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,s4 #hig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ac1 #bjae ,mr4 
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,murphy7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to support evid5ce-bas$     
social & emotional le>n+ programm+4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,jesse ,lewis ,emp[]+ ,educators ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,to succe$ 9 s*ool1 /ud5ts  
ne$ to be engag$4 ,!y ne$ to "k h[ to   
ma9ta9 focus & ef=t 9 ! face ( setbacks1
 "w effectively ) o!rs1 & be good       
communicators & problem-solv]s4  7#b7   
,social & emotional skills =m a         
f\ndation = "y p's success n j 9 s*ool1 
b z heal?y & c>+ adults1 productive     
work]s1 & engag$ citiz5s4  7#c7 ,n only 
c ^! skills be taught1 !y c be taught 9 
s*ools ( e type to /ud5ts ( e backgr\nd 
by regul> classroom tea*]s :o receive   
adequate tra9+ on me?ods = develop+ _!  

own social & emotional le>n+ skills &   
integrat+ social & emotional le>n+ into 
! /&>d curriculum4  7#d7 ,academic      
outcomes result+ f social & emotional   
le>n+ include great] motivation to le>n 
& commitm5t to s*ool1 increas$ "t devot$
 to s*oolwork & ma/]y ( subject matt]1 &
 improv$ att5dance1 graduation rates1   
grades1 & te/ scores4  7#e7 ,^! positive
 outcomes increase 9 /ud5ts :o are      
involv$ 9 social & emotional le>n+      
programm+ by an av]age ( #aa p]c5tile   
po9ts ov] /ud5ts :o are n involv$ 9 su* 
programm+4  7#f7 ,social & emotional    
le>n+ programm+ also results 9 r$uc$    
problem behavior1 improv$ heal?         
outcomes1 a l[] rate ( viol5t del9qu5cy1
 & a l[] rate ( heavy alcohol use4  #c4 
,am5dm5ts to ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y    
,education ,act ( #aife  7a7 ,tea*] &   
pr9cipal tra9+ & recruit+ fund ,"p ,a ( 
title ,,ii ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ffja et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
section #baac7;c77#b7-- 7,a7 9          

subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by 
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7   
tra9 tea*]s & pr9cipals 9 practices t h 
demon/rat$ effectiv5ess 9 improv+ /ud5t 
a*ievem5t1 atta9m5t1 & behavior ?r\gh   
address+ ! social & emotional developm5t
 ne$s ( /ud5ts1 su* z ?r\gh social &    
emotional le>n+ programm+4  2 &  7#b7 9 
section #babc7;a77#c77;,b77iii7-- 7,a7 9
 subclause 7,i71 by /rik+ & aft] !      
semicolon2  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subclause
 7,,ii7 z subclause 7,,iii72 &  7,c7 by 
ins]t+ aft] subclause 7,i7 ! foll[+3    
7,,ii7 address+ ! social & emotional    
developm5t ne$s ( /ud5ts to improve     
/ud5t a*ievem5t & atta9m5t1 su* z ?r\gh 
social & emotional le>n+ programm+2 &  4
  7b7 ,def9itions ,section #iaja ( !    
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja7 is am5d$--  
7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! undesignat$        
p>agraph foll[+ p>agraph 7#ci7 &        
p>agraphs 7#da7 ?r\gh 7#dc7 z p>agraphs 

7#db7 ?r\gh 7#de71 respectively2 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ci7 ! foll[+3
  7#dj7 ,social & emotional le>n+ ,! t]m
 social & emotional le>n+ means !       
process ?r\gh :i* *ildr5 & adults       
acquire ! k1 attitudes1 & skills        
associat$ ) ! core areas ( social &     
emotional compet5cy1 includ+--  7,a7    
self-aw>5ess & self-managem5t to a*ieve 
s*ool & life success1 su* z-- 7i7       
id5tify+ & recogniz+ /r5g?s1 ne$s1      
emotions1 values1 & self-efficacy2  7ii7
 emotion regulation1 includ+ impulse    
control & /ress managem5t2  7iii7       
self-motivation & discipl9e2 &  7iv7    
goal sett+ & organizational skills2     
7,b7 social aw>5ess & int]p]sonal skills
 to e/abli% & ma9ta9 positive           
relation%ips1 su* z p]spective tak+ &   
respect = o!rs1 communication1 work+    
coop]atively1 negotiation1 conflict     
managem5t1 & help-seek+2 &  7,c7        
decisionmak+ skills & responsible       
behaviors 9 p]sonal1 academic1 &        
community contexts1 su* z situational   

analysis1 problem solv+1 reflection1 &  
p]sonal1 social1 & e?ical               
responsibility4  7#da7 ,social &        
emotional le>n+ programm+ ,! t]m social 
& emotional le>n+ programm+ ref]s to    
evid5ce-bas$ classroom in/ruction &     
s*oolwide activities & initiatives t--  
7,a7 integrate social & emotional le>n+ 
into ! s*ool curriculum2  7,b7 provide  
sy/ematic in/ruction :]eby social &     
emotional skills are taught1 model$1    
practic$1 & appli$ s t /ud5ts use !     
skills z "p ( ! /ud5ts' daily behavior2 
7,c7 tea* /ud5ts to apply social &      
emotional skills to-- 7i7 prev5t        
specific problem behaviors su* z        
sub/ance use1 viol5ce1 bully+1 & s*ool  
failure2 &  7ii7 promote positive       
behaviors 9 class1 s*ool1 & community   
activities2 &  7,d7 e/abli% safe & c>+  
le>n+ environm5ts t fo/] /ud5t          
p>ticipation1 engagem5t1 & connection to
 le>n+ & s*ool4  4