Summary:
Health Care Conscience Rights Act

Amends title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to declare that nothing in that title requires an individual to purchase individual health insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which the individual has a moral or religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering coverage excluding such item or service to that individual.

Denies that title I requires a health plan sponsor or a health insurance issuer to cover an item or service to which the sponsor or issuer has a moral or religious objection.

Denies also that title I authorizes imposition of a tax, penalty, fee, fine, or other sanction, or imposition of coverage of such an item or service, on health insurance coverage that excludes such an item or service.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against any action by the federal government and any state or local government receiving federal financial assistance to subject a health professional, or health care facility, organization, or plan to discrimination on the basis that the entity refuses to participate in abortion-related activities.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate the Director of the Office for Civil Rights of HHS to receive and investigate complaints alleging a violation of this abortion discrimination prohibition.

Creates a cause of action for the Attorney General or any person or entity adversely affected to obtain equitable or legal relief for any violation of this abortion discrimination prohibition. Allows commencement of an action and the granting of relief without a prerequisite pursuit of administrative remedies. Allows such an action against a federal or state governmental entity.

amends title patient_protection affordable care act declare title requires individual purchase individual health insurance coverage includes coverage abortion item service individual moral religious objection prevent issuer offering coverage excluding item service individual denies title requires health plan sponsor health insurance issuer cover item service sponsor issuer moral religious objection denies title authorizes imposition tax penalty fee fine sanction imposition coverage item service health insurance coverage excludes item service amends public_health_service_act codify prohibition action federal government state local government receiving federal financial assistance subject health professional health care facility organization plan discrimination basis entity refuses participate abortion related activities requires department_of_health_and_human_services hhs designate director receive investigate complaints alleging violation abortion discrimination prohibition creates cause action attorney general person entity adversely affected obtain equitable legal relief violation abortion discrimination prohibition allows commencement action granting relief prerequisite pursuit administrative remedies allows action federal state governmental entity


Summary:
Federal Computer Security Act

Directs the Inspector General of each executive agency that operates a federal computer system that provides access to classified information or personally identifiable information to submit to the Comptroller General and specified congressional committees a report that includes:

 a description of the logical access standards used by the agency to access such system, including whether the agency is using multi-factor logical access controls for such access; if the agency does not use such access controls, a description of the reasons for not doing so; a description of the data security management practices used by the agency, including the policies and procedures for conducting inventories of software and associated licenses, an indication that the agency has entered into a licensing agreement for the use of software security controls to monitor and detect threats, or an explanation for why it has not entered such an agreement; and a description of agency policies and procedures for ensuring that entities that provide services to the agency are implementing data security management practices. Directs the Comptroller General to submit a report on any impediments to agency use of effective security software and security devices.

security act directs inspector general executive agency operates federal computer system provides access classified information personally identifiable information submit comptroller_general specified congressional committees report includes description access standards agency access system including agency multi factor access controls access agency use access controls description reasons description data security management practices agency including policies procedures conducting inventories software associated licenses indication agency entered licensing agreement use software security controls monitor detect threats explanation entered agreement description agency policies procedures ensuring entities provide services agency implementing data security management practices directs comptroller_general submit report impediments agency use effective security software security devices


Summary:
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

This bill amends the federal criminal code to require any health care practitioner who is present when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion to: (1) exercise the same degree of care as reasonably provided to any other child born alive at the same gestational age, and (2) ensure that such child is immediately admitted to a hospital. The term "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from his or her mother, at any stage of development, who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut.

Also, a health care practitioner or other employee who has knowledge of a failure to comply with these requirements must immediately report such failure to an appropriate law enforcement agency.

An individual who violates the provisions of this Act is subject to a criminal fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

An individual who commits an overt act that kills a child born alive is subject to criminal prosecution for murder.

The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a mother of a child born alive for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this Act, for being an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony.

A woman who undergoes an abortion or attempted abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this Act.

born alive abortion survivors protection act bill amends federal criminal code require health care practitioner present child born alive following abortion attempted abortion exercise degree care reasonably provided child born alive gestational age ensure child immediately admitted hospital term born alive means complete expulsion extraction mother stage development expulsion extraction heart umbilical cord definite movement voluntary regardless umbilical cord cut health care practitioner employee knowledge failure comply requirements immediately report failure appropriate law enforcement agency individual violates provisions act subject criminal fine years prison individual commits act kills child born alive subject criminal prosecution murder legislation bars criminal prosecution mother child born alive conspiracy violate provisions act accessory fact concealment felony woman undergoes abortion attempted abortion file civil action damages individual violates act


Summary:
Women's Public Health and Safety Act

This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless: (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.)

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Summary:
Location Privacy Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a covered entity (nongovernmental individual or entity) from knowingly collecting or disclosing to another covered entity geolocation information from an electronic communications device without the consent of the individual using the device. It specifies exceptions, including for collection or disclosure: (1) for the provision of emergency services, or (2) pursuant to a court order or a request by a law enforcement agency.

It requires a covered entity that initially collects geolocation information from such a device in a manner that it has reason to believe is imperceptible to the individual using the device, in addition to obtaining consent, to provide clear, prominent, and accurate notice to the individual that such information is being collected.

It requires a covered entity that collects the geolocation information of more than 1,000 electronic communications devices in a year to maintain a website that includes: (1) the nature of the information collected; (2) the purposes for which the covered entity collects, uses, and discloses the information; (3) the entities to which the collecting entity discloses geolocation information; and (4) how an individual may electronically revoke consent for the collection and disclosure of such information.

The bill authorizes civil actions for violations.

The bill prohibits: (1) the unauthorized disclosure of geolocation information in aid of interstate domestic violence or stalking; (2) the fraudulent collection of information obtained by a geolocation information service; and (3) the manufacture, distribution, possession, and advertising of geolocation information intercepting devices. It provides for the forfeiture of such devices. It establishes in the Treasury an Anti-Stalking Fund.

