BEST Act
- Last Action
- 2/27/2025
Actions
- 2025-02-27Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-02-27Introduced in House
- 2025-02-27Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-27 (00)
Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act
This bill directs the Department of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs and early language programs to recognize student proficiency in both English and a second language. Student proficiency shall be demonstrated through proficiency in speaking and writing in both languages and may also be demonstrated through reading and listening in both languages.
Further, these programs must allow speakers of any official Native American language to use equivalent proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in such language in lieu of proficiency in English.
Cosponsors (19)
- Janice Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Juan Vargas (D-CA)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- John Larson (D-CT)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragán (D-CA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)
- Seth Magaziner (D-RI)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Subjects
- Academic performance and assessments
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority education
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