HR 4349 · 106th Congress · Education
Bilingual Education and Technological Advancement Act of 2000
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.(2000-06-12)
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Bilingual Education and Technological Advancement Act of 2000 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computer software for bilingual education. Requires preference for grant awards to be given to LEAs that serve an elementary or secondary school in which: (1) a majority of the students are from families with incomes below the poverty line; or (2) there is a high concentration of students with low levels of English proficiency. Allows grants to be used to assist schools which meet such poverty or low English proficiency criteria. Requires the Secretary to study and report to Congress annually on the effectiveness of such grants program. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary to make competitive grants to LEAs to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computers. Requires such grants to be awarded to any applicant LEA that serves elementary or secondary schools in which, cumulatively, a majority of the students are from families with incomes below the poverty line. Allows grants …
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