What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states and local school districts that receive certain federal education funds to post their school curriculum online. The bill ensures that curriculum materials for each grade level at elementary and secondary schools are publicly accessible on the school district's website.
Who It Affects
States that receive federal education funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Local educational agencies (school districts) that apply for or receive federal education funds. Families and members of the public who want to view school curriculum materials.
Key Provisions
* States must ensure that each local educational agency in the state posts curriculum for each elementary school and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website (Sec. 2(a))
* Local educational agencies must post curriculum for each elementary school and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency (Sec. 2(b))
What Changes
States and local school districts applying for federal education funds will be required to make curriculum materials available online. This becomes a requirement for receiving federal education funding that did not previously exist in the law.
Important Definitions
None defined in bill text.
I
118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 287
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure
that local educational agencies applying for certain Federal education
funds post the curriculum for elementary and secondary schools online,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 11, 2023
Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. WALTZ, Mr.
POSEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. ISSA, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BISHOP
of North Carolina, Mr. STEIL, Mr. CAREY, Mr. CLYDE, Ms. SALAZAR,
Mr. BOST, Mr. PERRY, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. JACKSON of
Texas, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. GAETZ) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 to ensure that local educational agencies apply-
ing for certain Federal education funds post the cur-
riculum for elementary and secondary schools online, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2
VerDate Sep 11 2014
03:36 Feb 18, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H287.IH
H287
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
2
•HR 287 IH
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Curriculum Review of
2
Teachings Transparency Act’’ or the ‘‘CRT Transparency
3
Act’’.
4
SEC. 2. STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.
5
(a)
ASSURANCES
FROM
STATES.—Section
6
1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education
7
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(2)) is amended—
8
(1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
9
the end;
10
(2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period
11
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
12
(3) by adding at the end the following:
13
‘‘(O) the State will ensure that each local
14
educational agency in the State posts the cur-
15
riculum for each elementary school and sec-
16
ondary school grade level on a publicly acces-
17
sible website of the agency.’’.
18
(b) ASSURANCES FROM LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGEN-
19
CIES.—Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary
20
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)) is amended—
21
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
22
end;
23
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at
24
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
25
(3) by adding at the end the following:
26
VerDate Sep 11 2014
03:36 Feb 18, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H287.IH
H287
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
3
•HR 287 IH
‘‘(8) post the curriculum for each elementary
1
school and secondary school grade level on a publicly
2
accessible website of the agency.’’.
3
Æ
VerDate Sep 11 2014
03:36 Feb 18, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H287.IH
H287
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB