119-hr5547

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5547 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5547

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect 
 to English learners, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 23, 2025

Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Education and Workforce

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 A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect 
 to English learners, 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. ESEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged.--

Section 1111

    (h)

    (1)
            (C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311

    (h)

    (1)
            (C) ) is amended--

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

    (2) by inserting after clause
            (xiii) the following:
 ``
            (xiv) Statistics on the racial, ethnic, 
 gender, and linguistic diversity of the 
 elementary and secondary school teachers 
 working in the State.''.

    (b) Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant 
Children and Youth.--

    (1) Purposes of the english language acquisition, language 
 enhancement, and academic achievement act.--

Section 3102

    (2) of 
 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 6812

    (2) ) is amended to read as follows:
 ``

    (2) to assist all English learners, including immigrant 
 children and youth (without regard to the immigration status of 
 such children and youth)--
 ``
        (A) to achieve at high levels in academic 
 subjects so that all English learners can meet the same 
 challenging State academic standards that all children 
 are expected to meet; and
 ``
        (B) to the extent practicable, in a manner that 
 does not--
 ``
            (i) separate English learners from 
 students who are not English learners; or
 ``
            (ii) deny English learners access to dual 
 language programs;''.

    (2) State and specially qualified agency plans.--

Section 3113

    (b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
 (20 U.S.C. 6823

    (b)

    (8) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (8)
        (B) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (9) describe how the agency will monitor the progress of 
 students who are former English learners and ensure that such 
 students are continuing to meet the challenging State academic 
 standards.''.

    (3) Authorized subgrantee activities.--

Section 3115
            (d) of 
 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 6825
            (d) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (6) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by striking 
 ``and'' at the end;
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
 and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (C) to increase the access of English learners 
 and immigrant children and youth and their parents to 
 legal, educational, and financial resources and social 
 services, including by providing such resources and 
 services in the native language of such English 
 learners, immigrant children and youth, and their 
 parents; and
 ``
            (D) to implement best practices aligned with 
 evidence-based research to uplift English learners and 
 immigrant children and youth.'';
        (B) in paragraph

    (7) --
            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
 subparagraph
        (B) ;
            (ii) by redesignating subparagraph
            (C) as 
 subparagraph
            (D) ;
            (iii) in subparagraph
            (D) , as so 
 redesignated, by striking ``and
        (B) '' and 
 inserting ``,
        (B) , and
            (C) ''; and
            (iv) by inserting after subparagraph
        (B) the following:
 ``
            (C) culturally competent and responsive training 
 and professional development for educators, school 
 administrators, counselors, social workers, and 
 psychologists with respect to how to best support 
 English learners and immigrant children and youth; 
 and'';
            (C) by redesignating paragraph

    (9) as paragraph

    (10) ; and
            (D) by inserting after paragraph

    (8) the following:
 ``

    (9) Supporting and advocating for the development of 
 policies that improve educational outcomes for English learners 
 and immigrant children and youth, regardless of immigration 
 status.''.

    (4) Activities by agencies experiencing substantial 
 increases in immigrant children and youth.--

Section 3115

    (e)

    (1)
        (G) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6825

    (e)

    (1)
        (G) ) is amended by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``, including services that 
 provide for the assessment of State and local laws (including 
 with respect to immigration and education) that impact English 
 learners and immigrant children and youth and the notification 
 of such parents and families (in the native language of such 
 parents and families) of such laws.''.

    (5) Accountability and administration.--

Section 3121

    (a) of 
 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 6841

    (a) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (2) , by inserting ``, ethnicity, 
 race, and native language'' before the semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (3) , by inserting ``in the 
 aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
 learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
 language'' before the semicolon;
            (C) in paragraph

    (4) , by inserting ``in the 
 aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
 learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
 language'' before the semicolon;
            (D) in paragraph

    (5) , by inserting ``, ethnicity, 
 race, and native language'' before the semicolon; and
        (E) in paragraph

    (6) , by inserting ``in the 
 aggregate and disaggregated, at a minimum, by English 
 learners with a disability, ethnicity, race, and native 
 language'' before the semicolon.
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