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TRUE EQUITY Act

USA118th CongressS-667| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2023
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Transformational Reforms and Updates to Ensure Educational Quality and Urgent Investments in Today's Youth Act of 2023 or the TRUE EQUITY Act of 2023 This bill establishes various grant programs to address educational inequities in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill creates grant programs related to (1) early childhood education, (2) high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, (3) college and career readiness pathways, and (4) additional resources for at-risk students. For each grant program, the Department of Education (ED) must award a single grant to an eligible state. To be eligible for a grant, a state must establish an independent state oversight board. The oversight board must, among other duties (1) determine whether the state and its local educational agencies (LEAs) have met state educational equity goals, and (2) hold them accountable for failing to meet those goals. ED may renew a grant if the oversight board determines the state has met its goals. In addition, for each grant program, the bill outlines the activities authorized under the program, maintenance-of-effort requirements, and matching fund requirements. Finally, the bill permits ED to enter into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, through which a state educational agency may use funds to develop and implement a school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and disadvantaged students. (Currently, ED may enter into these agreements with LEAs.)
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3149
TRUE EQUITY Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-213
TRUE EQUITY Act
Mar 7, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1429
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3149
    TRUE EQUITY Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-213
    TRUE EQUITY Act


  • March 7, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1429
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1429: TRUE EQUITY Act of 2023

TRUE EQUITY Act

USA118th CongressS-667| Senate 
| Updated: 3/7/2023
Transformational Reforms and Updates to Ensure Educational Quality and Urgent Investments in Today's Youth Act of 2023 or the TRUE EQUITY Act of 2023 This bill establishes various grant programs to address educational inequities in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the bill creates grant programs related to (1) early childhood education, (2) high-quality and diverse teachers and leaders, (3) college and career readiness pathways, and (4) additional resources for at-risk students. For each grant program, the Department of Education (ED) must award a single grant to an eligible state. To be eligible for a grant, a state must establish an independent state oversight board. The oversight board must, among other duties (1) determine whether the state and its local educational agencies (LEAs) have met state educational equity goals, and (2) hold them accountable for failing to meet those goals. ED may renew a grant if the oversight board determines the state has met its goals. In addition, for each grant program, the bill outlines the activities authorized under the program, maintenance-of-effort requirements, and matching fund requirements. Finally, the bill permits ED to enter into a local flexibility demonstration agreement, through which a state educational agency may use funds to develop and implement a school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and disadvantaged students. (Currently, ED may enter into these agreements with LEAs.)
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-3149
TRUE EQUITY Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-213
TRUE EQUITY Act
Mar 7, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-1429
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Mar 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-3149
    TRUE EQUITY Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-213
    TRUE EQUITY Act


  • March 7, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-1429
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 7, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Benjamin L. Cardin

Benjamin L. Cardin

Democratic Senator

Maryland

Cosponsors (1)
Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1429: TRUE EQUITY Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted