HB5769: Family Friendly Schools Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to local educational agencies to establish "Family Friendly School" policies at 500 elementary schools that align the school day with the work day to better support working families and to disseminate the learnings from these model schools so that other local educational agencies may adopt these practices, and to establish a supplemental 21st century community learning centers grant program to support programs and activities during summer recess when school is not in session.
Plain-language summary
The Family Friendly Schools Act would give federal grants to school districts to create "Family Friendly School" policies at up to 500 elementary schools. These policies would align school hours with typical work hours to help working families. The bill would also fund a program to share what these model schools learn with other districts. Additionally, it would create grants for summer learning programs through existing 21st Century Community Learning Centers, which offer activities when school is not in session. The bill is currently introduced in Congress and has not yet been assigned to a .
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HB5769: Family Friendly Schools Act