United States · Bill · S
S. 545 (116th)
Reaching English Learners Act
Introduced
25 February 2019
Last action
25 February 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Reaching English Learners Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish a grant program for preparing future teachers to effectively instruct English learners to achieve at high levels in early childhood education programs and in elementary schools and secondary schools. Under the program, grants must be given to partnerships between (1) certain institutions of higher education, and (2) high-need local educational agencies or high-need early childhood education programs. Grants may be awarded for up to five years. In awarding the grants, ED must give preference to partnerships that recruit and enroll teachers who are from underrepresented populations or former English learners.
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Timeline
25 February 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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25 February 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 25 February 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/545
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/545
- us · 116-s-545 · source updated 5 December 2025