,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #g1          
#bjaf,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york 7= h]self 
& ,ms4 ,/efanik7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education 
,act ( #aife to e/abli% a ,volunte]     
,tea*] ,advisory ,committee & a         
,volunte] ,p>5ts & ,families ,advisory  
,committee4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,tea*]s & ,p>5ts at !   
,table ,act4  #b4 ,volunte] tea*]       
advisory committee ,! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #ajjd 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcjd7 ! foll[+3  #ajje4 ,volunte]     
,tea*] ,advisory ,committee  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,exp]t 
tea*]s (f] an important res\rce to      
policymak]s z !y c br+ _! exp]tise &    
p]spective f ! classroom to in=m policy 
s t positive outcomes = all /ud5ts w be 

maximiz$4  7#b7 ,/ate ,tea*]s ( ! ,ye>  
repres5t a valuable res\rce ) a body (  
exp]t k & skill ab\t in/ructional       
practice1 #ba/ c5tury le>n+1 & s*ool    
function+ t c be infus$ into policymak+ 
to promote bett] outcomes = prek9d]g>t51
 elem5t>y1 & second>y /ud5ts4  7#c7     
,/ate ,tea*]s ( ! ,ye> h be5 select$ by 
_! communities & ,/ates z models ( _!   
pr(ession & repres5t e ,/ate 9 ! ,nation
 & e discipl9e & grade level4  7b7      
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an
 advisory committee1 to be kn[n z !     
,volunte] ,tea*] ,advisory ,committee   
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,committee74  7c7 ,duty ,! duty ( !     
,committee %all be to monitor ! effects 
( ?is ,act1 on ! gr\nd & 9 classrooms4  
7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! memb]%ip
 ( ! ,committee %all consi/ ( #aj tea*]s
 employ$ 9 a public elem5t>y s*ool & #aj
 tea*]s employ$ 9 a public second>y     
s*ool :o--  7,a7 are pa/ or pres5t      
f9ali/s or ,/ate ,tea*]s ( ! ,ye>1 or   
are nom9at$ f organizations repres5t+   

tea*]s & h demon/rat$ simil> evid5ce (  
exp]tise2  7,b7 h exp]i5ce work+ )      
policy developm5t2  7,c7 h a demon/rat$ 
hi/ory ( work+ z a tea*] lead] 9 !      
policy ar5a2 &  7,d7 h submitt$ an      
application to ! ,secret>y to s]ve on ! 
,committee4  7#b7 ,li/2 appo9tm5t ,!    
,secret>y %all compile a li/ ( tea*]s   
submitt+ applications "u p>agraph       
7#a77;,d74 ,! memb]s ( ! ,committee %all
 be appo9t$ z foll[s3  7,a7 ,! ,secret>y
 %all appo9t #d tea*]s f ! li/4  7,b7 ,!
 ,majority ,lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t
 #d tea*]s f ! li/4  7,c7 ,! ,m9ority   
,lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t #d tea*]s 
f ! li/4  7,d7 ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives %all appo9t #d tea*]s f 
! li/4  7,e7 ,! ,m9ority ,lead] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all appo9t #d  
tea*]s f ! li/4  7#c7 ,special          
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,f9ali/s or ,/ate     
,tea*]s ( ! ,ye> ,n less ?an half ( !   
memb]s ( ! ,committee %all be pa/ or    
pres5t f9ali/s or ,/ate ,tea*]s ( !     
,ye>4  7,b7 ,repres5tation requirem5t ,!

 memb]s ( ! ,committee %all repres5t !  
div]sity ( ! tea*+ work=ce f multiple   
geographic1 grade level1 & specialty    
areas4  7#d7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] ( !        
,committee %all s]ve on ! ,committee = a
 #c-ye> /agg]$ t]m4  7e7 ,annual report 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,committee %all submit 
to ,congress & ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 on an
 annual basis1 a report on ! monitor+   
c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c72 &  7,b7 on 
a qu>t]ly basis1 updates on su*         
monitor+4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,!    
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! 
effects ( ?is ,act on ! tea*+ pr(ession4
  7,b7 ,! effects ( ?is ,act on s*ools &
 classrooms4  7,c7 ,! effects ( ?is ,act
 on /ud5ts1 families1 & communities4    
7,d7 ,recomm5dations = /r5g!n+ policy & 
policy implem5tation 9 ord] to meet !   
goals ( ! ,act4  7f7 ,additional        
requirem5ts ,! foll[+ additional        
requirem5ts %all apply to ! ,committee3 
7#a7 ,! ,committee %all meet 9 p]son at 
lea/ once p] ye> = delib]ation1 ) all   

