,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bedi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac ,ms4 
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,v>gas1 & ,mrs4 ,napolitano7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d grants to ,/ates to 
e/abli% a ,seal ( ,bilit]acy program to 
recognize high-level /ud5t pr(ici5cy 9  
speak+1 read+1 & writ+ 9 bo? ,engli% & a
 second language4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bilit]acy         
,education ,seal & ,tea*+ ,act or !     
,,be/ ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !
 foll[+3  7#a7 ,! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
celebrate cultural & l+ui/ic div]sity & 
seek to prep>e /ud5ts ) skills to succe$
 9 ! #ba/ c5tury4  7#b7 ,x is fitt+ to  
comm5d ! d$ication ( /ud5ts :o h a*iev$ 
pr(ici5cy 9 multiple languages & to     
enc\rage _! pe]s to foll[ 9 _! foot/eps4
  7#c7 ,! /udy ( _w languages 9 elem5t>y
 & second>y s*ools %\ld be enc\rag$     
because x contributes to a /ud5t's      

cognitive developm5t & to ! national    
economy & security4  7#d7 ,recognition (
 /ud5t a*ievem5t 9 language pr(ici5cy w 
enable in/itutions ( high] education &  
employ]s to readily recognize &         
ackn[l$ge ! valuable exp]tise ( bil+ual 
/ud5ts 9 academia & ! workplace4  7#e7  
,cali=nia has pione]$ ! fir/ ,/ate sy/em
 9 ! ,nation to recognize /ud5ts =      
a*iev+ pr(ici5cy 9 multiple languages4  
,9 #bjab1 ,cali=nia aw>d$ a ,seal (     
,bilit]acy to ov] #aj1jjj graduat+ high 
s*ool s5iors 9 #cg s*ool di/ricts4  7#f7
 ,/ud5ts 9 e ,/ate %\ld be able to      
b5efit f a ,seal ( ,bilit]acy program4  
#c4 ,/ate ,seal ( ,bilit]acy program    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y (          
,education %all aw>d grants to ,/ates to
 e/abli% or improve a ,seal ( ,bilit]acy
 program to recognize /ud5t pr(ici5cy 9 
speak+1 read+1 & writ+ 9 bo? ,engli% & a
 second language4  7b7 ,grant           
application ,9 ord] to receive a grant  
"u ?is section1 a ,/ate %all submit an  
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 

su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &    
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require1   
includ+--  7#a7 a description ( !       
crit]ia a /ud5t mu/ meet to demon/rate  
pr(ici5cy 9 speak+1 read+1 & writ+ 9 bo?
 ,engli% & a second language2  7#b7     
assurances t a /ud5t :o meets !         
requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7    
receives a p]man5t seal or o!r m>k] on !
 /ud5t's second>y s*ool diploma or its  
equival5t2 &  7,b7 receives docum5tation
 ( pr(ici5cy 9 ! /ud5t's (ficial        
academic transcript2 &  7#c7 assurances 
t a /ud5t is n *>g$ a fee = submitt+ an 
application "u subsection 7c74  7c7     
,/ud5t p>ticipation 9 a ,seal (         
,bilit]acy program ,to p>ticipate 9 a   
,seal ( ,bilit]acy program1 a /ud5t mu/ 
submit an application to ! ,/ate t s]ves
 ! /ud5t at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !  
,/ate may require1 includ+ assurances t 
! /ud5t--  7#a7 w receive a second>y    
s*ool diploma or its equival5t 9 ! ye> !
 /ud5t submits an application2 &  7#b7  

has met ! crit]ia e/abli%$ by ! ,/ate "u
 subsection 7b77#a74  7d7 ,/ud5t        
eligibility = application ,a /ud5t :o   
ga9$ pr(ici5cy 9 a second language      
outside ( s*ool may apply to p>ticipate 
9 a ,seal ( ,bilit]acy program "u       
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,use ( funds ,grant
 funds made available "u ?is section    
%all be us$ = adm9i/rative co/s (       
e/abli%+ or improv+ & c>ry+ out a ,seal 
( ,bilit]acy program & = public outrea* 
& education ab\t t program4  7f7 ,grant 
t]ms  7#a7 ,duration ,a grant aw>d$ "u  
?is section %all be = a p]iod ( #b ye>s1
 & may be r5ew$ at ! discretion ( !     
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,r5ewal ,at ! end ( a  
grant t]m1 ! recipi5t ( su* grant may   
reapply = a grant "u ?is section4  7#c7 
,limitations ,a grant recipi5t "u ?is   
section %all n h m ?an #a grant "u ?is  
section at anytime4  7#d7 ,return (     
unsp5t grant funds ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s 
aft] ! date on :i* a grant t]m ends1 a  
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section %all  
return any unsp5t grant funds to !      

,secret>y4  7g7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #i  
mon?s aft] receiv+ a grant "u ?is       
section1 a grant recipi5t %all issue a  
report to ! ,secret>y describ+ !        
implem5tation ( ! ,seal ( ,bilit]acy    
program4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3  7#a7 ,,esea def9itions ,! t]ms
 second>y s*ool1 ,secret>y1 & ,/ate h ! 
mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #iaja ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7      
,second language ,! t]m second language 
means any language o!r ?an ,engli%1     
includ+ ,braille & ,am]ican ,sign       
,language4  7#c7 ,seal ( ,bilit]acy     
program ,! t]m ,seal ( ,bilit]acy       
program means any program e/abli%$ "u   
section #c ( ?is ,act4  7i7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai to c>ry out ?is  
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