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To improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals, and for other purposes.

3/29/2007--Introduced.

Families Learning and Understanding English Together Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to providers of family literacy services to improve the literacy and English skills of limited English proficient individuals who are parents or children in families where each parent is at least 16 years old and where at least one child is under age eight.

Directs the Secretary to reserve certain funds to: (1) provide technical assistance and training to such grantees; (2) make grants to, or enter contracts with, national organizations that have family literacy service expertise to provide grantees with technical assistance and training; and (3) evaluate and improve such grant program.

Requires grantees to meet specified outcome measures.

Latest Actions
  • 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
  • 03/29/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Bill Text
File name Last Updated
H.R.1794 Introduced in House08/31/2007