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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4018 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4018
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand
access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 5, 2026
Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Lujan, and Mr. Padilla) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
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A BILL
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand
access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guarantee Access to Arts and Music
Education Act of 2026'' or the ``GAAME Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO ARTS EDUCATION.
Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)) is amended--
(1) in subclause (IV) and (V), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(VI) sequential, standards-based
arts education (which may include
dance, media arts, theater, and visual
arts) taught by certified arts
educators (as defined by the State) and
community arts providers to meet the
challenging State academic standards;
and''.
SEC. 3. SCHOOL-WIDE ACCESS TO MUSIC EDUCATION.
Section 1114(b)(7)(A)(iii) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(7)(A)(iii)), as amended by
section (2), is further amended by inserting after subclause (VI) the
following:
``(VII) sequential, standards-based
music education that is aligned to
challenging State academic standards
and is taught by certified music
educators (as defined by the State);
and''.
SEC. 4. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
Section 1115 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 6315) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``well-rounded
education;'' inserting the following: ``well rounded education,
such as--
``(i) programmatic assistance for students
to participate in arts programs that address
their academic needs (including support for
certified arts educators (as defined by the
State), arts educator professional development,
supplies, and other expenses associated with
instruction in the arts); and''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Definition of Arts.--For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i),
the term `arts' means dance, media arts, theater, and visual arts.''.
SEC. 5. TARGETED ASSISTANCE SCHOOLS FOR MUSIC EDUCATION.
Section 1115(b)(2)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6315(b)(2)(A)), as amended by section 4, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) programmatic assistance for students
to participate in music programs that address
their academic needs (including support for
certified music educators, music educator
professional development, instruments, sheet
music, music technology, and other expenses
associated with music instruction);''.
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