H.R.5876: Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 112th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about education
  • Introduced May 31, 2012
  • Latest Major Action Sept. 26, 2012

Bill Cosponsors

2 (All Democrats)

Bill Summary

Increasing Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care Act - Amends the school improvement program under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the annual report cards issued by states to include information on the academic achievement and secondary school graduation rates of foster children. Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to reserve school improvement funds to serve children in foster...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to House Financial Services
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
May 31, 2012

Introduced in the House by Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.)

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