DOJ must include as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must include as part of each National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, questions examining the role that new technologies using geolocation information may have in the facilitation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

The bill requires DOJ to direct the Internet Crime Complaint Center to provide education and awareness information and register complaints regarding the abuse of geolocation information to commit domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other related crimes. It authorizes the Office on Violence Against Women to make grants to develop and provide training relating to investigating and prosecuting the misuse of geolocation information.

bill amends federal criminal code prohibit covered entity nongovernmental individual entity knowingly collecting disclosing covered entity geolocation information electronic communications device consent individual device specifies exceptions including collection disclosure provision emergency services pursuant court order request law enforcement agency requires covered entity initially collects geolocation information device manner reason believe individual device addition obtaining consent provide clear prominent accurate notice individual information collected requires covered entity collects geolocation information electronic communications devices year maintain website includes nature information collected purposes covered entity collects uses discloses information entities collecting entity discloses geolocation information individual electronically revoke consent collection disclosure information bill authorizes civil actions violations bill prohibits unauthorized disclosure geolocation information aid interstate domestic violence stalking fraudulent collection information obtained geolocation information service manufacture distribution possession advertising geolocation information intercepting devices provides forfeiture devices establishes treasury doj include centers_for_disease_control_and_prevention include sexual violence survey questions examining role new technologies geolocation information facilitation domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking bill requires doj direct internet crime complaint center provide education awareness information register complaints abuse geolocation information commit domestic violence dating violence sexual assault stalking related crimes authorizes office_on_violence_against_women grants develop provide training relating investigating prosecuting misuse geolocation information


Summary:
Do Not Track Online Act of 2015

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate: (1) regulations that establish standards for the implementation of a mechanism by which individuals can indicate whether they prefer to have personal information collected by providers of online services, including by providers of mobile applications and services; and (2) rules that prohibit such providers from collecting personal information on, and from discriminating against, individuals who have expressed a preference not to have such information collected.

"Personal information" includes IP addresses, media access control addresses, and other unique device identifiers.

The rules must allow for the collection and use of personal information, notwithstanding the expressed preference of the individual, if: (1) the information is necessary to provide a service requested by the individual so long as identifying particulars are removed or the information is deleted upon the provision of such service; or (2) the individual receives clear, conspicuous, and accurate notice on, and consents to, such collection and use.

The bill provides for FTC and state enforcement of such rules and regulations. If permitted under state law, a person may bring a private action to enjoin a violation or to receive monetary damages.

track online act bill requires federal_trade_commission ftc promulgate regulations establish standards implementation mechanism individuals indicate personal information collected providers online services including providers mobile applications services rules prohibit providers collecting personal information discriminating individuals expressed preference information collected personal information includes addresses media access control addresses unique device identifiers rules allow collection use personal information notwithstanding expressed preference individual information necessary provide service requested individual long identifying removed information deleted provision service individual receives clear conspicuous accurate notice consents collection use bill provides ftc state enforcement rules regulations permitted state law person bring private action enjoin violation receive monetary damages


Summary:
Life at Conception Act of 2016

This bill declares that the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being at all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual comes into being.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require the prosecution of any woman for the death of her unborn child, a prohibition on in vitro fertilization, or a prohibition on use of birth control or another means of preventing fertilization.

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

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Summary:
Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding disclosure by researchers of the identifiable, sensitive information of research subjects. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must prohibit researchers from disclosing such information from federally funded research to persons not connected to the research. Researchers may apply to have other research covered by this prohibition.

Disclosures of such information are permitted if required by law, necessary for the medical treatment of the research subject, made with the consent of the subject, or made for the purposes of other research that is in compliance with regulations regarding protection of subjects.

HHS may exempt identifiable information collected for biomedical research from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Summary:
Jessie's Law

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit disclosure of patient records relating to substance abuse with the patient's oral consent or the consent of the patient's parent, legal guardian, or spouse. (Currently, disclosure is permitted only with the patient's written consent.)

Interchange of such records is permitted within accountable care organizations, health information exchanges, and integrated care arrangements for purposes of attaining interoperability, improving care coordination, reducing health care costs, and securing or providing patient safety.

The Department of Health and Human Services must develop and disseminate standards for hospitals and physicians regarding displaying a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records with the patient's consent.

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Summary:
Conscience Protection Act of 2016

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health insurers.

The Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), must investigate complaints alleging discrimination based on an individual's religious belief, moral conviction, or refusal to be involved in an abortion.

DOJ or any entity adversely affected by such discrimination may obtain equitable or legal relief in a civil action. Administrative remedies do not need to be sought or exhausted prior to commencing an action or granting relief. Such an action may be brought against a governmental entity.

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Summary:
Access to Birth Control Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require pharmacies to comply with certain rules related to contraceptives, including: (1) providing a customer a contraceptive without delay if it is in stock; (2) immediately informing a customer if the contraceptive is not in stock and either transferring the prescription to a pharmacy that has the contraceptive in stock or ordering the contraceptive and notifying the customer when it arrives, based on customer preference, except for pharmacies that do not ordinarily stock contraceptives; and (3) ensuring that pharmacy employees do not take certain actions relating to a request for contraception, including intimidating, threatening, or harassing customers, interfering with the delivery of services, intentionally deceiving customers about the availability or mechanism of action of contraception, breaching or threatening to breach medical confidentiality, or refusing to return a prescription.

The bill does not prohibit a pharmacy from refusing to provide a contraceptive to a customer if: (1) it is unlawful to dispense the contraceptive to the customer without a prescription and no prescription is presented; (2) the customer is unable to pay for the contraceptive; or (3) the pharmacy employee refuses to provide the contraceptive on the basis of a professional clinical judgment.

The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 does not provide a claim or a defense to a claim concerning the requirements of this bill or provide a basis for challenging the application or enforcement of these requirements.

The bill does not preempt state law or any professional obligation of a state board that provides greater protections for customers.

Civil penalties and a private cause of action are established for violations of this bill.

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Summary:
Veterans' Identity Theft Protection Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in its information systems by the following deadlines:

 for all veterans submitting new claims for benefits, by not later than two years after the date of enactment of this bill; and for all other individuals, by not later than five years after such date. The VA may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in a VA information system only if the VA must use such number to obtain information from an information system that is not under its jurisdiction.

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Summary:
Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit a physician from knowingly performing a dismemberment abortion. It provides a definition of the term "dismemberment abortion."

A physician who performs a dismemberment abortion is subject to a criminal fine, up to two years in prison, or both, unless the dismemberment abortion was necessary to save the mother's life.

 A woman or a parent of a minor who undergoes a dismemberment abortion may file a civil action for damages against an individual who violates this bill.

The legislation bars the criminal prosecution of a woman who undergoes a dismemberment abortion for conspiracy to violate the provisions of this bill, for being a principal or an accessory after the fact, or for concealment of felony.

dismemberment abortion ban act bill amends federal criminal code prohibit physician knowingly performing dismemberment abortion provides definition term dismemberment abortion physician performs dismemberment abortion subject criminal fine years prison dismemberment abortion necessary save mother life woman parent minor undergoes dismemberment abortion file civil action damages individual violates bill legislation bars criminal prosecution woman undergoes dismemberment abortion conspiracy violate provisions bill principal accessory fact concealment felony


Summary: Considers five specified Illinois school districts to be local educational agencies (LEAs) for purposes of the Impact Aid program, which compensates LEAs for the financial burden of federal activities affecting their school districts. Considers federally connected students in such districts to be attending schools in one such district, North Chicago Community Unit School District 187, for the purpose of making that district eligible for Impact Aid. Conditions such treatment on the agreement of the five school districts to apportion such assistance equitably among all five of them, and to use it only for direct educational services.

