,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,fattah introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
am5d section #aabj;,a7c7 ( ! ,elem5t>y &
 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to   
assure comp>ability ( opportunity =     
educationally disadvantag$ /ud5ts4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fiscal ,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,purposes  
,! purposes ( ?is ,act are z foll[s3    
7#a7 ,to rem$y ! inequitable di/ribution
 ( ,/ate & local funds )9 ! areas s]v$  
by local educational ag5cies4  7#b7 ,to 
re9=ce ! supplem5t>y int5t ( funds made 
available "u title ,i ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fcja et seq471 ensur+ t ^!   
funds s]ve _! orig9al purpose (         
subsidiz+ ! increas$ co/s associat$ )   
educat+ /ud5ts 9 conc5trat$ pov]ty4     
7#c7 ,to address ! /atutory1 regulatory1
 & en=cem5t weaknesses t h und]m9$ !    

role ( ! comp>ability requirem5t 9      
ensur+ comp>ability )9 s*ool di/ricts4  
7#d7 ,to require ! inclusion ( real     
tea*] sal>ies 9 calculations ( p]-pupil 
exp5ditures4  7#e7 ,to provide suffici5t
 transp>5cy1 acc\ntability1 & disclosure
 to all[ p>5ts1 communities1 educators1 
& local ag5cy (ficials to ensure /ud5ts 
h access to ! res\rces !y ne$ to a*ieve 
at high levels4  #c4 ,comp>ability (    
,exp5ditures ,section #aabj;,a7c7 ( !   
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #fcba7;c77 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7c7 ,comp>ability ( 
,exp5ditures  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7       
,comp>able fund+ 9 g5]al ,except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e71 a local
 educational ag5cy may receive funds "u 
?is "p = a fiscal ye> only if1 = !      
prec$+ fiscal ye>1 ! av]age exp5diture  
p] pupil ( ,/ate & local funds 9 ea*    
s*ool s]v$ "u ?is "p 0 at lea/ #ig p]c5t
 ( ! av]age exp5diture p] pupil ( ,/ate 
& local funds across all s*ools s]v$ by 
! local educational ag5cy t are n       

receiv+ funds "u ?is "p4  7,b7          
,comp>able fund+ among title i s*ools ,9
 any case :]e all ( ! s*ools s]v$ by a  
local educational ag5cy receive support 
"u ?is "p1 su* ag5cy may receive funds  
"u ?is "p = a fiscal ye> only if1 = !   
prec$+ fiscal ye>1 ! av]age exp5diture  
p] pupil ( ,/ate & local funds 9 ea*    
high] pov]ty s*ool is at lea/ #ig p]c5t 
( ! av]age exp5diture p] pupil ( ,/ate &
 local funds across all l[] pov]ty      
s*ools4  7#b7 ,equival5ce ,a local      
educational ag5cy %all be consid]$ to h 
met ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a71 & to 
be eligible to receive funds "u ?is "p1 
if--  7,a7 su* ag5cy has fil$ ) ! ,/ate 
educational ag5cy curr5t s*ool-by-s*ool 
li/+ ( p]-pupil exp5ditures ( ,/ate &   
local funds = ea* s*ool s]v$ by ! ag5cy 
= ! prec$+ fiscal ye>2 &  7,b7 ! li/+   
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 demon/rates 
comp>ability across s*ools z requir$ by 
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph     
7#a74  7#c7 ,basis ,a local educational 
ag5cy may meet ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 

7#a7 across all s*ools or among s*ools  
s]v+ a p>ticul> grade span1 if ! local  
educational ag5cy comp>es s*ools )9 n m 
?an ?ree grade spans4  7#d7 ,monitor+   
7,a7 ,regulations by ,secret>y ,n lat]  
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ! ,fiscal ,fairness ,act1 ! ,secret>y  
%all issue regulations conc]n+ ,/ate    
educational ag5cies' & local educational
 ag5cies' responsibilities = meet+ !    
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection4  7,b7     
,regulations by ,/ates ,n lat] ?an #f   
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! regulations  
requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 are issu$1  
ea* ,/ate educational ag5cy receiv+     
funds "u ?is "p %all create & di/ribute 
to local educational ag5cies1 & make    
available to ! public1 regulations on ! 
responsibilities ( local educational    
ag5cies = meet+ ! requirem5ts ( ?is     
subsection4  7,c7 ,plan by local        
educational ag5cies ,n lat] ?an #ad     
mon?s aft] ! date on :i* regulations    
requir$ by subp>agraph 7,b7 are         
di/ribut$1 ea* local educational ag5cy  

receiv+ funds "u ?is "p %all develop &  
submit to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy a   
plan1 includ+ a timel9e & annual        
b5*m>ks1 t w ensure comp>ability z      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 n lat] ?an #c  
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* su* regulations 
are di/ribut$4 ,! plan %all be made     
available to ! public4  7,d7 ,audit ,9  
ea* ( ! f\r? & fif? ye>s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ! ,fiscal ,fairness ,act1 !  
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all    
audit #e ,/ates & #aj local educational 
ag5cies to det]m9e progress 9 meet+ !   
requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7#e7        
,inapplicability ,?is subsection %all n 
apply to a local educational ag5cy t    
does n h m ?an "o build+ = ea* grade    
span4  7#f7 ,compliance ,= ! purpose (  
det]m9+ compliance ) p>agraph 7#a71 a   
local educational ag5cy--  7,a7 %all    
exclude ,/ate & local funds exp5d$ = !  
excess co/s ( provid+ ,engli% language  
in/ruction = ,limit$ ,engli% ,pr(ici5t  
/ud5ts z det]m9$ by ! local educational 
ag5cy2  7,b7 %all exclude ,/ate & local 

