To ensure that States measure and report on indicators of student access to critical educational resources and identify disparities in such resources, and for other purposes.

SA 2161. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Reed, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Brown)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2089
submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. Murray) to the bill S.
1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
to ensure that every child achieves; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 69, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
``(N) how the State will measure and report on indicators
of student access to critical educational resources and
identify disparities in such resources (referred to for
purposes of this Act as an `Opportunity Dashboard of Core
Resources') for each local educational agency and each public
school in the State in a manner that--
``(i) provides data on each indicator, for all students and
disaggregated by each of the categories of students, as
defined in subsection (b)(3)(A); and
``(ii) is based on the indicators described in clauses (v),
(vii), (x), (xiii), and (xiv) of subsection (d)(1)(C) and not
less than 3 of the following:

``(I) access to qualified paraprofessionals, and
specialized instructional support personnel, who are
certified or licensed by the State;
``(II) availability of health and wellness programs;
``(III) availability of dedicated school library programs
and modern instructional materials and school facilities;
``(IV) enrollment in early childhood education programs and
full-day, 5-day-a-week kindergarten; and
``(V) availability of core academic subject courses;

``(O) how the State will develop plans with local
educational agencies, including a timeline with annual
benchmarks, to address disparities identified under
subparagraph (N) and, if a local educational agency does not
achieve the applicable annual benchmarks for two consecutive
years, how the State will allocate resources and supports to
such local educational agency based on the identified needs;
On page 82, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
``(xviii) Information on the indicators of student access
to critical educational resources selected by the State, as
described in subsection (c)(1)(N), for all students and
disaggregated by each of the categories of students, as
defined in subsection (b)(3)(A), for each local educational
agency and each school in the State and by the categories
described in clause (vii).
On page 115, after line 25, add the following:
``(3) Resource, support, and program availability.--A local
educational agency that receives funds under this part shall
notify the parents of each student attending any school
receiving funds under this part that the parents may request,
and the agency will provide the parents on request (and in a
timely manner), information regarding the availability of
critical educational resources, supports, and programs, as
described in the State plan in accordance with section
1111(c)(1)(N).
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