SEC. 2226
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY
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``SEC. 2226. <<NOTE: 20 USC 6646.>> INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO
LITERACY.
``(a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 2201(2), the
Secretary may award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities for the purposes of promoting
literacy programs that support the development of literacy skills in
low-income communities, including--
``(1) developing and enhancing effective school library
programs, which may include providing professional development
for school librarians, books, and up-to-date materials to high-
need schools;
``(2) early literacy services, including pediatric literacy
programs through which, during well-child visits, medical
providers trained in research-based methods of early language
and literacy promotion provide developmentally appropriate books
and recommendations to parents to encourage them to read aloud
to their children starting in infancy; and
``(3) programs that provide high-quality books on a regular
basis to children and adolescents from low-income communities to
increase reading motivation, performance, and frequency.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a local educational agency in which 20 percent
or more of the students served by the local educational
agency are from families with an income below the
poverty line;
``(B) a consortium of such local educational
agencies;
``(C) the Bureau of Indian Education; or
``(D) an eligible national nonprofit organization.
``(2) Eligible national nonprofit organization.--The term
`eligible national nonprofit organization' means an organization
of national scope that--
``(A) is supported by staff, which may include
volunteers, or affiliates at the State and local levels;
and
``(B) demonstrates effectiveness or high-quality
plans for addressing childhood literacy activities for
the population targeted by the grant.
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