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Summary: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2013. Revises requirements regarding the merchantable material contracting pilot program. Requires counties participating in county projects to submit a specified notification for each project for which the participating county obligated county funds. Provides for the review of such notifications.

secure_rural_schools amends secure rural schools community self determination act extend act fy2013 revises requirements merchantable material contracting pilot program requires counties participating county projects submit specified notification project participating county obligated county funds provides review notifications


Summary: Science Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to: (1) establish challenging academic content and student achievement standards in science, beginning in the 2008-2009 school year; and (2) measure the achievement of students in grades three through eight against such standards, beginning in the 2009-2010 school year.

science accountability act amends elementary secondary education act require states establish challenging academic content student achievement standards science beginning school year measure achievement students grades standards beginning school year


Summary: Student Support Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to make matching grants of at least $1 million to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, thereby reducing the student-to-provider ratios in elementary and secondary schools to specified levels recommended by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Includes school counselors, school psychologists or other psychologists, child or adolescent psychiatrists, and school social workers among such providers. Requires grants to states and state allocations to LEAs to be made pursuant to specified formulas that take into account a state's and school district's share of disadvantaged children.

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Summary: Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise Impact Aid program requirements for distribution of school construction payments, and of school facility emergency and modernization grants, to local educational agencies (LEAs) impacted by military dependent children or by children residing on Indian lands. Makes LEAs which were eligible for Impact Aid for the preceding fiscal year, and experience an overall increase in student enrollment, eligible for school facility emergency and modernization grants if at least 250 extra children are, or at least 10% of such increase is, the direct result of: (1) base realignment and closure or global rebasing; (2) force structure changes or relocations; or (3) an action initiated by the Secretary of the Interior or other federal agency.

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Summary: Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act or the SAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student who is attending a public school that does not have a safe climate for academic achievement, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while on school grounds, in a school bus, or on a school function, to transfer to a safe public school within the school district. (Currently, the school must be persistently dangerous and the offense must occur on school grounds.) Requires the counseling or removal of offenders. Requires a state's determination that a school is unsafe to: (1) be based on verifiable data reported in a consistent and uniform manner; (2) result in ameliorative efforts by unsafe schools; and (3) be relayed to local educational agencies (LEAs) within 45 days before the start of a school year so that LEAs can relay such information to parents in a timely manner. Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities grant program to require LEAs to certify to states that the school truancy, violence, and drug and gun crime information they report is complete and accurate. Directs the Secretary of Education to publish a handbook providing guidance on specifically what incidents must be reported. Augments the information LEAs must provide states concerning students with guns to include school-related off-campus incidents and those that do not involve a student's expulsion. Requires LEAs to implement comprehensive school safety plans incorporating community input. Directs the Secretary to fund schoolwide climate surveys of students, parents, and school personnel for use in creating collaborative plans for school improvement. Gives funding priority to, and reserves program funding for, unsafe schools.

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Summary: Accurate Crime Trends for Schools Act or the ACT for Schools Act - Directs the Attorney General to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the National Incident-Based Reporting System to include information on the occurrence of school-related crime in elementary and secondary schools. Requires the study to identify and evaluate methods for collecting and reporting such information.

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Summary: Teacher Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the allowable tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to $400; (2) allow the deduction of professional development expenses; and (3) make such deduction permanent.

teacher tax relief act amends internal revenue code increase allowable tax deduction expenses elementary secondary school teachers allow deduction professional development expenses deduction permanent


Summary: No Child Left Behind Improvements Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to alter requirements for adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of student groups by: (1) allowing states to vary the number of students sufficient for such an assessment from local educational agency (LEA) to LEA and from school to school; (2) lowering the percentage of students in a failing group who must show improvement from the preceding year for a school to avoid corrective action; (3) changing the method of counting students in more than one group; (4) allowing states to use alternative methods of defining AYP; (5) exempting a higher percentage of students from such assessments; (6) giving states greater flexibility in the use of alternative assessments for disabled students and those not proficient in English; and (7) allowing multiple assessments of the same student prior to the following school year and measurement of the achievement of students as if they were in their prior grade. Provides that a state's intermediate academic achievement goals need not increase in equal increments for all groups. Requires that states be given maximum flexibility in devising academic improvement plans. Limits the implementation of sanctions to schools and LEAs that fail AYP standards in the same subject for the same group for two consecutive school years, and the provision of school transfers and supplemental services to students in the group who failed AYP standards. Provides further exceptions to and conditions on the application of corrective actions. Involves LEAs in the choice and critique of supplemental service providers as well as the provision of such services. Authorizes states, LEAs, and schools to defer implementation of certain corrective actions in any fiscal year when the amount appropriated under ESEA and the Individuals with Disabilities Act does not equal or exceed a specified authorized amount. Applies AYP assessments to private schools receiving benefits under ESEA. Allows states to deny such benefits to private schools that fail state AYP standards for three consecutive years and underperform local public schools.

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Summary: Keeping Our Promises to America's Children Act of 2007 - Provides a moratorium on compliance by failing schools with certain requirements for achieving adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Allows states and local educational agencies, if the federal funds appropriated for the pertinent remedial program, project, or activity are less than those authorized, to defer, modify, or suspend related functions the agencies are required to carry out to ensure that schools achieve AYP. Requires the Secretary of Education to ensure that negative consequences shall not apply to such agencies for actions taken under this Act.

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Summary: Government Reservation Accelerated Development for Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to entitle certain local educational agencies (LEAs) to specified payment amounts under Impact Aid programs: (1) relating to federal acquisition of real property; and (2) for basic support for eligible federally-connected children. (Current law makes such LEAs eligible for such payments up to specified maximum amounts.) Revises the formula for calculating additional Impact Aid payments to LEAs for federally-connected children with disabilities who are eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.Extends the authorization of appropriations for: (1) construction and school modernization payments for certain LEAs, including ones with high percentages of children living on Indian lands or children of military parents; and (2) facilities maintenance payments for certain schools located on military bases and serving military dependent children.

entitle certain local educational agencies leas specified payment amounts impact aid programs relating federal acquisition real property basic support eligible federally connected children current law makes leas eligible payments specified maximum amounts revises formula calculating additional impact aid payments leas federally connected children disabilities eligible services individuals disabilities education act extends authorization appropriations construction school modernization payments certain leas including ones high percentages children living indian lands children military parents facilities maintenance payments certain schools located military bases serving military dependent children


Summary: Troops to Teachers Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect to the Troops-to-Teachers program (which provides armed forces veterans with teacher certification stipends in exchange for three years of service in a high-need local educational agency (LEA) or public charter school). Allows a program participant, if a high-need LEA or public charter school is not located within 50 miles of his or her residence, to teach within an LEA or at a public charter school: (1) experiencing a shortage of highly qualified teachers, especially in science, mathematics, special education, or vocational or technical education; or (2) receiving grant funds because of concentrations of children from low-income families.

