,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #aa1 #bjai ,ms4 ,velzquez 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 and ,ms4 ,mc,collum7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and ,labor ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guarantee ,access to ,arts and ,music ,education ,act of #bjai or the ,,gaame ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,school-wide access to arts education ,section #aaad7;b77#g77;,a77iii7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcad7;b77#g77;,a77iii77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subclauses 7,,iv7 and 7,v71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,vi7 sequential1 standards-based arts education taught by certified arts educators 7as defined by the ,state7 and community arts providers to meet the challenging academic standards2 and 4 #c4 ,school-wide access to music education ,section #aaad7;b77#g77;,a77iii7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcad7;b77#g77;,a77iii771 as amended by section 7#b71 is further amended by inserting after subclause 7,,vi7 the following3 7,,vii7 sequential1 standards-based music education that is aligned to challenging state academic standards and is taught by certified music educators 7as defined by the ,state72 and 4 #d4 ,targeted assistance schools for arts education ,section #aaae7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcae7;b77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking well-rounded education2 and inserting the following3 well-rounded education1 such as-- 7i7 programmatic assistance for students to participate in arts programs that address their academic needs 7including support for certified arts educators 7as defined by the ,state71 arts educator professional development1 supplies1 and other expenses associated with instruction in the arts72 and 4 #e4 ,targeted assistance schools for music education ,section #aaae7;b77#b77;,a7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcae7;b77#b77;,a771 as amended by section #d1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 programmatic assistance for students to participate in music programs that address their academic needs 7including support for certified music educators1 music educator professional development1 instruments1 sheet music1 and other expenses associated with music instruction72 4