funds exp5d$ = ! excess co/s ( provid+  
s]vices to *ildr5 ) disabilities z      
det]m9$ by ! local educational ag5cy2 & 
7,c7 may exclude supplem5tal ,/ate or   
local funds exp5d$ 9 any s*ool att5dance
 area or s*ool = programs t meet ! int5t
 & purpose ( ?is "p4  7#g7 ,no =c$      
transf]s ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be 
con/ru$ to require ! =c$ or involunt>y  
transf] ( any s*ool p]sonnel 9 ord] to  
comply ) subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 (     
p>agraph 7#a74  7#h7 ,comp>ability z    
m9imum /&>d  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 ?is  
subsection %all be con/ru$ to limit or  
disc\rage ! allocation ( ,/ate or local 
funds to s*ools s]v$ "u ?is "p 9 excess 
( #ajj p]c5t ( ! av]age p]-pupil        
exp5diture = s*ools n s]v$ "u ?is "p4   
7,b7 ,exception ,9 ! case ( a local     
educational ag5cy subject to !          
requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 no?+  
%all be con/ru$ to disc\rage !          
allocation ( ,/ate & local funds to any 
high] pov]ty s*ools s]v$ by ! local     
educational ag5cy 9 excess ( #ajj p]c5t 

( ! av]age p]-pupil exp5diture 9 l[]    
pov]ty s*ools s]v$ by ! ag5cy4  7#i7    
,public report+  7,a7 ,s*ool report c>ds
 ,beg9n+ ) ! fir/ academic ye> t beg9s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,fiscal    
,fairness ,act1 & = ea* academic ye>    
!reaft]1 ea* local educational ag5cy    
%all include on ! s*ool report c>ds     
requir$ "u section #aaaa7;h77#b7 !      
foll[+3  7i7 ,! av]age p]-pupil         
exp5ditures ( ,/ate & local funds = !   
s*ool4  7ii7 ,! av]age p]-pupil         
exp5ditures ( ,/ate & local funds =     
s*ools 9 ! local educational ag5cy n    
s]v$ "u ?is "p or1 9 ! case :]e all     
s*ools 9 a local educational ag5cy are  
s]v$ "u ?is "p1 = l[] pov]ty s*ools4    
7iii7 ,! mean ( av]age p]-pupil         
exp5ditures ( ,/ate & local funds = all 
s*ools 9 ! ,/ate4  7,b7 ,curr5t         
s*ool-by-s*ool li/+ ,beg9n+ ) ! fir/    
academic ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ! ,fiscal ,fairness ,act & = 
ea* academic ye> !reaft]1 ! ,/ate       
educational ag5cy %all make publicly    

available ! mo/ curr5t s*ool-by-s*ool   
li/+s ( p]-pupil exp5ditures ( ,/ate &  
local funds submitt$ by ea* local       
educational ag5cy1 z requir$ "u p>agraph
 7#b77;,a77i74  7#aj7 ,def9itions ,=    
purposes ( ?is subsection3  7,a7        
,exp5ditures  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m       
exp5ditures means--  7,i7 sal>y         
exp5ditures = classroom tea*]s1 includ+ 
n only base sal>ies b also inc5tive pay1
 bonuses1 & supplem5tal /ip5ds = m5tor+ 
or o!r additional roles2  7,,ii7 sal>y  
exp5ditures = in/ructional &            
in/ructional support /aff :o are n      
classroom tea*]s 7su* z pr9cipals1      
libr>ians1 p>apr(essionals1 academic    
coa*es1 & curriculum speciali/s71       
includ+ n only base sal>ies b also      
inc5tive pay1 bonuses1 & supplem5tal    
/ip5ds = m5tor+ or o!r additional roles2
  7,,iii7 sal>y exp5ditures =           
non9/ructional /aff1 includ+ /ud5t      
support /aff2 &  7,,iv7 nonp]sonnel     
exp5ditures su* z--  7aa7 pr(essional   
developm5t = tea*]s & o!r /aff2  7bb7   

in/ructional mat]ials & supplies2  7cc7 
comput]s1 s(tw>e1 & o!r te*nology2  7dd7
 contract$ s]vices su* z di/ance le>n+1 
art1 a?letics1 & te*nology s]vices2     
7ee7 libr>y books & m$ia c5t] mat]ials2 
&  7ff7 su* o!r exp5ditures z !         
,secret>y ( ,education may require4     
7ii7 ,det]m9ations ,= purposes (        
subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii7 ( clause 7i71 9
 ! det]m9ation ( sal>y exp5ditures1     
sal>y diff]5tials = ye>s ( employm5t    
%all be includ$4  7,b7 ,high] pov]ty    
s*ool ,! t]m high] pov]ty s*ool means a 
s*ool t is 9 ! highe/ ?ree qu>tiles (   
s*ools s]v$ by a local educational      
ag5cy1 bas$ on ! p]c5tage ( enroll$     
/ud5ts f l[-income families4  7,c7 ,l[] 
pov]ty s*ool ,! t]m l[] pov]ty s*ool    
means a s*ool t is 9 ! l[e/ qu>tile (   
s*ools s]v$ by a local educational      
ag5cy1 bas$ on ! p]c5tage ( enroll$     
/ud5ts f l[-income families4  4