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Summary: Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008 - Directs each federal agency to identify useful federal electronic equipment that the agency has determined is excess to its needs and to: (1) report such equipment to the Administrator of General Services for processing for transfer to an educational recipient in accordance with provisions relating to the donation of personal property through state agencies; (2) transfer such equipment directly to such a recipient by arrangement with the Administrator; or (3) report such equipment to the Administrator as excess property if transfer is not practicable.Provides procedures, in the transfer of such equipment, for refurbishing for classroom use and data removal.Requires transferring agencies to give the highest preference to educational recipients located in an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated under the Internal Revenue Code or a qualifying small town or county (those with certain levels of poverty). Requires state plans of operation for property transfers to give the same preference.Defines "educational recipient" as a school or community-based educational organization. Defines "federal electronic equipment" to include computers and peripheral equipment, fax machines, and software (where a license transfer is permitted).Requires a report to Congress from the Administrator on equipment inventories and transfers not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act.States that this Act supersedes Executive Order No. 12999 of April 17, 1996 (entitled "Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century").

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Summary: High School Athletics Accountability Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to direct coeducational elementary and secondary schools, if they participate in any ESEA program, to: (1) report certain information on equality in their school athletic programs to the Commissioner for Educational Statistics; and (2) make such information available to their students and potential students, upon request, and to the public.

high school athletics accountability act amends elementary secondary education act esea direct coeducational elementary secondary schools participate esea program report certain information equality school athletic programs commissioner information available students potential students request public


Summary: Family Education Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit of up to $5,000 (adjusted for inflation after 2007) per student per year for the cost of attendance at any educational institution (including any private, parochial, religious, or home school) organized to provide elementary or secondary education, or both.

family education freedom act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit adjusted inflation student year cost attendance educational institution including private parochial religious home school organized provide elementary secondary education


Summary: Education Improvement Tax Cut Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit up to $5,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007) for contributions to a school tuition organization which distributes at least 90 percent of its annual gross income for elementary and secondary school scholarships; and (2) a tax credit up to $5,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007) for contributions to a school materials organization which distributes at least 90 percent of its annual gross income to elementary and secondary schools for materials and equipment for instruction and for extracurricular activities.

education improvement tax cut act amends internal revenue code allow tax credit year adjusted annually inflation contributions school tuition organization distributes percent annual gross income elementary secondary school scholarships tax credit year adjusted annually inflation contributions school materials organization distributes percent annual gross income elementary secondary schools materials equipment instruction extracurricular activities


Summary: Hope Plus Scholarship Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include qualified elementary and secondary education expenses within the definition of the term qualified tuition and related expenses for purposes of the Hope Scholarship Tax Credit.

hope plus scholarship act amends internal revenue code include qualified elementary secondary education expenses definition term qualified tuition related expenses purposes


Summary: Teacher Tax Cut Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit of $3,000 for full-time elementary and secondary school teachers.

teacher tax cut act amends internal revenue code provide tax credit time elementary secondary school teachers


Summary: Professional Educators Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees of prekindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools a tax credit of up to $3,000 (adjusted annually for inflation after 2007). Requires such employees to hold positions involving: (1) regular contact with students; and (2) the formulation or implementation of the educational program for the school.

amends internal revenue code allow employees prekindergarten elementary secondary schools tax credit adjusted annually inflation requires employees hold positions involving regular contact students formulation implementation educational program school


Summary: Rural Education Equality and Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to extend to all rural local educational agencies (LEAs) the same level of increased flexibility or facilitated compliance that the Secretary authorizes for any category of rural LEAs with respect to part A basic LEA programs of title I requirements for improving the academic achievement of the disadvantaged under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

directs secretary education extend rural local educational agencies leas level increased flexibility facilitated compliance secretary authorizes category rural leas respect basic lea programs title requirements improving academic achievement disadvantaged elementary secondary education act


Summary: Student Achievement and Successful Schools Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) full funding should be provided to schools to allow them to satisfy federal mandates required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLBA), which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); and (2) states and school districts should have the necessary flexibility in implementing NCLBA to ensure that all students are successful and achieve all of the goals of the law. Amends ESEA to revise requirements relating to: (1) adequate yearly progress (AYP); (2) measurements of student achievement, allowing such measurements to be made on a longitudinal basis; (3) supplemental educational services; (4) deadlines for evaluating teachers and paraprofessionals as highly qualified; and (5) the process by which teachers of multiple subjects may demonstrate such competence. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) allocate federal funds to pay for administrative costs of demonstrating AYP and for paraprofessional training; and (2) make performance bonus grants to eligible states for non-administrative functions by schools that have closed achievement gaps to a certain degree between specified subgroups. Authorizes state and local educational agencies and schools to defer implementation of certain ESEA requirements in any fiscal year when the amount appropriated under ESEA and the Individuals with Disabilities Act does not equal or exceed a specified authorized amount. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report on certain topics concerning how costs of NCLBA mandates may affect adequate funding for ESEA.

successful schools act expresses sense congress funding provided schools allow satisfy federal mandates required child left act amended elementary secondary education act esea states school districts necessary flexibility implementing ensure students successful achieve goals law amends esea revise requirements relating adequate yearly progress ayp measurements student achievement allowing measurements longitudinal basis supplemental educational services deadlines evaluating teachers paraprofessionals highly qualified process teachers multiple subjects demonstrate competence directs secretary education allocate federal funds pay administrative costs demonstrating ayp paraprofessional training performance bonus grants eligible states non administrative functions schools closed achievement gaps certain degree specified subgroups authorizes state local educational agencies schools defer implementation certain esea requirements fiscal year appropriated esea individuals disabilities act equal exceed specified authorized directs comptroller general study report certain topics concerning costs mandates affect adequate funding esea


