Government Relations: Legislative Quick Hits

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Welcome to AEP Legislative Watch. Here, we summarize recent educational legislation and government relations committee calls. Visit here weekly for the latest news and information you’ll need to mobilize around the issues that are important to you.

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• House Releases Draft Education Bills [more]

• FY2012 Funding Omnibus Includes Previously Endangered Ed. Programs [more]

• Evolving Policies in Texas Reflect "New Normal" [more]

• Texas School Districts Suing Over Lack of Funding [more]

• Senate ESEA Bill Receives Pushback from Education Organizations [more]

Legislative Watch

Bills to Watch

H.R. 2445, The State and Local Funding Flexibility Act

Read the bill summary.
Search for the full text on thomas.loc.gov

H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Search for the full text on thomas.loc.gov

H.R. 1, The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, which contains billions in education funding, includes money that could be spent on instructional materials.

Read the text of the law
Main Department of Education web page for the stimulus funds
Department of Education Guidance, Fact Sheets, and Application
Track the progress and timeline of the stimulus funds on Recovery.gov

S 968: "The Secondary School Innovation Fund Act"

Read a Summary of the Bill
Search for the full text on thomas.loc.gov

S 1129: “Pathways to College Act”

Read a Summary of the Bill
Search for the full text on thomas.loc.gov

S 1682: the IDEA Full Funding Act
Would authorize annual increases over a six-year period in mandatory funds for IDEA Part B

S 1698: The Graduation Promise Act
This bill is intended to provide grants to States to improve high schools and graduation rates, to ensure rigorous standards, to develop and implement effective school models for struggling students and dropouts, and to improve State policies to raise graduation rates.

Read a Summary of the Bill
Search for the full text on thomas.loc.gov

ESEA Reauthorization

Common Core Standards Initiative

Common Core Standards
Analysis of the standards from Brown Publishing Network

CPSIA Resources

Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, 2008 - Offical site of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

NSSEA Fact Sheet on CPSIA Tracking and Labeling Requirements | General CPSIA Information from NSSEA