S. 1948: Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-01-16 · Native Americans · Latest: By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/2014. Report No. 113-265.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-01-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

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Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to tribes, tribal colleges or universities, tribal education agencies, schools, and private or tribal nonprofit organizations to develop and maintain, or improve and expand, programs that support the use by schools, from prekindergarten through postsecondary education, of Native American languages as their primary language of instruction. Requires grant applicants to present the Secretary with specified assurances and demonstrations that the schools they will support have the capacity to provide education primarily through a Native American language. Requires grantees to: support Native American language education and development; develop or refine instructional curricula for the schools they support, including distinctive teaching materials and activities; fund training opportunities for school staff that strengthen the overall language and academic goals of their schools; develop a Native Language alignment plan to create or refine assessments of student proficiency; and engage in other activities that promote Native American language education and development.

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Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 10 cosponsors

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Brian Schatz (D-HI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1948.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s1948 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113