b) Professional Development for Arts Teachers.--

Section 2103 (20 
U.S.C. 6613) is further amended by inserting at the end the following:
 ``
            (c) Professional Development for Arts Teachers.--In carrying out 
the programs and activities described under subsection

    (a) , a local 
educational agency shall provide professional development for teachers 
of the arts, as appropriate, to fulfill the needs of such agency and 
the schools of such agency.
 ``
            (d) Professional Development for Integration of the Arts.--In 
carrying out the programs and activities described under subsection

    (a) , a local educational agency shall provide professional development 
for teachers to integrate the arts into their instruction in math, 
reading, English language arts, science, and other subjects described 
in 

section 8101

    (52) .''.

SEC. 207. 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS.

    (a) Arts Organizations.--

Section 4205

    (a) (20 U.S.C. 7175

    (a) ) is 
amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (13) , by striking ``; and'';

    (2) in paragraph

    (14) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (15) partnering with, integrating the services of, and 
 utilizing the services and offerings provided by arts services 
 organizations or other community-focused arts nonprofits and 
 organizations that further creative youth development.''.

    (b) Professional Development.--

Section 4203

    (a)

    (6) (20 U.S.C. 
7173

    (a)

    (6) ) is amended by inserting ``, including arts education'' 
after ``areas''.

 TITLE III--AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY 
 PREVENTION ACT OF 1974 AND TO THE OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE 
 STREETS ACT OF 1968

SEC. 301. AMENDMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION 
 ACT OF 1974.

 

Section 223

    (a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5633

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (32) by striking ``and'' at the end,

    (2) in paragraph

    (33) by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and'', and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (34) describe how the State will coordinate services, 
 activities for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention with 
 State and local agencies and organizations, including State and 
 local arts agencies, arts organizations, and organizations that 
 further creative youth development.''.

SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO ADULT AND JUVENILE OFFENDER DEMONSTRATION 
 PROJECTS AND THE STATE, TRIBAL AND LOCAL REENTRY COURTS 
 PROGRAMS.

 The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended 
in 

section 2976

    (b)

    (4) --

    (1) by striking ``; and'' in subparagraph
        (A) ;

    (2) after subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting the following:
 ``
        (B) use arts education programs and services to 
 better facilitate reentry and reduce recidivism and 
 connect offenders to educational opportunities and 
 employment after reentry into the community; and''; and

    (3) by redesignating subparagraph
        (B) as subparagraph
            (C) .

 TITLE IV--AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION SCIENCES REFORM ACT OF 2002 AND 
 THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS AUTHORIZATION ACT

SEC. 401. ARTS RESEARCH.

 

Section 133 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9533) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) --
        (A) by striking ``; and'' at the end of 
 subparagraph

    (10)
            (D) ;
        (B) by redesignating subparagraph

    (11) as 
 subparagraph

    (12) ; and
            (C) by inserting after paragraph

    (10) the 
 following:
 ``

    (11) carry out research on the use of the arts and arts 
 education that is rigorous, peer reviewed and large scale to 
 determine which methods and uses of the arts and arts education 
 are most effective, cost efficient and able to be applied, 
 duplicated, and scaled up for the use in elementary and 
 secondary classrooms, including in low-performing schools; 
 and''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) (2) , by adding at the end the 
 following:
 ``
            (L) Use of the arts and arts education in 
 improving elementary and secondary education.''.

SEC. 402. ARTS STATISTICAL DATA.

 

Section 153

    (a)

    (1) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 
U.S.C. 9543

    (a)

    (1) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (N) , by striking ``; and'' and 
 inserting a semicolon;

    (2) by redesignating subparagraph
        (O) as subparagraph
        (P) ; 
 and

    (3) by inserting after subparagraph
        (N) , the following:
 ``
        (O) access to, the integration of and the 
 inclusion of arts education; and''.

SEC. 403. NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS.

 

Section 303

    (b) of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9622

    (b) ) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
 ``

    (7) Arts assessment.--The Assessment Board shall select 
 the arts as a subject to be assessed under this subsection, at 
 the same frequency and in the same grades (at a minimum) as 
 such assessment was scheduled prior to July 24, 2021.''.
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