S. 2543 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2543 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2023Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to require the National Center for Education Statistics to collect, acquire, compile, and disseminate student attainment in languages other than English, and to require the National Center for Education Research to support research on attainment in languages other than English. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Language Education Data Enhancement Act. 2. Research on attainment in languages other than English and data on student attainment in languages other than English (a) Definition of language other than English Section 102 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), and (23) as paragraphs (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (22), (23), and (24), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (17) (as so redesignated) the following: (16) Language other than English The term language other than English means any spoken or unspoken language other than English, including a Native American language and American Sign Language. . (b) Attainment in languages other than English as a topic of research Section 133(c)(2) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end of the following: (L) Attainment in languages other than English. . (c) Reporting on attainment in languages other than English Section 153(a)(1) of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9543(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (O), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (P) student enrollment in courses in languages other than English, the number and certification of teachers employed in teaching languages other than English, and the number and distribution of courses offered in languages other than English at all levels of education, disaggregated by course type and whether the course is traditional, dual language immersion, full immersion, hybrid, or online; .