,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #beaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,grijalva 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,chu1 and 
,mr4 ,pierluisi7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish    
dual language education programs in     
low-income communities4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,providing ,resources to ,improve ,dual 
,language ,education ,act of #bjac or   
the ,,pride ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the   
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,dual language programs have been found 
to provide the greatest academic gains  
for limited ,english proficient         
children4  7#b7 ,few children from      
low-income communities1 particularly    
,african-,american children1 have had   
access to a well-developed and          
well-implemented dual language program4 
7#c7 ,children in dual language programs
 experience substantial gains in        

language1 literacy1 and mathematics4    
#c4 ,dual language flagship grants  7a7 
,purposes ,the purposes of this section 
are as follows3  7#a7 ,to provide       
incentives for local educational        
agencies to develop innovative          
strategies for working with low-income  
and limited ,english proficient         
children4  7#b7 ,to improve the school  
readiness of low-income and limited     
,english proficient children and to     
ensure they enter school ready to       
succeed4  7#c7 ,to provide consistent   
support for learning through            
high-quality dual language programs from
 preschool through the fifth grade4     
7#d7 ,to authorize the ,secretary to    
carry out a demonstration project to    
enhance the biliteracy and bilingualism 
skills for children in impoverished     
communities1 including limited ,english 
proficient and minority children1       
through the use and longitudinal        
evaluation of dual language programs    
beginning in preschool through the fifth

 grade4  7b7 ,program authorized  7#a7  
,in general ,from funds made available  
under subsection 7i71 and after         
reserving funds under subsection 7c71   
the ,secretary is authorized to award   
not more than five grants to fund       
partnerships of local educational       
agencies1 early childhood education     
programs including ,state-funded        
preschool programs and ,head ,start     
programs1 and technical assistance      
providers to demonstrate effective      
strategies in ensuring the academic     
success of low-income minority students 
through the implementation and          
evaluation of a high-quality dual       
language program that--  7,a7 serves    
cohorts of economically disadvantaged   
minority and limited ,english proficient
 children from preschool through fifth  
grade2  7,b7 establishes an             
infrastructure that supports a rigorous 
assessment system1 including dedicated  
staff time and professional development 
in assessment1 a data collection plan1  

and the collection of multiple measures 
of academic progress1 bilingualism1 and 
biliteracy2  7,c7 implements and aligns 
a curriculum that promotes the          
development of bilingual and biliterate 
competencies for all students through at
 least grade five2  7,d7 utilizes and   
aligns student-centered instructional   
methods that enhance the development of 
bilingualism1 biliteracy1 and academic  
achievement2  7,e7 aligns professional  
development and training for early      
childhood education instructors and     
elementary school teachers and staff1   
with an emphasis on dual language       
instruction1 second language            
acquisition1 and content knowledge2     
7,f7 recruits1 trains1 and continuously 
develops staff to implement             
high-quality1 dual language programs2   
and  7,g7 establishes a responsive      
infrastructure for positive1 active1 and
 ongoing relationships with students'   
families and the community that responds
 to and is reflective of the needs of   

the community and goals of the program4 
7c7 ,reservation ,the ,secretary shall  
reserve not more than #e percent of the 
amount appropriated under subsection 7i7
 to carry out this ,act1 including the  
technical assistance and evaluation     
described is subsection 7g7 and         
dissemination of best practices         
described in subsection 7h74  7d7       
,duration ,each grant under this section
 shall be awarded for a period of not   
more than five years4  7e7 ,applications
 for grants  7#a7 ,in general ,each     
eligible entity desiring a grant under  
this section shall submit an application
 to the ,secretary at such time and in  
such manner as the ,secretary may       
require4  7#b7 ,required documentation  
,each application submitted by a        
partnership under this section for a    
proposed program shall include          
documentation that--  7,a7 the          
partnership has partnered with an entity
 that has proven expertise in the       
implementation of high-quality dual     

language programs to provide on-going   
technical assistance and assist with the
 evaluation of the program2  7,b7 the   
partnership has the qualified personnel 
to develop1 administer1 evaluate1 and   
implement the program2 and  7,c7 the    
partnership is serving economically     
disadvantaged minority and limited      
,english proficient children4  7#c7     
,other application contents ,each       
application submitted by an entity under
 this section for a proposed program    
shall include--  7,a7 data showing that 
the program is serving economically     
disadvantaged and limited ,english      
proficient children2  7,b7 a description
 of how the program will align the      
language of assessment with the language
 of instruction2  7,c7 a description of 
how the program will be evaluated to    
assess the goals of the program2  7,d7 a
 description of how the evaluation will 
be used to inform broader efforts to    
improve instruction for limited ,english
 proficient children1 including for     

