[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[H.R. 8548 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8548
To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to establish a
National Center for Advanced Development in Education at the Institute
for Education Sciences, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 28, 2022
Ms. Bonamici (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 to establish a
National Center for Advanced Development in Education at the Institute
for Education Sciences, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``New Essential Education Discoveries
Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION.
(a) Organization.--Section 111(c)(3) of the Education Sciences
Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9511(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) the National Center for Advanced Development
in Education (as described in part G).''.
(b) Establishment.--Title I of the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``PART G--NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION
``SEC. 195. ESTABLISHMENT.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Institute a
National Center for Advanced Development in Education (in this part
referred to as the `Advanced Development Center').
``(b) Mission.--The mission of the Advanced Development Center is
to--
``(1) develop, identify, and promote advances in and new
solutions for teaching and learning, including supporting the
development of social and emotional skills of students and
teachers, with an emphasis on breakthrough technologies, new
pedagogical approaches, innovative learning models, and more
efficient, reliable, and valid forms of assessments;
``(2) develop, identify, and promote transformative
solutions to address gaps in achievement, opportunity, and
equity for students;
``(3) identify and promote advances in teaching and
learning that have the potential to transform education
practices across--
``(A) early childhood education;
``(B) elementary and secondary education;
``(C) postsecondary education; and
``(D) adult education;
``(4) develop, test, and evaluate new learning
technologies, pedagogical approaches, assessments, and related
processes and emphasize the use of such technologies,
approaches, assessments, and processes in education practices;
``(5) identify and test strategies and interventions to
support the development of the social and emotional skills of
students and teachers, including--
``(A) recognizing how emotions impact behavior;
``(B) acknowledging strengths and weaknesses to
promote confidence;
``(C) taking control and ownership of thoughts,
emotions, and actions in various situations;
``(D) building and maintaining healthy
relationships with people of diverse backgrounds; and
``(E) acting or responding to a situation based on
learned behaviors;
``(6) identify and provide recommended solutions that
address additional factors that can improve student outcomes,
including--
``(A) access to a diverse teaching workforce; and
``(B) institutional barriers, including disparate
treatment of students from underrepresented
communities; and
``(7) investigate transformative research opportunities,
including--
``(A) technologies to analyze speech samples and
identify speech disorders;
``(B) identifying tools to support skill
acquisition outside of school (including tools for
parents); and
``(C) developing tools to provide feedback directly
to students on their competencies.
``SEC. 196. COMMISSIONER FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT.
``The Advanced Development Center shall be headed by a Commissioner
for Advanced Education Development (in this part referred to as the
`Advanced Development Commissioner') who shall be highly qualified and
have substantial knowledge of the methodologies used and activities
undertaken by the Advanced Development Center.
``SEC. 197. DUTIES.
``(a) General Duties.--The Advanced Development Center shall--
``(1) collect, report, analyze, and disseminate data
related to transforming education in the United States;
``(2) approve and terminate projects;
``(3) set priorities that align with the mission of the
Advanced Development Center, including by identifying areas
that can be furthered by research and development, including--
``(A) interventions for learning loss that promote
equity, including specific challenges due to the COVID-
19 public health emergency declared pursuant to section
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d)
and other disruptions to instruction;
``(B) pedagogy; and
``(C) improve upon assessments administered to
students;
``(4) carry out the evaluation and dissemination
requirements under subsection (e); and
``(5) convene and engage an advisory panel under section
198.
``(b) Plan.--The Advanced Development Commissioner shall propose to
the Director a research plan that--
``(1) is consistent with the priorities and mission of the
Institute and the mission of the Advanced Development Center;
and
``(2) describes how the Advanced Development Center will
use the performance management system described in section 185
to assess and improve the activities of the Advanced
Development Center.
``(c) Training Program.--The Advanced Development Commissioner may
establish a program to train employees of public and private
educational agencies, organizations, and institutions and may establish
a fellowship program to appoint such employees as temporary fellows at
the Advanced Development Center in order to assist the Advanced
Development Center in carrying out its duties.
``(d) Collaboration.--
``(1) In general.--In carrying out the duties under this
section, the Advanced Development Commissioner may award grants
and cash prizes, enter into contracts and cooperative
agreements, and provide technical assistance.