Summary: Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include physical education among the subjects for which states are required to have academic content and achievement standards for all public school students, beginning in school year 2007-2008. Requires physical education assessment to begin by school year 2009-2010, including measurement of students' proficiency at least one time during: (1) grades 3 through 6; (2) grades 6 through 9; and (3) grades 10 through 12. Directs the Secretary of Education to identify model state and local physical education programs, evaluate their safety and effectiveness, and publish information on such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to: (1) establish or revise physical education standards; (2) develop assessment tools; (3) establish or revise physical education curricula to meet minimum content and performance standards established by the Secretary; and (4) support the development of model programs. Gives grant priority to high-need states. Requires non-federal matching contributions equal to 20% of the grant.

strengthening physical education act amends elementary secondary education act include physical education subjects states required academic content achievement standards public school students beginning school year requires physical education assessment begin school year including measurement students proficiency time grades grades grades directs secretary education identify model state local physical education programs evaluate safety effectiveness publish information programs authorizes secretary award competitive grants states establish revise physical education standards develop assessment tools establish revise physical education curricula meet minimum content performance standards established secretary support development model programs gives grant priority high need states requires non federal matching contributions equal grant


Summary: Teaching Geography is Fundamental Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a geography education grant program under title II, Teacher Quality Enhancement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award a grant to a national nonprofit educational organization or consortium, with 75% to be used for subgrants to institutions of higher education associated with state geographic alliances, nonprofit educational organizations, or state or local educational agencies. Requires various grantee and subgrantee activities designed to expand geographic literacy among kindergarten through grade 12 students by improving their teachers' professional development programs offered through institutions of higher education. Includes among such activities state-based conferences to assess geographic literacy and identify improvement strategies.

teaching_geography fundamental act amends higher education act establish geography education grant program title teacher quality enhancement authorizes secretary education award grant national nonprofit educational organization consortium subgrants institutions higher education associated state geographic alliances nonprofit educational organizations state local educational agencies requires grantee subgrantee activities designed expand geographic literacy kindergarten grade students improving teachers professional development programs offered institutions higher education includes activities state based conferences assess geographic literacy identify improvement strategies


Summary: Amends the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 to extend, through FY2008, the authority of the Secretary of Education to waive or modify certain requirements relating to maintenance of effort, supplementary use of funds, and matching funds in providing assistance to Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas and, through them, to local educational agencies and non-public elementary and secondary schools serving areas in which a major disaster was declared relating to Hurricane Katrina or Rita.

amends address hurricanes gulf_of_mexico pandemic influenza act extend fy2008 authority secretary education waive modify certain requirements relating maintenance effort supplementary use funds matching funds providing assistance louisiana mississippi alabama texas local educational agencies non public elementary secondary schools serving areas major disaster declared relating hurricane katrina rita


Summary: Program for Real Energy Security Act or the PROGRESS Act - Establishes the National Commission on Energy Security and Transition to New Fuels. Sets forth the duties of the Commission, including to make recommendations to Congress and the President for: (1) preserving the national energy security in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster; and (2) reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil over a specified period. Establishes: (1) the New Manhattan Center for High Efficiency Vehicles; and (2) the Advisory Council on Federal Participation. Requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of grants to federal and private sector researchers (including the Center) to research and develop alternative fuels and technologies to improve the productivity of U.S. automotive firms in the manufacture of high efficiency vehicles. Establishes a grant program to provide assistance to retail and wholesale motor fuel dealers or other entities to install, replace, or convert motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure for use in the storage and dispensing of biobased fuels. Sets forth requirements calling for: (1) the production and distribution of biobased fuels (ethanol) and deployment of new engine technologies for fuel-flexible, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and biodiesel vehicles; (2) greater use of alternative fuels in dual fueled vehicles operating in the federal fleet; and (3) the increase and expansion of employer-provided mass transit fringe benefits. Transit Rail Accommodation Improvement and Needs Act - Allows for the shared use of rail carrier trackage and rail rights-of-way by mass transportation authorities. Authorizes capital investment grants to improve intercity passenger rail service. Allows a tax credit to holders of qualified high-speed rail infrastructure bonds. Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2007 - Establishes a capital grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track of class II and class III railroads. Requires the issuance of regulations implementing reliability standards for the safe transportation of energy supplies by rail.

program real energy security act progress act establishes national commission energy security transition new fuels sets forth duties commission including recommendations congress president preserving national energy security event terrorist attack natural disaster reducing dependence foreign oil specified period establishes requires secretary energy carry program grants federal private sector researchers including center research develop alternative fuels technologies improve productivity automotive firms manufacture high efficiency vehicles establishes grant program provide assistance retail wholesale motor fuel dealers entities install replace convert motor fuel storage dispensing infrastructure use storage dispensing biobased fuels sets forth requirements calling production distribution biobased fuels ethanol deployment new engine technologies fuel flexible hybrid plug hybrid biodiesel vehicles greater use alternative fuels dual fueled vehicles operating federal fleet increase expansion employer provided mass transit fringe benefits needs act allows shared use rail carrier trackage rail rights way mass transportation authorities authorizes capital investment grants improve intercity passenger rail service allows tax credit holders qualified high speed rail infrastructure bonds railroad track modernization act establishes capital grant program rehabilitation preservation improvement railroad track class class iii railroads requires issuance regulations implementing reliability standards safe transportation energy supplies rail


Summary: Student Privacy Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to revise provisions for military recruiter access to secondary school student information. Requires ESEA-assisted local educational agencies (LEAs) to notify each secondary school student's parent of the option to consent to a release of the student's name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters, and to give the parent the opportunity to provide such consent in writing. Requires such LEAs to provide military recruiters, upon their request, with access to such information on a student only if the student's parent has given such written consent.

amends elementary secondary education act esea revise provisions military recruiter access secondary school student information requires esea assisted local educational agencies leas notify secondary school student parent option consent release student address telephone listing military recruiters parent opportunity provide consent writing requires leas provide military recruiters request access information student student parent given written consent


Summary: Revitalizing New Orleans by Attracting America's Leaders Act of 2007 or the RENEWAAL Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for their use in providing competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve areas in which a major disaster was declared due to Hurricane Katrina or Rita. Gives priority to LEAs having the highest percentage of schools with teacher-student ratios of at least 25 to 1 or closed due to the hurricanes. Requires each LEA subgrantee to use the funds to: (1) provide annual bonuses to teachers and school leaders for three consecutive school years, with larger bonuses for personnel who teach a subject for which there is a teacher shortage, return after being displaced by the hurricanes, or have a history of boosting student achievement; (2) provide educators with specified relocation and housing payments; (3) partner with nonprofit organizations that recruit and retain outstanding teachers and school leaders who commit to serve in underserved schools; and (4) enhance the abilities of principals and teachers, providing the latter with paid leave to hone their skills. Requires each state grantee to develop a multiple measures of success teacher rating system. Directs the Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations, to cover the losses and fund the recovery initiatives of postsecondary educational institutions whose campuses were closed or relocated, enrollments have sagged, and revenues continue to decline due to such hurricanes. Requires the Secretary to forgive the loans made to students under parts B (Federal Family Education Loan Program) and D (William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 who begin employment or return as full-time teachers at public or private elementary or secondary schools in areas affected by such hurricanes.

