,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hegj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #i1 #bjbj,miss
 ,rice ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
e/abli% a ,tea*] ,advisory ,committee & 
a ,p>5ts & ,families ,advisory          
,committee4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,tea*]s & ,p>5ts at !   
,table ,act4  #b4 ,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 = elem5t>y & 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 ! ,tea*] ,advisory ,committee 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,committee74  7c7 ,duty ,! duty ( !     
,committee %all be to br+ ! p]spective (
 exp]t tea*]s to policymak]s & monitor !
 implem5tation & impact ( ! ,e ,/ud5t   
,succe$s ,act 7,public ,law #aad-ie74 ,!
 ,committee %all make policy            
recomm5dations on giv5 sets ( topics to 
improve elem5t>y & second>y education4  
7d7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! memb]%ip
 ( ! ,committee %all consi/ ( n m ?an   
#aj tea*]s employ$ 9 a public elem5t>y  
s*ool & n m ?an #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+ ) educational policy2  7,c7 h a   
demon/rat$ hi/ory ( hold+ tea*] lead]%ip

 roles among o!r tea*]s & s*ool lead]s2 
&  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$   
sequ5tially z foll[s1 except t no       
appo9t] may appo9t m ?an two public     
elem5t>y & two public second>y s*ool    
tea*]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=ce4 
,! committee %all include memb]s-- 7i7  
work+ 9 a div]sity ( geographic regions1
 includ+ urban1 suburban1 & rural areas 
across ! c\ntry2  7ii7 hold+ a v>iety ( 
specializations1 su* z special education
 tea*]s1 tea*]s ( ,engli% le>n]s1 & ^?  
:o "w ) high-ability le>n]s2 &  7iii7   
s]v+ a div]se v>iety ( /ud5t            
populations1 includ+-- 7,i7 economically
 disadvantag$ /ud5ts2  7,,ii7 /ud5ts f  
major racial & e?nic gr\ps2  7,,iii7    
*ildr5 ) disabilities2  7,,iv7 ,engli%  
le>n]s2  7,v7 /ud5ts :o are memb]s ( an 
,indian tribe or tribal organization1 z 
def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian          
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b72 
7,,vi7 /ud5ts :o id5tify z lesbian1 gay1
 bisexual1 & transg5d] y\?2  7,,vii7    
migrant /ud5ts2  7,,viii7 *ildr5 9 fo/] 
c>e2 &  7,,ix7 homeless *ildr5 & y\?s4  
7#d7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] ( ! ,committee %all
 s]ve on ! ,committee = a #c-ye> t]m4   
7e7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    

,committee %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate & ! ,secret>y #b reports p]   
ye> on ! monitor+ c>ri$ out "u          
subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( report 
,! reports submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all provide ! p]spective ( memb]s ( !  
,committee1 & in=mation collect$ f      
surveys ( tea*]s 9 ! networks repres5t$ 
on ! ,committee1 on n m ?an #c topics p]
 ye> det]m9$ by ! ,committee 9          
consultation ) policymak]s4 ,su* topics 
might include-- 7,a7 te/+ & assessm5t2  
7,b7 ! equitable di/ribution ( tea*]s2  
7,c7 ! div]sity ( ! tea*+ work=ce2  7,d7
 implem5tation & impact ( ! ,e ,/ud5t   
,succe$s ,act 7,public ,law #aad-ie7 9  
rural public s*ools2  7,e7 s*ool res\rce
 equity1 includ+ p]-pupil exp5ditures ( 
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local funds2  7,f7     
fo/]+ a positive s*ool climate ?r\gh !  
implem5tation ( evid5ce-bas$ practices t
 promote safe & supportive le>n+        

environm5ts = all /ud5ts2 &  7,g7 o!r   
topics ( relevance det]m9$ by !         
,committee 9 consultation ) policymak]s 
& memb]s ( o!r ,dep>tm5t s*ool & family 
engagem5t fell[%ips 7su* z ! ,s*ool     
,ambassadors ,program74  7f7 ,f$]al     
,advisory ,committee ,act applicability 
,! provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,advisory      
,committee ,act 7,public ,law #ib-dfc2  
#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all apply to !     
,committee4  7g7 ,comp5sation  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,ea* memb] ( ! ,committee may be  
comp5sat$ at n to exce$ ! daily         
equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic pay 9 
effect = a position at level ,,iv ( !   
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecae (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* day
 dur+ :i* t memb] is engag$ 9 ! actual  
p]=mance ( ! duties ( ! ,committee4     
7#b7 ,travel exp5ses ,:ile away f _!    
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9 !    
p]=mance ( s]vices = ! ,committees1     
memb]s ( ! ,committee %all be all[$     
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 ! same mann] z p]sons     

employ$ int]mitt5tly 9 ! ,gov]nm5t      
s]vice are all[$ exp5ses "u section     
#egjc7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7h7 ,additional requirem5ts ,!  
foll[+ additional requirem5ts %all apply
 to ! ,committee3 7#a7 ,! ,committee    
%all meet 9 p]son at lea/ once p] ye> = 
delib]ation4  7#b7 ,! ,committee %all be
 available = consultation ) (ficials at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 ! ,committee  
on ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate reg>d+ ! cont5ts ( ! reports  
submitt$ "u subsection 7e74  7i7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 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  7#b7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,education4  7j7            
,au?orization ( funds ,( ! am\nts       
appropriat$ to1 & available at !        
discretion (1 ! ,secret>y = programmatic
 & adm9i/rative exp5ditures = fiscal    

ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd1 a total (       
#ejj1jjj %all be us$ to e/abli% & c>ry  
out ! functions ( ! ,committee e/abli%$ 
"u ?is section4  #c4 ,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 public 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 critical 9 _!
 *ild's le>n+ & developm5t & want _!    
*ild to rea* _! fulle/ pot5tial4  7#d7  
,p>5tal engagem5t improves s*ool culture
 & community well-be+1 z well z drive   
improvem5ts 9 /ud5t outcomes4  7b7      
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an
 advisory committee1 to be kn[n z !     
,p>5ts & ,families ,advisory ,committee 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !            
,committee74  7c7 ,duties & focus ,!    

duty ( ! ,committee %all be to monitor !
 effects & implem5tation ( ! ,e ,/ud5t  
,success ,act 7,public ,law #aad-ie7 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 ,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y &        
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcah2 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbda et 
seq474  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 public 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$ sequ5tially 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 
geographically div]se areas1 includ+    
urban1 suburban1 & rural areas across ! 
c\ntry1 & 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  7v7 ,/ud5ts :o are
 memb]s ( an ,indian tribe or tribal    
organization1 z def9$ 9 section #d ( !  

,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7vi7 ,/ud5ts :o id5tify z lesbian1 gay1 
bisexual1 & transg5d] y\?4  7vii7       
,migrant /ud5ts4  7viii7 ,*ildr5 9 fo/] 
c>e4  7ix7 ,homeless *ildr5 & y\?s4     
7,b7 ,special consid]ation ,consid]ation
 %\ld also be giv5 to repres5tation (   
/ud5ts' g5d] id5tity1 migrant /atus1 &  
resid5ce 9 rural areas 9 ! appo9tm5t (  
memb]s ( ! ,committee4  7#d7 ,advisors  
,if reque/$ by ! ,committee1 ! ,secret>y
 may provide access to #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 provide evid5ce-bas$ in=mation &    
mat]ials4  7#e7 ,t]m ,ea* memb] ( !     
,committee %all s]ve on ! ,committee = a
 #c-ye> t]m4  7e7 ,annual report  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,committee %all submit to ! 
,committee on ,education & ,labor ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        

,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,secret>y on an 
annual basis a report & policy          
recomm5dations on ! monitor+ & analysis 
c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c74  7#b7      
,cont5ts ( report ,! report submitt$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide ! p]spective 
( p>5ts & families on n m ?an #c topics 
p] ye> det]m9$ by ! ,committee4 ,su*    
topics may include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!    
effects ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y       
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcja et seq47 on p>5tal involvem5t &   
family engagem5t 9 education1 includ+   
public s*ools & classrooms4  7,b7       
,direction = ,/ate education ag5cies &  
local education ag5cies = implem5t+     
writt5 family engagem5t policies "u     
section #aaaf & "p ,e ( title ,,iv ( !  
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcah2 #bj         
,u4,s4,c4 #gbda et seq474  7,c7         
,recomm5dations = /r5g!n+ family        
engagem5t policy & implem5tation 9 ord] 
to meet ! goals ( section #aaaf & "p ,e 
( title ,,iv ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y  

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcah2 #bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gbda et seq474    
7,d7 ,recomm5dations = fo/]+ a positive 
s*ool climate t promotes safe &         
supportive le>n+ environm5ts = all      
/ud5ts1 includ+ ! r$uction ( use (      
exclusion>y practices & implem5tation ( 
evid5ce-bas$ approa*es & int]v5tions4   
7f7 ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act    
applicability ,! provisions ( ! ,f$]al  
,advisory ,committee ,act 7,public ,law 
#ib-dfc2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 %all apply 
to ! ,committee4  7g7 ,comp5sation  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] ( ! ,committee may 
be comp5sat$ at n to exce$ ! daily      
equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic pay 9 
effect = a position at level ,,iv ( !   
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecae (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea* day
 dur+ :i* t memb] is engag$ 9 ! actual  
p]=mance ( ! duties ( ! ,committee4     
7#b7 ,travel exp5ses ,:ile away f _!    
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9 !    
p]=mance ( s]vices = ! ,committees1     
memb]s ( ! ,committee %all be all[$     

travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 9 ! same mann] z p]sons     
employ$ int]mitt5tly 9 ! ,gov]nm5t      
s]vice are all[$ exp5ses "u section     
#egjc7;b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7h7 ,additional requirem5ts ,!  
foll[+ additional requirem5ts %all apply
 to ! ,committee3 7#a7 ,! ,committee    
%all meet 9 p]son at lea/ once p] ye> = 
delib]ation4  7#b7 ,! ,committee %all be
 available = consultation ) (ficials at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education & ! ,committee 
on ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate reg>d+ ! cont5ts ( ! reports  
submitt$ "u subsection 7e74  7i7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
family engagem5t means a %>$            
responsibility ( families & public      
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 public 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$1 z       
appropriate1 9 decision mak+ & on       
advisory committees to assi/ 9 !        
education ( _! *ild2 &  7,d7 ! c>ry+ out
 ( o!r activities1 su* z ^? describ$ 9  
section #aaaf ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcah74  7#c7 ,! t]m ,secret>y means !  
,secret>y ( ,education4  7j7            
,au?orization ( funds ,( ! am\nts       

appropriat$ to1 & available at !        
discretion (1 ! ,secret>y = programmatic
 & adm9i/rative exp5ditures = fiscal    
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1 a total (       
#ejj1jjj %all be us$ to e/abli% & c>ry  
out ! functions ( ! ,committee e/abli%$ 
"u ?is section4