``(2) Entities.--In awarding grants and cash prizes and
entering into contracts and cooperative agreements under
paragraph (1), the Advanced Development Commissioner shall--
``(A) solicit applications from public and private
entities; and
``(B) build research collaborations between a
variety of stakeholders--
``(i) from the private and public sectors;
and
``(ii) with expertise in education
practices.
``(e) Evaluation and Dissemination.--
``(1) Evaluation.--
``(A) In general.--The Advanced Development
Commissioner shall obtain independent, periodic, and
rigorous evaluation of--
``(i) the effectiveness of the processes
that the Advanced Development Center is using
to achieve the mission described in section
195(b);
``(ii) the relevance, accessibility, and
utility of the awards made and transactions
entered into under subsection (d) to education
practitioners; and
``(iii) the effectiveness of the projects
carried out through such awards and
transactions, using evidence standards
developed in consultation with the Institute of
Education Sciences, and the suitability of such
projects for further investment or increased
scale.
``(B) Best practices.--The Advanced Development
Commissioner shall assess the information obtained from
the evaluation and identify best practices for the
Advanced Development Center.
``(2) Dissemination.--
``(A) In general.--The Advanced Development Center
shall disseminate, through the entities listed in
subparagraph (B), information obtained from the
evaluation under paragraph (1) and any other
information determined to be relevant by the Advanced
Development Commissioner with respect to effective
practices and technologies developed under the Advanced
Development Center, as appropriate, to--
``(i) education professionals, including
teachers, principals, and local and State
superintendents; and
``(ii) parents.
``(B) Entities.--The Advanced Development Center
shall distribute the information described in
subparagraph (A) through--
``(i) the comprehensive centers established
under 203 of the Educational Technical
Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9602);
``(ii) the regional laboratories system
established under section 174 of the Education
Sciences Reform Act (20 U.S.C. 9564); and
``(iii) such other means as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
``(3) Use and adoption.--The Advanced Development
Commissioner shall support the use and adoption of the best
practices identified in paragraph (1)(B) at all levels of
education and training.
``(f) Hiring.--Notwithstanding section 188, the Advanced
Development Commissioner, with the approval of and in collaboration
with the Director, shall--
``(1) make appointments of scientific, engineering, and
professional personnel subject to the provisions of title 5,
United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service and fix the compensation of such personnel at a rate to
be determined by the Director; and
``(2) use all existing authorities of the Director to hire
administrative, financial, and clerical staff as necessary to
carry out this subsection and pay such staff in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates.
``SEC. 198. ADVISORY PANEL.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Advanced Development Commissioner is appointed, the
Commissioner shall establish an advisory panel to identify, evaluate,
and make recommendations with respect to improving education research
in order to promote the mission of the Advanced Development Center.
``(b) Duties.--
``(1) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on
which the advisory panel is established, the advisory panel
shall create and update on an annual basis a report that--
``(A) identifies, analyzes, and evaluates the state
of education research;
``(B) identifies and promotes advances in teaching
and learning; and
``(C) highlights factors that can have an impact on
student learning outcomes, including the factors
addressed in section 195(b)(6).
``(2) Submission and publication.--Not later than 1 month
after the date on which the report described in paragraph (1)
is created and not later than 1 month after each subsequent
update of such report, the advisory panel shall--
``(A) submit such report to--
``(i) the Advanced Development
Commissioner;
``(ii) the Director;
``(iii) the Secretary;
``(iv) the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives; and
``(v) the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and
``(B) make such report publicly available on the
website of the Institute.
``(c) Membership.--The advisory panel shall be composed of at least
8, but not more than 12, members appointed by the Advanced Development
Commissioner as follows:
``(1) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
parents.
``(2) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
education professionals.
``(3) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
experts in technology.
``(4) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
specialists in rapid gains in student achievement and school
improvement.
``(5) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
specialists in personalized learning.
``(6) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
education and social science researchers.
``(7) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
representatives from the Department or National Science
Foundation.
``(8) At least 1 but not more than 2 members shall be
individuals with expertise in education issues not otherwise
represented who will contribute to the overall rigor and
quality of the Advanced Development Center.
``(d) Advisory Nature.--The function of the advisory panel shall be
advisory in nature. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
giving the advisory panel authority over the activities authorized
under this part.
