BEST Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jun 27, 2013)
Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act or the BEST Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to award renewable two-year grants to states to establish or improve a Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.
Requires students who wish to participate in such a program to submit an application to their state that includes assurances that they: (1) will receive a secondary school diploma or its equivalent in the year they apply; and (2) have met the state's criteria for demonstrating proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.
Requires states to provide participating students who demonstrate that proficiency: (1) a permanent seal or other marker on their secondary school diploma or its equivalent, and (2) documentation of that proficiency on their official academic transcript.
Allows students who gain proficiency in a second language outside of school to participate in such programs.
Prohibits states from charging students an application fee.
What just happenedSep 13, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJun 27, 2013
- Sep 13, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House