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To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition from middle school to high school.

USA115th CongressHR-647| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
André Carson

André Carson

Democratic Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (13)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize educational programs that assist at-risk middle school students. The bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or certain community-based nonprofit organizations to provide school-based mentoring programs and assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Grantees must assign each at-risk student in his or her middle school a success coach who creates a plan of success for the student and serves as the student's advocate between the student's parents and teachers.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 24, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E88)
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • January 24, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E88)

Education

Educational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringTeaching, teachers, curricula

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-based mentoring programs to assist at-risk middle school students with the transition from middle school to high school.

USA115th CongressHR-647| House 
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reauthorize educational programs that assist at-risk middle school students. The bill establishes a transition-to-success mentoring program requiring the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies or certain community-based nonprofit organizations to provide school-based mentoring programs and assist at-risk students in transitioning from middle to high school. Grantees must assign each at-risk student in his or her middle school a success coach who creates a plan of success for the student and serves as the student's advocate between the student's parents and teachers.
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Timeline
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 24, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 24, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E88)
  • January 24, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 24, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


  • January 24, 2017
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E88)
André Carson

André Carson

Democratic Representative

Indiana

Cosponsors (13)
David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Education

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Educational guidanceEducation of the disadvantagedEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationEmployee hiringTeaching, teachers, curricula