Sponsor
Adriano J. Espaillat
Representative · D-NY
The bill expands and formalizes services, data reporting, and culturally competent supports for English learners and immigrant families to improve equity and outcomes, but does so at the cost of increased costs, administrative workload, privacy risks, and potential legal/political pushback.
English learners (ELs) and immigrant children will be able to receive services regardless of immigration status, ensuring continued access to language instruction and academic supports.
State and local education agencies will report disaggregated data by race, ethnicity, and native language, making disparities more visible and enabling targeted interventions to improve equity.
Teachers and school staff will receive culturally competent, evidence-based training to better serve ELs and immigrant students, which can improve classroom practices and student outcomes.
Providing additional services (translations, outreach, professional development) will increase costs and may create resource strain for schools if new funding is not provided.
Expanded collection and reporting of students' race, ethnicity, and native language raises privacy concerns for families worried about how sensitive information will be used.
Collecting and reporting more detailed demographic and linguistic data could increase administrative burden for state and local education agencies and schools, diverting staff time from instruction.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Representative · D-NY
Strengthens data, monitoring, and protections for English learners and immigrant students, requires workforce diversity reporting, and expands allowable subgrantee activities including native-language supports.
Official title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for additional activities, resources, and data collection with respect to English learners, and for other purposes.
Introduced September 23, 2025 by Adriano J. Espaillat · Last progress September 23, 2025
Adds new data, protections, and reporting requirements for English learners (ELs) and immigrant children in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Requires states to collect teacher diversity data, ensure EL services regardless of immigration status, track former ELs’ achievement, expand allowable subgrantee activities (including legal/linguistic supports and culturally competent professional development), and strengthen disaggregated accountability reporting by race, ethnicity, and native language.