revitalizing new_orleans leaders act act directs secretary education award grants louisiana mississippi alabama use providing competitive subgrants local educational agencies leas serve areas major disaster declared hurricane katrina rita gives priority leas having highest percentage schools teacher student ratios closed hurricanes requires lea subgrantee use funds provide annual bonuses teachers school leaders consecutive school years larger bonuses personnel teach subject teacher shortage return displaced hurricanes history student achievement provide educators specified relocation housing payments partner nonprofit organizations recruit retain outstanding teachers school leaders commit serve underserved schools enhance abilities principals teachers providing paid leave skills requires state grantee develop multiple measures success teacher rating system directs secretary subject availability appropriations cover losses fund recovery initiatives postsecondary educational institutions campuses closed relocated enrollments revenues continue decline hurricanes requires secretary forgive loans students parts higher education act begin employment return time teachers public private elementary secondary schools areas affected hurricanes


Summary: Empowering Parents Through Choice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide students with Promise Scholarships, covering the cost of attending private elementary or secondary schools chosen by their parents, if their schools are subject to restructuring for failing to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) pursuant to state academic performance standards. Requires: (1) each scholarship to remain in effect until the student completes the grade that is the last grade taught at the school from which the student transfers; and (2) such students to be assessed in reading, language arts, mathematics, and science at the same grade levels as public school students to determine if the schools and LEAs are making AYP. Directs the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states, LEAs, or nonprofit organizations to support projects that enable students from low-income families that have been attending schools subject to restructuring, as well as their siblings, to receive: (1) Opportunity Scholarships to attend the private elementary or secondary school of their parents' choice or a public school of their parents' choice outside their school district, if allowed by state law; and (2) intensive, sustained supplemental educational services on an annual basis. Requires grantees to: (1) continue each scholarship until the student completes the grade that is the last grade taught at the school from which the student transferred, or the student's family income exceeds a specified poverty level higher than the level required for initial eligibility; and (2) fund the scholarships before funding supplemental educational services.

empowering parents choice act amends elementary secondary education act require local educational agencies leas provide students covering cost attending private elementary secondary schools chosen parents schools subject restructuring failing adequate yearly progress ayp pursuant state academic performance standards requires scholarship remain effect student completes grade grade taught school student transfers students assessed reading language arts mathematics science grade levels public school students determine schools leas making ayp directs secretary education award competitive grants states leas nonprofit organizations support projects enable students low income families attending schools subject restructuring siblings receive opportunity scholarships attend private elementary secondary school parents choice public school parents choice outside school district allowed state law intensive sustained supplemental educational services annual basis requires grantees continue scholarship student completes grade grade taught school student transferred student family income exceeds specified poverty level higher level required initial eligibility fund scholarships funding supplemental educational services


Summary: Holds a state, and its local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools, harmless from sanctions under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 relating to academic assessments for the 2006-2007 school year if they meet certain criteria. Specifies such criteria as follows: (1) the state had at least one approved academic assessment plan for the 2005-2006 school year; (2) the state had at least one such plan subsequently held invalid by the Department of Education for the 2006-2007 school year; and (3) the state's Governor certifies, in writing, that the state cannot effectively train its educators on a new or alternative assessment before its administration, and that the administration of a new or alternative assessment is not in the best interest of the public school system and the children it serves.

holds state local educational agencies leas schools harmless sanctions elementary secondary education act relating academic assessments school year meet certain criteria specifies criteria follows state approved academic assessment plan school year state plan subsequently held invalid department_of_education school year state governor certifies writing state effectively train educators new alternative assessment administration administration new alternative assessment best interest public school system children serves


Summary: Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to extend the Act through FY2007.

secure_rural_schools amends secure rural schools community self determination act extend act fy2007


Summary: Common Sense Budget Act of 2007 - Requires certain reductions in amounts appropriated for FY2008 for specified Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) programs. Makes amounts from such reductions available for: (1) modernization of school facilities; (2) the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act; (3) adult and dislocated worker employment and training activities; (4) programs to increase energy efficiency and conservation and increase investment in sustainable and renewable energy alternatives; (5) sustainable development and humanitarian assistance programs to alleviate global poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, disease, and disaster; (6) homeland security safeguard improvements; (7) deficit reduction; and (8) veterans health care.

common sense budget act requires certain reductions amounts appropriated fy2008 specified department_of_defense dod department_of_energy doe programs makes amounts reductions available modernization school facilities title xxi social security act adult dislocated worker employment training activities programs increase energy efficiency conservation increase investment sustainable renewable energy alternatives sustainable development humanitarian assistance programs alleviate global poverty unemployment disease disaster homeland security safeguard improvements deficit reduction veterans health care


Summary: Flexibility in Assessments for Individuals Reform Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter requirements regarding state assessments of whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward academic achievement standards by allowing states to: (1) track AYP on a longitudinal basis; (2) permit disabled students and students for religious reasons to opt out of the assessments; (3) reschedule assessments for students who for specified reasons cannot attend scheduled assessments; and (4) count disabled students who graduate from secondary school within reasonable periods of time in favorable AYP graduation rates. Includes students in the limited-English proficient subgroup for three school years after they attain English proficiency, when determining whether the subgroup has made AYP. Requires limited-English proficient students to be included in English proficiency assessments if they have attended U.S. schools for more than five consecutive years. (Currently, they are subject to such assessments after attending U.S. schools for three or more consecutive years.)

flexibility assessments individuals reform act amends elementary secondary education act alter requirements state assessments students making adequate yearly progress ayp academic achievement standards allowing states track ayp longitudinal basis permit disabled students students religious reasons opt assessments assessments students specified reasons attend scheduled assessments count disabled students graduate secondary school reasonable periods time favorable ayp graduation rates includes students limited english proficient subgroup school years attain english proficiency determining subgroup ayp requires limited english proficient students included english proficiency assessments attended schools consecutive years currently subject assessments attending schools consecutive years


Summary: Teacher Incentive Fund Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to create a Teacher Incentive Fund program of competitive grants to assist states, local educational agencies (LEAs), and nonprofit organizations to develop and implement, or improve, appraisal and performance-based compensation systems to reward teachers and principals who raise student academic achievement and close the achievement gap, especially in the highest-need LEAs. Increases required non-federal contributions to the program, on a graduated basis, from an amount equal 25% of the grant amount received in the first year to 50% of the grant amount received in the grant's fifth and final year. Allows the Secretary of Education to waive such matching requirement for high-need LEAs.