preschool-aged children2  7,e7 a        
description of activities that will be  
pursued by the program including a      
description of--  7i7 how the activities
 will further the school readiness and  
academic progress of children served by 
this program and support dual language  
development through grade five2  7ii7   
methods of designing culturally and     
linguistically appropriate dual language
 curriculum2 and  7iii7 methods of      
teacher training and parent outreach    
that will be used or developed through  
the programs2  7,f7 an assurance that   
the program will annually provide to the
 ,secretary such information as may be  
required by subsection 7f72 and  7,g7   
any other information that the secretary
 may require4  7f7 ,selection of        
grantees  7#a7 ,criteria ,the ,secretary
 through a peer review process shall    
select partnerships to receive grants   
under this section based on--  7,a7 the 
articulation of preschool through       
fifth-grade instructional practices1    

curriculum1 and assessments strategies2 
7,b7 the extent to which school         
leadership has been involved and has    
demonstrated a commitment to a          
high-quality dual language program2 and 
7,c7 the quality of the programs        
proposed in the applications submitted  
under subsection 7b74  7g7 ,technical   
assistance and evaluation ,from funds   
reserved under subsection 7i7 for a     
fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall       
reserve #bej1jjj to contract with an    
entity with a proven track record in    
dual language programs for the purpose  
of--  7#a7 providing technical          
assistance to local education agencies  
receiving grants under this ,act in     
order to strengthen programs conducted  
by grantees pursuant to this ,act2 and  
7#b7 conducting an evaluation of        
programs funded under this act1 which   
shall--  7,a7 be used by the ,secretary 
to determine effectiveness of programs  
funded through this ,act and improve    
services to participating children2 and 

7,b7 include--  7i7 a comprehensive     
evaluation of the impact of the programs
 on students1 including an assessment of
 literacy skills and language           
development in both ,english and the    
minority language2  7ii7 a comprehensive
 evaluation of the effectiveness of     
instructional practices used in the     
programs2 and  7iii7 a comprehensive    
evaluation of professional development  
strategies4  7h7 ,dissemination of best 
practices ,the ,secretary shall         
disseminate information on model        
programs1 materials1 and other          
information developed under this section
 that the ,secretary determines to be   
appropriate for use by early childhood  
education providers to improve the      
school readiness of limited ,english    
proficient children4  7i7 ,authorization
 of appropriations ,for the purposes of 
carrying out this section1 there are    
authorized to be appropriated           
#ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjad and   
such sums as may be necessary for each  

of the #d succeeding fiscal years4  7j7 
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,dual language program ,the term dual   
language program means an instructional 
strategy in which students are taught   
literacy and content in two languages   
and use the partner language for at     
least half of the instructional day and 
foster bilingualism1 biliteracy1        
enhanced awareness of linguistic and    
cultural diversity1 and high levels of  
academic achievement through instruction
 in two languages4  7#b7 ,state-funded  
preschool program ,the term             
,state-funded preschool program means a 
program that--  7,a7 serves children who
 are ages #c through #e2  7,b7 has a    
primary focus of supporting early       
childhood education1 including          
supporting children's cognitive1 social1
 emotional1 and physical development and
 approaches to learning2  7,c7 helps    
prepare children for a successful       
transition to kindergarten2  7,d7 is    
either a school- or community-based     

program2 and  7,e7 is funded either in  
whole or in part by a ,state through a  
,state agency with authority to         
promulgate regulations and monitor      
participating programs4  7#c7 ,limited  
,english proficient ,the term limited   
,english proficient1 when used with     
respect to a child1 means a child--     
7,a7 7i7 who was not born in the ,united
 ,states or whose native language is a  
language other than ,english2  7ii7 7,i7
 who is a ,native ,american 7as defined 
in section #iaja of the ,elementary and 
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja771 an ,alaska ,native1 
or a native resident of an outlying area
 7as defined in such section #iaja72 and
  7,,ii7 who comes from an environment  
where a language other than ,english has
 had a significant impact on the child's
 level of ,english language proficiency2
 or  7iii7 who is migratory1 whose      
native language is a language other than
 ,english1 and who comes from an        
environment where a language other than 

,english is dominant2 and  7,b7 whose   
difficulties in speaking or             
understanding the ,english language may 
be sufficient to deny the child--  7i7  
the ability to successfully achieve in a
 classroom in which the language of     
instruction is ,english2 or  7ii7 the   
opportunity to participate fully in     
society4