Ready-to-Compete Act

Summary

Ready-to-Compete Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to public telecommunications entities to coordinate the development, production, and distribution of innovative multiplatform educational programming and services for young children and youth and their parents, educators, and caregivers. Requires grantees to award subcontracts or enter into agreements with public television stations and producers or distributors of educational programming for the operation of Ready-to-Learn programs. Requires Ready-to-Learn programs to: (1) include programming that is aligned with state academic content and achievement standards; (2) include training and materials for educators and caregivers to facilitate their use of the programming and services; (3) address specific community and school needs, ascertained via ongoing community outreach programs; and (4) include programming in reading, social and emotional development, and at least one other topic in an academic or developmentally appropriate area. Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to authorize the Secretary to award competitive grants to public television stations that partner with states, state workforce investment boards, or institutions of higher education to develop, disseminate, and provide on-line and on-air education and training services for adults.

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Timeline

1. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 July 2013

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 September 2013

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 11 July 2013 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 2013

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 11 July 2013

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 July 2013

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Sponsors

• John Yarmuth · D · Sponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
• Betty McCollum · D · Sponsor
• James McGovern · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-21] · D · Sponsor
• Jared Polis · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Sponsor
• Cedric Richmond · D · Sponsor
• MIKE DOYLE · D · Cosponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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