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H.R. 6302: Early Learning Alignment Act

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H.R. 6302: Early Learning Alignment Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-29 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Early Learning Alignment Act

Plain summary

Early Learning Alignment Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships to: (1) provide professional development to elementary school principals in early childhood education and development; (2) gain a knowledge base and capacity to provide high quality early childhood education; and (3) collaborate with early childhood education providers, services providers, and families in creating a continuum of high quality development and learning for children in the community and school settings. Requires each partnership to consist of: (1) a public or private entity experienced in training elementary school principals; (2) at least one public agency; and (3) at least one early childhood education organization that trains early childhood education providers. Requires grantees to conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of their grant-funded programs and activities. Directs the Secretary to establish a panel of leading experts in elementary and early childhood education to: (1) identify the best practices in professional development for elementary school principals in early childhood education; (2) review the effective coordination of such training among this Act's grantees; and (3) disseminate the latest research and findings regarding such training.

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Official text

Early Learning Alignment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] · 1 cosponsors

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James A. Himes (D-CT)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr6302 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111