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Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 1948

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal education agencies, schools, and private or tribal nonprofit organizations to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, programs that support the use by schools, from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, of Native American languages as their primary language of instruction.

Requires grant applicants to present the Secretary with specified assurances and demonstrations that the schools they will support have the capacity to provide education primarily through a Native American language.

Requires grantees to:

  • support Native American language education and development;
  • develop or refine instructional curricula for the schools they support, including distinctive teaching materials and activities;
  • fund training opportunities for school staff that strengthen the overall language and academic goals of their schools;
  • develop a Native Language alignment plan to create or refine assessments of student proficiency; and
  • engage in other activities that promote Native American language education and development.

Current Status of Bill S 1948

Bill S 1948 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since January 16, 2014. Bill S 1948 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the Senate on January 16, 2014.  Bill S 1948's most recent activity was By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/2014. Report No. 113-265. as of October 1, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1948

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
10
Democrat Cosponsors
9
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1948

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- Academic performance and assessments
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Minority education
- Teaching, teachers, curricula

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1948

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
A bill to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program.

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