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11/5/2009--Introduced.Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation Act (LEARN Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to states for comprehensive planning to improve the literacy of children from birth through grade 12. Directs the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to implement their comprehensive literacy plans for such children through: (1) competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) or early learning programs to carry out certain high quality early literacy initiatives for children from birth through kindergarten entry; (2) competitive subgrants to LEAs or LEAs in partnership with nonprofit literacy organizations for certain initiatives to improve the literacy of students in kindergarten through grade 12, provided such LEAs have jurisdiction over a significant number or percentage of underperforming schools and serve high need areas; and (3) state activities that include providing technical assistance to subgrantees, coordinating literacy programs and resources throughout the state, disseminating information on promising literacy programs, and enhancing the credentials of literacy instructors. Gives subgrant priority to applicants serving a high number or percentage of impoverished children and, for those serving students from kindergarten through grade 12, a high number or percentage of students reading and writing below grade level. Requires the Secretary to: (1) contract with an independent organization for a five-year national evaluation of the implementation and effect of the literacy initiatives supported by this Act; and (2) provide technical assistance and information on literacy instruction to educational entities. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold this Act's funding from states and subgrantees, and states to withhold funding from subgrantees, whose initiatives are not making significant progress in improving student literacy.

1257397200 2009-11-05 Sat Nov 14 14:27:51 -0600 2009 introduced 61660 'act':9 'educ':2 'nation':8 'result':5 'literaci':1 80637 false short introduced 61660 'bill':2 'program':8 'literaci':7 'establish':4 'comprehens':6 80211 false official action 61660 Fri Nov 06 06:57:36 -0600 2009 1257397200 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 215733 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. M001111 1950-10-11 7722 173 Russell Senate Office Building http://murray.senate.gov/email/index.cfm 202-224-0238 Patty 'd':4 'wa':5 'sen':1 'patti':2,6,8 'murray':3,7,9 F 300076 Murray Patty_Murray Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] 3539 N00007876 11148 Democrat 202-224-2621 Roman Catholic WA Patty Murray 4.36764705882353 http://murray.senate.gov/ B000944 1952-11-09 7966 713 Hart Senate Office Building http://brown.senate.gov/contact/ 202-228-6321 Sherrod 'd':4 'oh':5 'sen':1 'brown':3,7,9 'sherrod':2,6,8 M 400050 Brown Sherrod_Brown Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] 5142 N00003535 13669 Democrat 202-224-2315 Lutheran OH Sherrod Brown 3.55072463768116 http://brown.senate.gov/ SherrodBrownOhio F000457 1951-05-21 1581 320 Hart Senate Office Building Al 'd':4 'al':2,6,8 'mn':5 'sen':1 'franken':3,7,9 M 412378 Franken Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] 1184 N00029016 3413 Democrat 202-224-5641 MN Al Franken 5.02941176470588 http://franken.senate.gov action 61660 Fri Nov 06 06:57:36 -0600 2009 1257397200 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 215733 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. introduced 61660 Fri Nov 06 06:57:35 -0600 2009 1257397200 Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 215732