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S. 4579119th CongressIn committeeLatest action May 20, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S 4579 requires states to report school performance data separately for specific Asian American and Pacific Islander subgroups within 18 months.
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S 4579 would require states to report student test scores and academic performance data by specific ethnic subgroups, such as Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian, Samoan, and Tongan, rather than broad categories like "Asian American" or "Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander." States would have 18 months after enactment to begin reporting data this way. The change would appear on states' annual school report cards.
State education departments would be required to update how they collect and report student data. Schools serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students would be evaluated using the more detailed breakdowns.
Grouping students under broad ethnic categories can obscure significant differences in academic outcomes among communities within those categories. Some Southeast Asian American communities have lower graduation and college attendance rates than the overall "Asian American" average suggests, and detailed data would allow schools and policymakers to identify which specific groups may need additional support.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.