H.R. 5162House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

CRT Transparency Act

Introduced September 3, 2021

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The CRT Transparency Act amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to require that states and local school districts make their K‑12 curricula publicly available online. The rule applies to agencies that are applying for certain federal education funds. It aims to increase transparency about what is being taught in elementary and secondary schools for the public and policymakers.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new state assurance (O) that each local educational agency must post the curriculum for every grade level on a publicly accessible website.
  • Adds a new local agency assurance (8) requiring the agency to post its curriculum for each grade level online.
  • Ties the posting requirement to the application for specific federal education funding, ensuring compliance as a condition for receiving those funds.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Introduced in House

September 3, 2021

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

September 3, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 3, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5162

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 3, 2021

Mr. Fitzgerald (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Cawthorn, Mr. Norman, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Owens, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Harris, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Posey, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Babin, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Steil) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

A BILL

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Curriculum Review of Teachings Transparency Act or the CRT Transparency Act.

2.

State and local educational agency plans

(a)

Assurances from States

Section 1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(2)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (M), by striking and and the end;

(2)

in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(O)

the State will ensure that each local educational agency in the State posts the curriculum for each elementary and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency.

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(b)

Assurances from local educational agencies

Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end;

(2)

in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3)

by adding at the end the following:

(8)

post the curriculum for each elementary and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency.

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