travel exp5ses paid = by ! ,secret>y4   
7#b7 ,! ,committee %all be available =  
consultation ) (ficials at ! ,dep>tm5t &
 ! au?oriz+ ,committees ( ,congress     
reg>d+ ! impact ( ?is ,act on /ud5ts1   
families1 & ! tea*+ pr(ession4  7g7     
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,/ate  
,tea*] ( ! ,ye> means any p]son :o has  
be5 recogniz$ z a ,/ate ,tea*] ( ! ,ye> 
by ! ,c\ncil ( ,*ief ,/ate ,s*ool       
,(fic]s4  7h7 ,au?orization ( funds ,( !
 am\nts appropriat$ to1 & available at !
 discretion (1 ! ,secret>y =            
programmatic & adm9i/rative exp5ditures 
= fiscal ye>s #bjag ?r\gh #bjba1 a total
 ( #ejj1jjj %all be us$ to e/abli% &    
c>ry out ! functions ( ! ,committee     
e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  4  #c4        
,volunte] ,p>5ts & ,families ,advisory  
,committee ,! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcja et seq471 z am5d$ by section #b ( 
?is ,act1 is fur!r am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] 
section #ajje 7z add$ by su* section #b7
 ! foll[+3  #ajjf4 ,volunte] ,p>5ts &   

,families ,advisory ,committee  7a7     
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,p>5ts & families h a major influ5ce on 
_! *ildr5's a*ievem5t 9 s*ool & ?r\gh\t 
life4  7#b7 ,p>5ts & family memb]s (f]  
an important res\rce to policymak]s z !y
 provide a unique p]spective z consum]s 
( our ,nation's public s*ools4  7#c7    
,all p>5ts & family memb]s--reg>dless ( 
income1 education1 or cultural          
backgr\nd-- are involv$ 9 _! *ild's     
le>n+ & want _! *ild to rea* _! fulle/  
pot5tial4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% an advisory committee1 to  
be kn[n z ! ,volunte] ,p>5ts & ,families
 ,advisory ,committee 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
section z ! ,committee74  7c7 ,duties & 
focus ,! duty ( ! ,committee %all be to 
monitor ! effects ( ?is ,act on *ildr5 &
 families1 & review & analyze           
implem5tation ( ,/ate & local p>5t &    
family engagem5t policies1 s*ool-p>5t   
compacts1 & o!r family engagem5t        
activities describ$ 9 section #aaaf & "p
 ,e ( title ,,iv4  7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7  

,9 g5]al ,! memb]%ip ( ! ,committee %all
 consi/ ( #aj p>5ts or family memb]s (  
*ildr5 enroll$ 9 a public elem5t>y s*ool
 & #aj p>5ts or family memb]s ( *ildr5  
enroll$ 9 a public second>y s*ool :o--  
7,a7 h a demon/rat$ hi/ory ( p>5tal     
involvem5t & family engagem5t 9 s*ools2 
&  7,b7 h submitt$ an application to !  
,secret>y to s]ve on ! ,committee4  7#b7
 ,li/2 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,secret>y %all     
compile a li/ ( p>5ts & family memb]s   
submitt+ applications "u p>agraph       
7#a77;,b74 ,! memb]s ( ! ,committee %all
 be appo9t$ z foll[s3  7,a7 ,! ,secret>y
 %all appo9t #d p>5ts or family memb]s f
 ! li/4  7,b7 ,! ,majority ,lead] ( !   
,s5ate %all appo9t #d p>5ts or family   
memb]s f ! li/4  7,c7 ,! ,m9ority ,lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t #d p>5ts or     
family memb]s f ! li/4  7,d7 ,! ,speak] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all appo9t 
#d p>5ts or family memb]s f ! li/4  7,e7
 ,! ,m9ority ,lead] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives %all appo9t #d p>5ts or 
family memb]s f ! li/4  7#c7            

