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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8859

Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act

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Introduced 2026-05-15Topic: education · higher education

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This bill changes the Higher Education Act of 1965 section that covers federal grant programs for training school principals and other school leaders. It adds a requirement that this training help leaders understand child development, social and emotional development, developmentally appropriate behavioral supports, and instructional leadership for children from birth through age 8. It also adds providers of early childhood education programs to the list of groups that school leaders are trained to engage with to improve student achievement.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-15HouseReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.refer
2026-05-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-15Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-20. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.