teacher incentive fund act amends elementary secondary education act create teacher program competitive grants assist states local educational agencies leas nonprofit organizations develop implement improve appraisal performance based compensation systems reward teachers principals raise student academic achievement close achievement gap especially highest need leas increases required non federal contributions program graduated basis equal grant received year grant received grant fifth final year allows secretary education waive matching requirement high need leas


Summary: Student Protection Act - Requires that by FY2010 states have in effect laws and policies requiring an individual educator who has reason to believe that another educator has committed an act of sexual misconduct against a student to report such act to the state as quickly as possible, within 48 hours whenever possible, or else face discipline. Requires each state to have a single, statewide commission for receiving such reports that: (1) establishes policies for investigating and reporting such allegations; and (2) has a toll-free number that can be used to make anonymous allegations. Directs states to report to the Secretary of Education the details of each act of sexual misconduct against a student for which an educator has been punished, including details regarding the educator and the punishment levied. Authorizes the Secretary to penalize noncompliant states by reducing their funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by up to 5%. Directs the Secretary to maintain a national database that contains, at a minimum, the details this Act requires each state to report to the Secretary.

student protection act requires fy2010 states effect laws policies requiring individual educator reason believe educator committed act sexual misconduct student report act state quickly possible hours possible face discipline requires state single statewide commission receiving reports establishes policies investigating reporting allegations toll free number anonymous allegations directs states report secretary education details act sexual misconduct student educator punished including details educator punishment levied authorizes secretary penalize noncompliant states reducing funding elementary secondary education act directs secretary maintain national database contains minimum details act requires state report secretary


Summary: Local Control of Education Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from providing any funds to a state for any program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), and prohibits such program from operating in that state, unless the state legislature has by law expressly and specifically authorized operation of its program and, in doing so, has waived the state's rights and authorities to act inconsistently with any requirement that might be imposed as a condition of receiving federal funds. Requires state authorization of the program's operation before any federal officer, employee, or authority may enforce any program requirement against a state authority, and before any state authority may be obliged to obey any such requirement. Prohibits the Secretary from providing any funds under an ESEA program to a local governmental entity unless the state's chief law enforcement officer certifies that the entity's participation in the program is consistent with any applicable state law requirements.

local control education act prohibits secretary education providing funds state program elementary secondary education act esea prohibits program operating state state legislature law expressly specifically authorized operation program waived state rights authorities act requirement imposed condition receiving federal funds requires state authorization program operation federal officer employee authority enforce program requirement state authority state authority obey requirement prohibits secretary providing funds esea program local governmental entity state chief law enforcement officer certifies entity participation program consistent applicable state law requirements


Summary: Reading First Improvement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for the creation of a Reading First Advisory Committee, governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to replace the peer review panel that reviews state grant applications under the Reading First program, designed to improve the reading skills of children in kindergarten through grade three. Prohibits the Committee from being composed of a majority of members selected by one individual or entity. Allows the Committee to form one or more subcommittees. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) establish a process to screen Committee or subcommittee members for potential conflicts of interest; and (2) develop guidance for how the Committee and any subcommittees will review applications, and provide feedback to states and the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the independent organization tasked with evaluating the Reading First program does not hold a contract or subcontract to implement any aspect of the program and does not subcontract with an entity that has such a conflict. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with independent entities for the provision of Reading First technical assistance to states, local educational agencies, and schools; but requires such entities and their subcontractors to screen potential employees for conflicts of interest and clearly separate their provision of such technical assistance from their other activities. Directs the Secretary to provide guidance to Department of Education employees implementing the program on compliance with the prohibition against federal government usurpation of state or local control over school administration.

reading improvement act amends elementary secondary education act provide creation governed federal_advisory_committee_act replace peer review panel reviews state grant applications reading program designed improve reading skills children kindergarten grade prohibits committee composed majority members selected individual entity allows committee form subcommittees directs secretary education establish process screen committee subcommittee members potential conflicts interest develop guidance committee subcommittees review applications provide feedback states secretary directs secretary ensure independent organization tasked evaluating reading program hold contract subcontract implement aspect program subcontract entity conflict authorizes secretary contract independent entities provision reading technical assistance states local educational agencies schools requires entities subcontractors screen potential employees conflicts interest clearly separate provision technical assistance activities directs secretary provide guidance department_of_education employees implementing program compliance prohibition federal government state local control school administration


Summary: Comprehensive Learning Assessment for Students and Schools (CLASS) Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements affecting adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments of students against state academic performance standards. Allows AYP longitudinal growth calculations and the averaging of school data in a manner designed to stabilize school-building results from year to year. Identifies a school as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only on the basis of the unsatisfactory AYP of a particular group of students in the same academic subject for the requisite period of time. Requires multiple measures of student academic achievement. Requires academic achievement standards to calculate AYP within a continuum of achievement by children within advanced, proficient, and basic achievement levels. Allows states to use the results of subsequent assessments of students who take more than one assessment for the same grade and subject. Limits the provision of supplemental services and transfers to those students who fall within a group whose underperformance results in the school's failure to make AYP. Requires state assessments to be aligned with curriculum and instruction so their effectiveness may be assessed. Requires alternate standards and assessments for disabled children aligned with the child's individualized education program. Allows states to measure the AYP of limited English proficient (LEP) children by including children that have attained English proficiency and excluding LEP children who have resided in the country for less than three years. Allows states to set separate starting points for measuring the AYP of each student group.

comprehensive learning assessment students schools class act amends elementary secondary education act revise requirements affecting adequate yearly progress ayp assessments students state academic performance standards allows ayp longitudinal growth calculations averaging school data manner designed stabilize school building results year year identifies school needing improvement corrective action restructuring basis unsatisfactory ayp particular group students academic subject requisite period time requires multiple measures student academic achievement requires academic achievement standards calculate ayp continuum achievement children advanced proficient basic achievement levels allows states use results subsequent assessments students assessment grade subject limits provision supplemental services transfers students fall group underperformance results school failure ayp requires state assessments aligned curriculum instruction effectiveness assessed requires alternate standards assessments disabled children aligned child individualized education program allows states measure ayp limited english proficient lep children including children attained english proficiency excluding lep children resided country years allows states set separate starting points measuring ayp student group