,repres5tation requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! memb]s ( ! ,committee %all repres5t 
multiple geographic areas & a div]sity (
 /ud5ts1 & %all include at lea/ "o p>5t 
or family memb] repres5t+ ea* ( ! foll[+
 /ud5t gr\ps3  7i7 ,economically        
disadvantag$ /ud5ts4  7ii7 ,/ud5ts f    
major racial & e?nic gr\ps4  7iii7      
,*ildr5 ) disabilities4  7iv7 ,engli%   
le>n]s4  7,b7 ,special consid]ation     
,consid]ation %\ld also be giv5 to      
repres5tation ( /ud5ts' g5d] id5tity &  
migrant /atus 9 ! appo9tm5t ( memb]s ( !
 ,committee4  7#d7 ,rese>* advisors ,!  
,secret>y may appo9t n m ?an #e rese>*  
advisors to ! ,committee1 su* z         
rese>*]s1 practition]s or repres5tatives
 f national nonpr(it organizations )    
exp]tise 9 family engagem5t 9 education1
 to make data-driv5 recomm5dations      
reg>d+ family engagem5t 9 education     
metrics4  7#e7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] ( !      
,committee %all s]ve on ! ,committee = a
 #c-ye> /agg]$ t]m4  7e7 ,annual report 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,committee %all submit 

to ,congress & ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 on an
 annual basis1 a report & policy        
recomm5dations on ! review & analysis   
c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c72 &  7,b7 on 
a qu>t]ly basis1 updates on su* review &
 analysis4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( report ,!   
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,!
 effects ( ?is ,act on /ud5ts1 families1
 & communities4  7,b7 ,! effects ( ?is  
,act on p>5tal involvem5t & family      
engagem5t 9 education1 includ+ s*ools & 
classrooms4  7,c7 ,direction = ,/ate    
education au?orities & local education  
au?orities = implem5t+ writt5 family    
engagem5t policies "u section #aaaf & "p
 ,e ( title ,,iv4  7,d7 ,recomm5dations 
= /r5g!n+ policy & policy implem5tation 
9 ord] to meet ! goals ( ! ,act4  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
family engagem5t means a %>$            
responsibility ( families & s*ools =    
/ud5t success--  7,a7 9 :i* s*ools &    
community-bas$ organizations are        
committ$ to rea*+ out to engage families

 9 mean+ful ways & families are committ$
 actively to support _! *ildr5's le>n+ &
 developm5t2  7,b7 t is cont9u\s f bir? 
?r\gh "y adul?ood2 &  7,c7 t re9=ces    
le>n+ t takes place 9 ! home1 s*ool1 &  
community4  7#b7 ,! t]m p>5tal          
involvem5t means ! p>ticipation ( p>5ts 
or family memb]s 9 regul>1 two-way1 &   
mean+ful communication involv+ /ud5t    
academic le>n+ & o!r s*ool activities1  
includ+ ensur+--  7,a7 t p>5ts or family
 memb]s play an integral role 9 assi/+  
_! *ild's le>n+2  7,b7 t p>5ts or family
 memb]s are enc\rag$ to be actively     
involv$ 9 _! *ild's education at s*ool2 
7,c7 t p>5ts or family memb]s are full  
p>tn]s 9 _! *ild's education & are      
includ$1 z appropriate1 9 decisionmak+ &
 on advisory committees to assi/ 9 !    
education ( _! *ild2 &  7,d7 ! c>ry+ out
 ( o!r activities1 su* z ^? describ$ 9  
section #aaaf4  7g7 ,au?orization (     
funds ,( ! am\nts appropriat$ to1 &     
available at ! discretion (1 ! ,secret>y
 = programmatic & adm9i/rative          

exp5ditures = fiscal ye>s #bjag ?r\gh   
#bjba1 a total ( #ejj1jjj %all be us$ to
 e/abli% & c>ry out ! functions ( !     
,committee e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  4