The Federal Emergency Immigrant Education Program (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
June 8, 2001 |
| Report Number |
RS20042 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Patricia Osorio-O'Dea, Education and Public Welfare Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
Established under Title VI of the Education Amendments of 1984 (P.L. 98-511), the original Emergency Immigrant Education Act was authorized in response to the financial challenges facing school districts in educating new immigrant children and youth. The current Emergency Immigrant education Program (EIEP) provides formula grants to state educational agencies for distribution to local educational agencies serving large numbers of immigrant children and youth. Some issues Congress may consider when discussing program reauthorization include: whether the EIEP should be consolidated with other federal education programs serving immigrant pupils; whether the eligibility criteria should be changed; and whether increased accountability is necessary to ensure effective use of federal funds.