Summary: No Child Left Behind Reform Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to allow states to include measures of individual or cohort growth over time in determining whether students are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. Eliminates the consideration of student attendance rates. Allows schools to be given credit for performing well on measures other than test scores when calculating student achievement. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive: (1) grants to state educational agencies to develop or increase the capacity of data systems for accountability purposes; and (2) subgrants to increase the capacity of local educational agencies to upgrade, create, or manage information databases for the purpose of measuring AYP. Allows schools to target school choice and supplemental services to the students who are members of specified types of groups that fail to make AYP. Requires placement and service in the least restrictive environment for students who receive services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act who use an option to transfer under ESEA. Revises the definition of highly qualified teacher to authorize states to: (1) use a generalist exam for middle school teachers; and (2) issue certificates that qualify teachers to teach a number of subjects in social studies or in science.

child left reform act amends elementary secondary education act esea allow states include measures individual cohort growth time determining students making adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards eliminates consideration student attendance rates allows schools given credit performing measures test scores calculating student achievement authorizes secretary education award competitive grants state educational agencies develop increase capacity data systems accountability purposes subgrants increase capacity local educational agencies upgrade create manage information databases purpose measuring ayp allows schools target school choice supplemental services students members specified types groups fail ayp requires placement service restrictive environment students receive services individuals disabilities education act use option transfer esea revises definition highly qualified teacher authorize states use exam middle school teachers issue certificates qualify teachers teach number subjects social studies science


Summary: Foreign Language Education Partnership Program Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to replace the program providing incentive payments to public elementary schools for foreign language instruction with a partnership program in foreign languages that provides matching incentive payments to partnerships composed of state or local educational agencies and institutions of higher education. Requires such partnerships to establish, improve, or expand model programs of foreign language learning from kindergarten through grade 12 that increase the number of high school graduates who attain advanced proficiency in at least one foreign language. Requires each model program to have a dimension allowing the student to gain an understanding of the historic, geographic, cultural, economic, and other contextual factors of countries whose people speak the language studied. Conditions a partnership's continued funding, for an initial four-year period and two additional five-year periods, on its demonstrating its program effectiveness based on nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments. Directs the Secretary to collect annually and analyze data on such programs and disseminate aggregated program data nationally, as well as information on successful programs and practices.

act amends elementary secondary education act replace program providing incentive payments public elementary schools foreign language instruction partnership program foreign languages provides matching incentive payments partnerships composed state local educational agencies institutions higher education requires partnerships establish improve expand model programs foreign language learning kindergarten grade increase number high school graduates attain advanced proficiency foreign language requires model program dimension allowing student gain understanding historic geographic cultural economic factors countries people speak language studied conditions partnership continued funding initial year period additional year periods demonstrating program effectiveness based nationally recognized standardized foreign language assessments directs secretary collect annually analyze data programs disseminate aggregated program data nationally information successful programs practices


Summary: Practicality in Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow states to exclude the results of limited English proficient students, during their first two school years in this country, from adequate yearly progress (AYP) assessments, when such students are assessed in reading or mathematics in a language other than their native tongue.Allows state determinations of AYP pursuant to state academic achievement standards to employ a growth model, measuring the achievement of the same students and subgroups from year to year.Requires that 4% of disabled students taking modified assessments be counted in measuring student proficiency pursuant to such standards.Gives schools which are identified as needing improvement, due to having failed for two consecutive years to make AYP pursuant to such standards, a full new school year to meet the standards before its students must be given the option to transfer to another public school. (Currently, such transfers must be allowed at the beginning of the school year following such identification.)Provides that, in determining AYP, a student in more than one group subject to measurable annual objectives shall be counted only toward one such group.Allows states to consider new middle and secondary school special education and rural teachers to be highly qualified even if they do not pass a rigorous state academic subject test in every subject they teach, provided they pass such a test for one subject they teach and, with respect to each other subject they teach, work in close consultation with another teacher who is highly qualified in such other subject.

education act amends elementary secondary education act allow states exclude results limited english proficient students school years country adequate yearly progress ayp assessments students assessed reading mathematics language native allows state determinations ayp pursuant state academic achievement standards employ growth model measuring achievement students subgroups year year requires disabled students taking modified assessments counted measuring student proficiency pursuant standards gives schools identified needing improvement having failed consecutive years ayp pursuant standards new school year meet standards students given option transfer public school currently transfers allowed beginning school year following determining ayp student group subject measurable annual objectives shall counted group allows states consider new middle secondary school special education rural teachers highly qualified pass rigorous state academic subject test subject teach provided pass test subject teach respect subject teach work close consultation teacher highly qualified subject


Summary: Improving Supplemental Education by Improving Parental Awareness Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require local educational agencies (LEAs) to make supplemental educational services (SES) available to needy students at the beginning of the school year following a school's identification as needing improvement for failing for two consecutive years to make adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards. (Currently, such services are provided after an additional year of failure.) Expands the availability of school improvement funds for SES. Requires LEAs to: (1) provide parents with information concerning SES instructors; (2) choose SES providers using a fair, open, and objective process to operate at school sites for, at most, a reasonable fee; and (3) provide logistical information to providers and outreach to parents. Directs states to: (1) use valid and reliable methods based on nationally recognized professional standards to monitor SES providers; (2) establish fair removal procedures for providers subject to repeated complaints; (3) assist LEAs with the SES student enrollment process; (4) ensure that such process is fair to all SES providers; (5) if appropriate, require LEAs to use different methods to recruit SES eligible students; (6) if appropriate, provide incentives to rural SES providers; and (7) ensure that disabled and limited English proficient (LEP) children have a choice of at least two SES providers. Adds to the annual reporting requirement of states and LEAs receiving school improvement funds to require information regarding spending on, and student participation in, school choice and SES. Requires the Secretary of Education's assessment of SES effectiveness to employ scientifically-based criteria and weigh the participation of disabled and LEP children. Makes LEAs identified as needing improvement or corrective action ineligible as SES providers.

require local educational agencies leas supplemental educational services ses available needy students beginning school year following school identification needing improvement failing consecutive years adequate yearly progress ayp state academic performance standards currently services provided additional year failure expands availability school improvement funds ses requires leas provide parents information concerning ses instructors choose ses providers fair open objective process operate school sites reasonable fee provide logistical information providers outreach parents directs states use valid reliable methods based nationally recognized professional standards monitor ses providers establish fair removal procedures providers subject repeated complaints assist leas ses student enrollment process ensure process fair ses providers appropriate require leas use different methods recruit ses eligible students appropriate provide incentives rural ses providers ensure disabled limited english proficient lep children choice ses providers adds annual reporting requirement states leas receiving school improvement funds require information spending student participation school choice ses requires secretary education assessment ses effectiveness employ scientifically based criteria weigh participation disabled lep children makes leas identified needing improvement corrective action ineligible ses providers