The Strengthening Education through Research Act () or "SETRA" is a bill that would amend and reauthorize the

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and would authorize the appropriation of $615 million for fiscal year 2015 and $3.8 billion over the 2015-2019 period to support federal educational research, statistical analysis, and other activities. The bill was introduced into the

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during the

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Provisions of the bill

The bill would reauthorize the

. The bill would authorize the State Longitudinal Data System grant program.

Congressional Budget Office report

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, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 8, 2014. This is a

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source.'' H.R. 4366 would amend and reauthorize the

through fiscal year 2020. (This authorization would automatically be extended one year through 2021 under the General Education Provisions Act.) The bill would authorize the appropriation of $615 million for fiscal year 2015 and $3.8 billion over the 2015-2019 period to support federal educational research, statistical analysis, and other activities. The

(CBO) estimates that implementing the bill would cost $2.0 billion over the 2015-2019 period, assuming the appropriation of the authorized amounts. Enacting the bill would have no impact on direct spending or revenues; therefore,

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procedures do not apply. H.R. 4366 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the

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Procedural history

The Strengthening Education through Research Act was introduced into the

on April 2, 2014 by Todd Rokita, Rep. Todd Rokita (R, IN-4). It was referred to the

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. The bill was reported (amended) on April 29, 2014 alongsid
House Report 113-424
The bill was scheduled to be voted on under

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on May 7, 2014.

Debate and discussion

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, the

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, and the

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praised the bill because it "values the critical role of research in developing effective practices to support positive outcomes for children and youth with disabilities." However, according to the organizations, "actual funding amounts listed in the legislation remain inadequate to sufficiently address the nation’s special education research needs. This limited investment, coming as the result of rules adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives intended to rein in spending, is not enough to restore funding and increase the impact of future NCSER and special education research." The

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(DQC) was in favor of the bill, because it would "permit states to use federal funds to turn their attention to the important task of transforming the data they now collect into useful information and ensuring that key stakeholders have access to this tailored, timely, contextual information." DQC says that it "sees immense value in the ability to link data across early childhood education, K-12, postsecondary, and workforce systems," because it allows researchers to answer more complex questions that require data from multiple sources.

References

External links

Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 4366beta.congress.gov H.R. 4366GovTrack.us H.R. 4366OpenCongress.org H.R. 4366Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 4366House Report 113-424 on H.R. 4366Bill Summary from the House Education and the Workforce Committee
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