``(e) Termination.--The advisory panel shall terminate 5 years
after the date of establishment of such panel.
``SEC. 199. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this part $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
``(b) Timing.--Amounts made available for a fiscal year under
subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
``(c) Reservation.--The Secretary may reserve not more than 5
percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year under subsection
(a) for administrative expenses and technical assistance.''.
SEC. 3. IMPROVING STATE LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Education (in this section
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall award grants to eligible
entities to improve State longitudinal data systems (in this section
referred to as ``SLDS'') to produce more consistent and comprehensive
data of individuals from birth into the workforce.
(b) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form, at
such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(c) Use of Funds.--An eligible entity shall use a grant awarded
under this section to--
(1) modernize data infrastructure and analytics capacity to
integrate data across education, workforce, nutrition, and
other social service systems into SLDS, including--
(A) early childhood education;
(B) elementary and secondary education;
(C) career and technical education;
(D) postsecondary education; and
(E) workforce development programs supported by
the--
(i) Department of Education;
(ii) Department of Labor;
(iii) Department of Health and Human
Services;
(iv) Department of Agriculture;
(v) Department of Defense; and
(vi) Department of Commerce;
(2) ensure the technical quality, including validity and
reliability, of the data described in paragraph (1);
(3) promote linkages across States and systems, including--
(A) early childhood education;
(B) elementary and secondary education;
(C) postsecondary education; and
(D) workforce, including--
(i) employment;
(ii) healthcare; and
(iii) social services, including nutrition;
(4) meet Federal law requirements with respect to
protecting the privacy of individuals, including student
privacy;
(5) provide, prior to beginning employment and on a regular
basis thereafter, training to local and State school leaders
and teachers with respect to utilizing data from SLDS for
improving education practice and policy;
(6) promote the creation and management of accurate data
that are needed--
(A) for State and local educational agencies to
comply with Federal and State laws and reporting
requirements;
(B) to better understand and address achievement,
opportunity, and equity gaps; and
(C) to enable, facilitate, and participate in
research within a State and across States to improve
student academic achievement, close gaps in learning,
and improve student outcomes; and
(7) support continual improvement of education and
workforce programs and systems, including by better
understanding whether such programs and systems are--
(A) equitably serving students and workers, with a
focus on underserved students;
(B) supporting the attainment of key education,
employment, and other relevant outcomes, including
sustained increases in wages;
(C) making data available (in a way that protects
student information) to researchers and encouraging
partnerships to make information actionable; and
(D) engaging with diverse stakeholders to receive
input and share information.
(d) Funds.--
(1) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made available under
this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant,
other Federal, State, or local funds used for developing State
longitudinal data systems.
(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may reserve not
more than 5 percent of the funds made available under this
section for program administration and technical assistance.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
(A) a State educational agency;
(B) a pre-school through workforce council; and
(C) other data governance bodies as determined and
designated by the Governor of a State.
(2) Underserved student.--The term ``underserved student''
means a student (which may include children in early learning
environments, students in elementary and secondary schools,
students in postsecondary education or career and technical
education, and adult learners) that is 1 or more of the
following:
(A) A student who is living in poverty or is served
by elementary or secondary schools with high
concentrations of students living in poverty.
(B) A student of color.
(C) A student who is a member of a federally
recognized Indian Tribe.
(D) An English learner.
(E) A child or student with a disability.
(F) A disconnected youth.
(G) A migrant student.
(H) A student experiencing homelessness or housing
insecurity.
(I) A lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer,
or intersex student.
(J) A student who is in foster care.
(K) A student without documentation of immigration
status.
(L) A pregnant, parenting, or caregiving student.
(M) A student impacted by the justice system,
including a formerly incarcerated student.
(N) A student who is the first in their family to
attend postsecondary education.
(O) A student enrolling in or seeking to enroll in
postsecondary education for the first time at the age
of 20 or older.
(P) A student who is working full-time while
enrolled in postsecondary education.
(Q) A student who is enrolled in or is seeking to
enroll in postsecondary education who is eligible for a
Pell Grant.
(R) An adult student in need of improving their
basic skills or an adult student with limited English
proficiency.
(S) A student performing significantly below grade
level.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for fiscal year
2023.
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