Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
This bill reauthorizes and amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The bill addresses issues such as accountability and testing requirements, distribution and requirements for grants, fiscal accountability requirements, and the evaluation of teachers.
The bill provides states with increased flexibility and responsibility for developing accountability systems, deciding how federally required tests should be weighed, selecting additional measures of student and school performance, and implementing teacher evaluation systems.
It includes grants for providing language instruction educational programs, improving low-performing schools, and developing programs for American Indian and Alaska Native students. The bill provides rural school districts with increased flexibility in using federal funding. It also revises the Impact Aid formula.
The bill requires school districts to consult stakeholders in planning and implementing programs to improve student safety, health, well-being, and academic achievement.
It combines two existing charter school programs into one program that includes grants for high-quality charter schools, facilities financing assistance, and replication and expansion.
The bill provides states with flexibility in meeting maintenance of effort requirements for state and local education funding to supplement federal assistance.
The bill prohibits the Department of Education from imposing certain requirements on states or school districts seeking waivers from federal laws.
It provides that ESEA dollars may be used to improve early childhood education programs and specifies requirements to ensure that homeless youth have access to all services provided by the states and school districts.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-17 | Floor | By Senator Alexander from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 114-231. Additional views filed. | Senate |
| 2015-12-10 | President | Became Public Law No: 114-95. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-10 | President | Signed by President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-09 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-09 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-12-09 | Vote | Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 334. | Senate |
| 2015-12-09 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8509-8513) | Senate |
| 2015-12-08 | Vote | Cloture on the conference report to accompany S.1177 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 12. Record Vote Number: 333. (consideration: CR S8453; text: CR S8453) | Senate |
| 2015-12-08 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8447-8457, S8457-8479) | Senate |
| 2015-12-03 | Floor | Cloture motion on the conference report to accompany S. 1177 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8425-8426; text: CR S8425-8426) | Senate |
| 2015-12-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S8425-8426) | Senate |
| 2015-12-03 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate. | Senate |
| 2015-12-02 | ResolvingDifferences | Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | Vote | On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 359 - 64 (Roll No. 665). | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8951-8952) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 1177, the Chair put the question on adoption of the conference report and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Kline demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the conference report until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H8894) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany S. 1177. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Kline brought up conference report H. Rept. 114-354 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 542. (consideration: CR H8884-8894) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-02 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 542 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-01 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 542 Reported to House. Resolution provides for further amendment consideration of H.R. 8 and also provides for consideration of the conference report to accompany S. 1177. | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-01 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement held at the desk in Senate. | Senate |
| 2015-11-30 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference report H. Rept. 114-354 filed. (text of conference report: CR H8444-8634) | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-19 | ResolvingDifferences | Conferees agreed to file conference report. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference held. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Senate appointed conferees: Alexander, Enzi, Burr, Isakson, Paul, Collins, Murkowski, Kirk, Scott, Hatch, Roberts, Cassidy, Murray, Mikulski, Sanders, Casey, Franken, Bennet, Whitehouse, Baldwin, Murphy, Warren. (consideration: CR S8034) | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agrees to the request for conference, and authorizes the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 6. Record Vote Number: 308. (consideration: CR S8033-8034; text: CR S8033) | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S8029-8030; text: CR S8030) | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to the request for conference, and authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8029) | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8029-8034) | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. | Senate |
| 2015-11-17 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees: Kline, Foxx, Roe of Tennessee, Thompson of Pennsylvania, Guthrie, Rokita, Messer, Grothman, Russell, Curbelo of Florida, Scott of Virginia, Davis of California, Fudge, Polis, Wilson of Florida, Bonamici, and Clark of Massachusetts. (consideration: CR H8272) | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-17 | ResolvingDifferences | On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-17 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Kline moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. (consideration: CR H8271-8272) | House floor actions |
| 2015-11-17 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 526, S. 1177 is considered passed House as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2015-07-21 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2015-07-21 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-07-21 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-07-16 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 17. Record Vote Number: 249. | Senate |
| 2015-07-16 | Vote | Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 79 - 18. Record Vote Number: 248. (consideration: CR S5149; text; CR S5149) | Senate |
| 2015-07-16 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5134-5150) | Senate |
| 2015-07-15 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5092-5125) | Senate |
| 2015-07-14 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5023-5035, S5035-5057, S5058-5059) | Senate |
| 2015-07-13 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5002; text: CR S5002) | Senate |
| 2015-07-13 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4994-5002) | Senate |
| 2015-07-09 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4904-4915, S4920-4926) | Senate |
| 2015-07-08 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4806-4816, S4816-4831) | Senate |
| 2015-07-07 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4661-4677) | Senate |
| 2015-04-30 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 63. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2165-2166) | Senate |
| 2015-04-30 | Committee | Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Alexander. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2015-04-30 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |