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H.R. 850: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

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H.R. 850: Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-10 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · 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.
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Official title

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

Plain summary

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015 Amends title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include teacher and principal training in practices that address the social and emotional development needs of students among the activities funded under the Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund program. Allows funded training to include training in classroom instruction and schoolwide initiatives that enable students to acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills most conducive to social and emotional competency.

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Official text

Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · 14 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA)

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Ballot initiative
A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr850 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114